Crime Hackers Broke Into Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Official Instagram and Made Off With Nearly $3 Million Worth of Stolen NFTs It's not the first time hackers have targeted apes. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 26, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Is Sending a Hologram of a $20 Million Edgar Degas Ballerina on a World Tour to Avoid the Cost and Complexity of Shipping Is this the future of auction-house previews? By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 25, 2022
Artnet News Pro Fractional Ownership Is Turning Art Into Stocks—But Not Everyone Stands to Make a Profit Retail investors are buying bite-size pieces of Banksys and Picassos in the hope of a payday. Are they getting played? By Katya Kazakina, Apr 25, 2022
NFTs David Cronenberg, the Master of Body Horror Films, Is Selling His Passed Kidney Stones as an NFT The project precedes the release of his newest film, about a performance artist who surgically removes his own organs in public. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 22, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Pavilions and Profits This week: Venice Biennale business etiquette, LGDR’s head-scratching artist list, spring auction anchor lots ahoy!, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Apr 22, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Louise Blouin’s Southampton Compound Heads to Auction After Failing to Sell for $140 Million + Other Stories Plus, artist Cynthia Plaster Caster has died, and China's financial regulators propose restricting NFTs. By Artnet News, Apr 22, 2022
The Art Angle ‘The Artwork Would Almost Have to Double In Price’: Is Fractional Art Investing the Future of the Market, or a Scam? Who wants to buy a piece of a Picasso? By Artnet News, Apr 22, 2022
Wet Paint Powerhouse Gallery LGDR Finally Names Its Artists, a ‘Bachelor’ Star Shows Us His NFTs, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, who was Hans Ulrich Obrist having lunch with in Venice? And curator Daisy Sanchez gives us a peek into her life. By Annie Armstrong, Apr 21, 2022
Art & Exhibitions The $11.7 Million Gold Cube That Graced Central Park This Winter Makes a Flash Appearance in Venice The cube has predictably drawn the attention of many onlookers. By Dorian Batycka, Apr 21, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: NFTs Barely Bring a Trickle of Profit to Galleries, a Report Finds + Other Stories Plus, Hans Ulrich Obrist hosts an early morning club in Venice and Tracey Emin gets personal on Instagram. By Artnet News, Apr 21, 2022
Art World How to Speak NFT: Your Go-To Guide for Deciphering Crypto Slang, From Allowlists to WAGMI How not to get rugged if you ape in. By Katie Rothstein, Apr 21, 2022
The Gray Market Worldwide Annual Art Sales Still Haven’t Grown Significantly Since 2014. Here Are 5 Theories Why (and Other Insights) Our columnist considers some theories as to why multiple reports have found stagnant growth in international art sales. By Tim Schneider, Apr 20, 2022
People Meet Vera Molnár, the 98-Year-Old Generative Art Pioneer Who Is Still Making Visionary Work in a Paris Nursing Home The artist, whose work is included in the Venice Biennale's main exhibition, is about to drop a series of NFTs from her nursing home in Paris. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Apr 19, 2022
Art & Exhibitions 3 Themes to Expect in Cecilia Alemani’s Venice Biennale Exhibition, From Ghostly Apparitions to Indigenous Perspectives We parsed the artist list for the main exhibition to tease out some themes visitors might expect. By Kate Brown & Naomi Rea, Apr 18, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Is Auctioning Off a Rare Trove of Drawings by GĂ©rald Genta, the ‘Picasso of Watchmaking’ Genta's luxury watches, such as the Patek Philippe Nautilus, helped modernize the industry. By Artnet News, Apr 18, 2022