NFTs An Artist Asked ChatGPT How to Make a Popular Memecoin. The Result Is ‘TurboToad,’ and People Are Betting Millions of Dollars on It Rhett Mankind began the project as a lark. By Ben Davis, May 9, 2023
Galleries Why Do Artists Love the Dealer Charles Moffett So Much? For Starters, ‘He Keeps His Word.’ (Also, He Offers Healthcare) As the gallery celebrates five years in business and expands, artists tell us what sets him apart. By Eileen Kinsella, May 9, 2023
Art Fairs Taipei Dangdai Returns to Its First Full-Scale Edition Since 2020, With a Fresh Crop of Galleries Catching Up With an Active Younger Crowd of Buyers Thirty first-time exhibitors are hoping to build relationships with Taiwanese collectors. By Vivienne Chow, May 9, 2023
Auctions Here’s Your Go-To Guide to the Biggest New York Art Auctions in May 2023 Four major auction houses host 20 sales from May 9 through May 19. By Artnet News, May 8, 2023
The Art Detective Revealed: The Mystery Consignors to New York’s $1.3 Billion Spring Auctions, From a Storied Mega-Dealer to the Founder of Cirque de Soleil Who is liquidating art in this season's spring sales? The answers might surprise you (or not). By Katya Kazakina, May 5, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Will May Go the Market’s Way? This week: a temperature check before May’s market mania, the museum director carousel keeps spinning, anxiety in the antiquities market, and much more. By Artnet News, May 5, 2023
Wet Paint The Game of Museum-Director Musical Chairs Heats Up, Leo Fitzpatrick’s Gallery Is Closing Shop, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, how does Lucy Bull get rid of her back pain from painting? Where did all the art stars wind up after the Met Gala? By Annie Armstrong, May 4, 2023
Art Fairs Art Basel Has Named Maike Cruse, Head of Gallery Weekend Berlin, the Director of Its Flagship Fair in Switzerland Cruse is one of three directors recently hired by the company to oversee its fairs around the world. By Taylor Dafoe, 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 3, 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
The Gray Market Is an Art Market Correction Imminent, or Is the Worst Already Over? Experts Are Split Heading Into Spring Sales Season Our columnist checks the climate ahead of May's major sales events and finds that fears of a market correction are evergreen. By Tim Schneider, May 3, 2023
Auctions A British Couple Bought Two Vases for $10 at a Thrift Sale. They Turned Out to Be Art Nouveau Collectibles Worth 150 Times That The car boot sale finds turned out to be Art Nouveau treasures. By Sarah Cascone, May 3, 2023
Auctions Sneakerheads Smashed Expectations at an Auction of Designs by Virgil Abloh and Futura, With a Single Pair Netting Over $100,000 The shoes were intended to be one-offs for Off-White's 2020 runway show. By Lee Carter, May 3, 2023
Auctions An Iconic Palace on Venice’s Grand Canal Is Selling Off Its Extraordinary Contents as It Prepares for a High-Tech Renovation The sale features over 10,000 exquisite furnishings from the Hotel Bauer Palazzo. By Lee Carter, May 3, 2023
Auctions A Low-Key Collector Kept 230 Classic Cars Hidden Away in a Dusty Old Church. The Astonishing Trove Could Fetch Millions at Auction A previously unknown collector amassed the stunning automotive collection over four decades. By Artnet News, May 2, 2023
