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 13, 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 24, 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 17, 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 3, 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
Art & 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 16, 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 16, 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
Law & Politics 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
Events and Parties Francis Ford Coppola Likens Himself to Michelangelo as He Releases the Final Cut of ‘Apocalypse Now’ Francis Ford Coppola spoke about the creative process ahead of the release of a new cut of the renowned film this week. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 15, 2019
People Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Are Opening an Art and Music Center in Upstate New York to Build a ‘Global Creative Community’ The space will showcase the couple's art collection and teach emerging artists about the business side of the industry. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 13, 2019
People Thanks to an Old Photograph, an Explorer Believes He Can Solve the Mystery of Amelia Earhart’s Disappearance Once and for All Explorer Robert Ballard, who found the wreck of the Titanic, may finally solve the mystery of Earhart's disappearance. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 13, 2019