People The Art World Crashes the Oscars: 9 Unexpected Cameos Made by Artists, Museums, and Art Memes at This Year’s Academy Awards We spotted all the unexpected art world moments at this year's awards show. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 10, 2020
People Within Hours of NBA Star Kobe Bryant’s Death, Street Artists Around the World Began Painting Tribute Murals—See Them Here Murals have popped up everywhere from Los Angeles to the Philippines. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 29, 2020
People Former Child Pop Star Aaron Carter Has Made an Enemy of Artists Who Say He Used Their Work Without Permission to Promote His Apparel Line The latest complaint comes from German artist Jonas Jödicke. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 21, 2020
Auctions John F. Kennedy’s Endearing Watercolors of Boats, Painted on the Campaign Trail, Are Heading to Auction. See Them Here The serene paintings are part of one of the largest troves of JFK memorabilia ever assembled. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 14, 2020
People Megxit From the Museum: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Have Been Swiftly Removed From the Royal Displays at Madame Tussauds It did not take long for Madame Tussauds to respond to the surprising royal news. By Nan Stewert, Jan 9, 2020
Opinion The Gray Market: What Artists Could Learn From Pop Star Taylor Swift’s Battle With Her Former Record Label (And Other Insights) Our columnist asks how the pop megastar’s plan to regain control of her old works might be remixed for the art market. By Tim Schneider, Nov 25, 2019
People ‘I’m Leaving It to the Artists to Create This Thing’: Swizz Beatz on His Mysterious New App for Letting Creatives Sell Their Own Art As always, the hip-hop producer and art collector has big plans for the art world. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 18, 2019
Art World A Scholar Has Discovered a Previously Unknown Tape of Lou Reed Singing Bitter Songs About Andy Warhol Reed probably intended the songs for Warhol’s ears only. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 4, 2019
Auctions A Late Billionaire Collector’s Foundation Is Selling Off Artworks by Bill Traylor and Others to Benefit a Harlem Children’s Charity The William Louise-Dreyfus Foundation is offering the work through Sotheby's, Christie's, and David Zwirner. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 28, 2019
Exhibitions A New Exhibition Offers a Rare Glimpse Into Reclusive Author JD’s Salinger’s Life—See Highlights Here The 'Catcher in the Rye' author's letters, photos, typewriters, and more will be on view at the New York Public Library. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 17, 2019
Art World How the Filmmakers Behind ‘The Goldfinch’ Built Near-Perfect Replicas of the Met and the Dutch Masterpiece at the Story’s Heart The book and the movie center on the Carel Fabritius painting of the same name. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 17, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: Banksy’s Legendary Former Dealer Quits the Gallery Biz, Lamenting the Art World’s ‘Snobbery’ + Other Stories Plus, the Met's maintenance workers get a hefty raise and Dread Scott plans to reenact America's largest slave rebellion. By Artnet News, Sep 10, 2019
People Artist Kehinde Wiley, Collector Pamela Joyner, and Other Art-World Power Players Make Vanity Fair’s 2019 Best-Dressed List See who else made the cut. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 5, 2019
Art and Law Ariana Grande Has Settled Her Legal Battle With the Artist Who Claimed Her Music Video Ripped Off His Empowering Candle Paintings The video remains online with its imagery unchanged. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 21, 2019
People History’s First Female Filmmaker Has Been Rescued From Obscurity Thanks to an Enlightening New Jodie Foster-Narrated Documentary Alice Guy-Blaché, the director of nearly 1,000 early films, created what may be the world's first narrative movie. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 20, 2019