NFTs Burn, Baby, Burn! Damien Hirst Will Set His Own Drawings Aflame in the Culmination of His Grand NFT Experiment ‘The Currency’ What happens when a YBA crosses paths with NFTs? By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 26, 2022
Studio Visit Peek Into the Filled-to-the-Brim Studio of Karen Lamassonne as She Celebrates Her First Institutional Surveys in New York, Medellín, and Berlin The artist's first institutional survey show opens at the Swiss Institute in September. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 25, 2022
Art World Editors’ Picks: 12 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From the Watermill Gala to a Puppet Show Operated by a Crane Plus, check out an interactive musical performance on the High Line. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 25, 2022
Law & Politics A Version of Monopoly Featuring a Graffiti Artist’s Mural Has Sparked a Fierce Legal Drama Over Copyright The artist says including a photo of his mural in the game constitutes copyright infringement. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 21, 2022
Law & Politics Sotheby’s Allowed a ‘Stranger’ to Pick Up $4 Million Worth of Someone Else’s Diamonds. A Judge Says the Auction House May Be Liable The case involves Jona Rechnitz, a convicted felon who faces other fraud charges. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 21, 2022
Law & Politics A Sculptor’s Lawsuit Against Jeff Koons Over the Originality of the Mega-Artist’s Most Infamous Work Can Proceed, a U.S. Judge Rules Michael Hayden says Koons improperly used one of his sculptures in the "Made in Heaven" series. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 20, 2022
Pop Culture ‘He’s Entitled to His Opinion’: We Spoke to the Fan Artist Who Went Viral After Music Legend David Crosby Insulted His Tribute Portrait The artist is taking Crosby's ridicule in stride. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 20, 2022
Museums & Institutions Dia Employees in New York and Beyond, Citing Low Wages and Rising Costs of Living, Petition for Union Representation Dia oversees several museums and galleries and Land Art masterpieces like the "Spiral Jetty." By Sarah Cascone, Jul 19, 2022
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Warhol Film Screening to a Party at the Museum of the City of New York New York's summer art scene is heating up. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 19, 2022
Art & Tech Christie’s Is Getting Into Venture Capital With a New Fund for Tech Startups Making Financial Tools for the Art Market The first company it will fund is LayerZero Labs. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 18, 2022
People Claes Oldenburg, the Leading Pop-Art Sculptor Who Turned Hamburgers and Erasers Into Whimsical Totems of the 20th Century, Has Died at 93 Oldenburg's monumental and playful outdoor sculptures can be seen all over the world. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2022
Auctions Phillips Announces a Record $746 Million in Auction and Private Sales for First Half of 2022, Another Sign of the Peaking Art Market The auction house also revealed the opening of its first Los Angeles outpost. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 15, 2022
Museums & Institutions A Union Rally at the Philadelphia Museum Draws Protesters Blasting the Institution’s ‘Stonewalling’ on Contract Negotiations Museum staff unionized nearly two years ago, but they still don't have a new contract. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 15, 2022
Crime Florida Man Faces 20 Years in Prison for Allegedly Selling Cheap Prints as Multimillion-Dollar Artworks by Basquiat and Other Stars Why is it always a Florida man? By Sarah Cascone, Jul 14, 2022
Museums & Institutions A Plagiarism Row Ignited Over Paintings of a Black Cowboy at the Guggenheim. Now, Both Works Will Be Shown Side by Side The controversy exploded after some noticed a Spanish artist's paintings of a Black cowboy borrowed directly from a film by Dayday. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 13, 2022
