Galleries A Trio of Galleries From Dubai, Vancouver, and New York Are Uniting to Open Diana, a New Cooperative Gallery on Henry Street The gallery brings a new model to an address with a rich artistic legacy. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 18, 2022
Museums & Institutions How Does the 89-Year-Old Artist Jean Conner Come Up With Her Startling, Powerfully Uncanny Collages? She’s as Mystified as You Are Conner, who began her career in San Francisco in the late 1950s, is the subject of two landmarks shows in California. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 16, 2022
The Appraisal Roy Lichtenstein’s Art Has the Most Pop in the Private Market. With a Special Sale in the Hamptons, Do His Public Prices Have Room to Grow? The artist is famous for his Ben-Day dot portraits of women—but some market players are hoping to broaden his appeal. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 15, 2022
Art World Editors’ Picks: 8 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Show by a Banksy Precursor to Trisha Brown at Rockaway Beach Plus, check out a show about artists pushing the boundaries of painting and technology. By Artnet News, Aug 15, 2022
Auctions Joan Didion’s Art Collection Is Headed to a Tiny Upstate New York Auction House, With Works by Ed Ruscha, Jennifer Bartlett, and Others The late author's desk is also on offer. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 12, 2022
Artnet News Pro Why Are Art Investors Suddenly Ravenous for Dinosaurs? A Q&A With Nicolai Frahm, a Collector With Scientists on Speed Dial The advisor shares what he has learned from a decade of collecting in the field. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 11, 2022
Auctions Andy Warhol Made Some Very Unusual Paintings When He Was in Art School. Now His Family May Be Trying to Bring Them to Auction Warhol made the works while studying at the Carnegie Institute in the 1940s. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 11, 2022
NFTs OpenSea Just Gave $100,000 to the Buzzy DAO Friends With Benefits to Take Over Its Homepage With ‘Phygital’ Art Commissions The hip DAO is also set to make a splash in the phygital realm this week with the inaugural FWB Fest. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 9, 2022
Auctions Auction Veteran Simon de Pury Explains the Bold Business Model for His Latest Auction, Designed to Benefit Artists Above All The auction presents works exclusively by women artists made in the past three years. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 9, 2022
Studio Visit ‘I’m Constantly Looking at Toys’: See Inside Artist Trenton Doyle Hancock’s Studio, Jam-Packed With Action Figures From Star Wars and Beyond The artist's massive 1970s and '80s toy collection is close to his heart. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 8, 2022
Museums & Institutions In a Major Promotion, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Has Added CEO to Director Max Hollein’s Title Hollein takes the mantle from current CEO Dan Weiss, who is stepping down next summer. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 4, 2022
Analysis In 2020, Blue-Chip Art Businesses Flocked to the Hamptons. Are They in It for the Long Haul? "It's a thing," said one veteran dealer of the newly energized Hamptons art scene. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 2, 2022
Law & Politics Henry Darger’s Heirs Open Up a New Front in Their Legal Battle to Control His Lucrative Market A group of 50 distant relatives are trying to wrest control from the late artist's former landlords. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 2, 2022
People Artist Jennifer Bartlett, Known for Her Intensive Investigations Into the Possibilities of Painting, Has Died at Age 81 The artist has been making her striking installations on steel plates for more than 50 years. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 27, 2022
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
