Reviews What I’m Looking At: Cavorting Human-Duck Hybrids, a Tribute to a Legendary Alt-Art Magazine, and Other Things at the Edge of Art Highlights from New York galleries from the last few weeks. By Ben Davis, May 5, 2023
Law & Politics A Former OpenSea Manager Has Been Convicted in the First Major NFT Insider Trading Case Nathaniel Chastain now faces up to 20 years in federal prison. By Richard Whiddington, May 4, 2023
NFTs How Digital Artist 0xDEAFBEEF’s New NFT Project Reimagines Muybridge’s 19th-Century Motion Studies for the Blockchain The two-part collection has been conceived as part of LACMA's blockchain initiative. By Min Chen, May 4, 2023
Valuations Art Advisor Nazy Nazhand Revels in Art by Iranian Women, Cocoons Herself in Khaite, and Snags Precious Downtime in Ibiza We spoke to the art world multi-hyphenate about the things she values most—in art and in life By Katie White, May 4, 2023
NFTs Sotheby’s Has Launched a Secondary Marketplace for NFTs, Allowing Artists to Sell Digital Works Directly to Collectors The platform, part of the auction house's ongoing bid to corner the blue-chip NFT market, kicks off with works from 13 high-profile artists. By Richard Whiddington, May 3, 2023
Art & Tech ‘I Have Sold More Than $30 Million in NFTs’: Iconoclastic Digital Artist Refik Anadol in Conversation With Collector Adam Lindemann The pair discuss NFTs, digital collecting, and the role of A.I. in art futures. By Adam Lindemann, May 3, 2023
Art & Exhibitions In Pictures: See Inside Mike Nelson’s Eerie and Remarkably Ambitious Takeover of London’s Hayward Gallery It is one of the most technically demanding exhibitions the institution has ever staged. By Vivienne Chow, May 2, 2023
Art World A $384,000 Statue of a Decidedly ‘Curvy’ Mermaid in Southern Italy Has Sparked Controversy Online The public artwork has been making waves on the Internet, dividing critics. By Sarah Cascone, May 2, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Andy Warhol’s Portrait of O.J. Simpson Will Hit the Auction Block at Phillips in May + Other Stories Plus, Sotheby's launches an on-chain marketplace and Bono illustrates the Atlantic's June cover. By Artnet News, May 2, 2023
Museums & Institutions ‘He Was Hungry’: A Korean Art Student Untaped Maurizio Cattelan’s Infamous $150,000 Banana From a Museum Wall and Ate It It's not the first time someone has turned an edition of the artwork into a quick meal. By Sarah Cascone, May 1, 2023
Pop Culture Artist Baseera Khan’s Sculpture That Won Them the Top Prize on Reality Show ‘The Exhibit’ Will Go on View at the Hirshhorn Khan beat out six other contestants to win a solo showcase at the museum and $100,000. By Min Chen, May 1, 2023
Art Fairs See Highlights From the 2023 Antiquarian Book Fair, From a Rare Duchamp Catalogue to a Surrealist Dancer’s Choreographic Drawings The fair runs through Sunday at the Park Avenue Armory. By Lee Carter, Apr 28, 2023
Museums & Institutions Tate Modern Taps Karin Hindsbo—the Force Behind Scandinavia’s Largest-Ever Museum—as Its New Director The Danish curator, who oversaw the opening of the National Museum in Oslo, Norway, will face a different set of challenges in the U.K. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 28, 2023
Art & Exhibitions New Jersey’s Liberty Science Center Launches Its ‘Big Art’ Initiative With an Interactive Installation That Seems to Defy Gravity and Physics "Both art and science get at big questions that are at the core of the human experience," said the institution's CEO. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 27, 2023
Market Considering a Job in the Art World? Here’s How Much Art Professionals Actually Make for a Living A new report lifts the lid on how salaries compare in the U.S. and U.K. for the same positions at auction houses, galleries and advisories. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 26, 2023
