Artnet NFT The True Story Behind the Origins of Pepe the Frog We're resurfacing the Art Angle's conversation with the creators of "Feels Good Man," a documentary about Pepe and his creator's battle to win back his image. By Artnet Auctions, Mar 3, 2022
People ‘I’ve Never Even Been to a Gallery Opening’: NFT Star Beeple on Trading Pixels for Paintings in His First-Ever Gallery Show Mike Winklemann is making inroads to the traditional art world with a solo show at Jack Hanley. By Katya Kazakina, Mar 3, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Pussy Riot’s Founder Just Raised $6 Million for Humanitarian Aid by Selling a Ukrainian Flag NFT + Other Stories Plus, an NFT vending machine has arrived in New York, and 6,000 Russian architects sign a protest letter. By Artnet News, Mar 3, 2022
Wet Paint The Real Reason Sotheby’s $30 Million CryptoPunks Sale Flopped, Artists Abandon Downtown’s Hottest Gallery, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what artist is jazzed about her new Ugg collaboration? And jack-of-all-trades dealer Seth Fountain takes us on a tour through his life. By Annie Armstrong, Mar 3, 2022
Art World Editors’ Picks: 7 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Beeple’s Gallery Debut to a Major Bridget Riley Survey at Yale Plus, Alix Vernet’s debut solo exhibition and the Folk Art Museum's 60th anniversary. By Artnet News, Mar 1, 2022
NFTs As Members of the Crypto Community Rally Behind Ukraine, NFTs Have Suddenly Become 21st-Century War Bonds Around $22 million in crypto has been raised to help Ukrainians buy arms and supplies, including more than $3 million through NFTs. By Dorian Batycka, Mar 1, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Russia Loaned One of the World’s Most Valuable Art Collections to a Paris Museum. Will It Be Seized? + Other Stories Plus, Nelson Mandela's prison paintings will be sold as NFTs, and a Van Gogh painting could fetch $45 million at Christie's. By Artnet News, Feb 28, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: How the West Was Won This week: Frieze L.A. in a flash, rising star Kandis Williams on the move, museums still in pandemic-induced peril, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Feb 25, 2022
Know Your Rights I Made the Clothes for a Fashion Photo That Sold Big at Art Basel Miami Beach. Do I Get a Cut? + More Artists’-Rights Questions, Answered Plus, what happens if Marvel sues the creator of my knock-off Spider-Man NFT? And what's the deal with Spice DAO's fail at Christie's? By Katarina Feder, Feb 25, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Pussy Riot’s Founder Is Selling 10,000 NFTs to Aid Ukrainian Civilians + Other Stories Plus, Matthew Wong is getting his first U.S. museum exhibition, and Bank of America plans to transform 900 branches into art galleries. By Artnet News, Feb 25, 2022
Artnet News Pro It’s Springtime in Spain as Dealers at ARCO Madrid Fair Say the Art Market Is Emerging From the Pandemic Healthier Than Ever The fair, which is said to expect 70,000 visitors before it closes this week, was busy on its opening day. By Benjamin Kemper, Feb 24, 2022
Wet Paint In-Demand Star Kandis Williams Picks a New Gallery, a Top Music Producer Clues Us Into His Collection, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, which artists got together for the World Series of Art Poker? Which dealer is having trouble with his collectors? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Feb 24, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Expected to Sell 104 CryptoPunks for a Record $30 Million. Instead, the Collection Was Pulled Just Before the Sale The consignor, who goes by @0x650d on Twitter, posted simply, “nvm, decided to hodl." By Katya Kazakina, Feb 23, 2022
Art World San Francisco’s Immersive Picasso Exhibit Transforms the Anti-War Masterpiece ‘Guernica’ Into a Banal Instagram Backdrop Olivier Widmaier Picasso says his grantfather would have appreciated the show, as he was "a man of freedom.” By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 23, 2022
Artnet Auctions Live Now on Artnet Auctions: A Striking Composition by the Father of Op Art, Victor Vasarely The colored card collage on panel, which glows with prismatic color, was once in the archives of Vasarely himself. By Artnet Auctions, Feb 22, 2022