Art World Art Industry News: Documentary King Ken Burns Is Working on an Epic Film About Leonardo da Vinci + Other Stories Plus, a trend forecaster predicts the cultural vibe of a post-pandemic era and the Belvedere Museum turns Klimt's "The Kiss" into an NFT. By Artnet News, Feb 17, 2022
Curiosities Bored Ape Yacht Club Fans Were Sure That Snoop Dogg or Eminem Would Give Them a Super Bowl Plug. Their Dreams Were Dashed Snoop Dogg did not turn into a mutant ape onstage at Super Bowl LVI. By Ben Davis, Feb 16, 2022
Kenny Schachter In the Trenches of the Great Crypto War, Kenny Schachter Says of the Coming NFT Carnage: Bring It On. Our columnist is not afraid of the whole non-fungible craze getting razed to the ground. By Kenny Schachter, Feb 16, 2022
Art & Exhibitions 16 Standout Gallery Exhibitions to See in L.A. During Frieze Week, From Phyllida Barlow’s Los Angeles Debut to a Group Show on Manet The city's gallery scene is offering an embarrassment of riches during Frieze Week, with shows by Jonas Wood, Olafur Eliasson, and others. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 15, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: New York Artists Can Now Apply for a No-Strings-Attached Monthly Stipend of $1,000 + Other Stories Plus, the Portland Museum plans an $85 million expansion, and U.K. tax authorities make their first NFT seizure. By Artnet News, Feb 15, 2022
Buyer's Guide 7 Questions for the Founders of Artscapy, a Collector-Focused Platform That Wants to Democratize the Art World Collectors Alessandro De Stasio and Emilia De Stasio want to demystify the art market for collectors of all levels. By Artnet Gallery Network, Feb 14, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Justin Sun First Learned About Giacometti Only Hours Before Bidding $78 Million for His Work + Other Stories Plus, Rome's Maxxi museum is launching a $42 million green expansion project, and Jaime BotĂn’s confiscated Picasso goes on view. By Artnet News, Feb 14, 2022
NFTs Looks Like the Auction of Melania Trump’s First NFT Was Such a Dud She Had to Buy the Thing Herself A crypto expert traced the sale on the Solana blockhain back to the creator's own address. By Annie Armstrong, Feb 11, 2022
Art World From a Big-Time Sotheby’s CryptoPunk Sale to Protests Against the Biennale in Venice: The Best & Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news, fast. By Artnet News, Feb 11, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: The Great Online Unknown This week in the Back Room: a crypto art identity crisis, Rauschenberg’s auction paradox, a first-day sell-out in Art Basel's OVR, and more. By Tim Schneider, Feb 11, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: A London Art Gallery Is Selling Classic Masterpieces From Italian Museums as NFTs + Other Stories Plus, Lisson joins the influx of galleries to Los Angeles, and that space diamond sells for $4.3 million in crypto at Sotheby's. By Artnet News, Feb 11, 2022
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: How Lucy Lippard and a Band of Artists Fought U.S. Imperialism This week, the genesis and legacy of the Artists’ Call Against U.S. Intervention in Central America. By Artnet News, Feb 11, 2022
Curiosities Beeple Is Probably Right That NFTs Will Change Politics. So Far, That Change Is for the Worse "Digital merch" or new-model way for the rich to sell access? By Ben Davis, Feb 10, 2022
NFTs Julian Assange and Crypto Artist Pak Have Raised $54 Million for the WikiLeaks Founder’s Defense Fund With a Major NFT Auction Assange is appealing extradition to the U.S., where he faces up to 175 years in prison. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 10, 2022
Wet Paint Swizz Beatz Shills for the Saudi Government, Jacolby Satterwhite Gets a Portrait by Rachel Dolezal, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, what artist was Wolfgang Tillmans spotted collecting in London? And check out a photo dispatch from a clued-in L.A. dealer. By Annie Armstrong, Feb 10, 2022