Art World After Outcry From Activists, Artist Pedro Reyes Will No Longer Design a Monument to Indigenous Women in Mexico City Artists and activists argued that a male sculptor should not have the authority to depict Indigenous women. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 15, 2021
Art World Editors’ Picks: 7 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From Sotheby’s Celebrating Black Jewelry Designers to a Screening of a Rare Beat Film Plus, 'Portraits of Mamahood' at Chashama and more. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 14, 2021
On View ‘An Icon of Our Time’: An Artist Is Selling a $2.9 Million Solid-Gold Avocado Toast at Berlin Art Week The very special toast was conceived by 29-year-old artist Tim Bengel as a symbol of the millennial ethos. By Artnet News, Sep 14, 2021
Artnet News Pro Georges Mathieu Was a Star of Postwar Art—and Then Disappeared. Here’s Why Top Galleries Are Investing Big to Revive His Market The French painter is now the subject of shows at Perrotin and Nahmad Contemporary in New York. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 12, 2021
Art Fairs In Pictures: The Armory Show 2021 Sees the New York Art World (Almost) Back in Full Swing See what the fair's first Javits Center edition looked like here. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 10, 2021
Auctions Just Two Bored Ape NFT Lots Brought in a Combined $26 Million at Sotheby’s This Week, a New Crypto-Art Record for the Auction House A lot of 101 apes, plus six “mutant serums,” scored $24 million alone. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 10, 2021
Art Fairs The Armory Show Makes a Triumphant Return to New York With Far-Flung Dealers, Six-Figure Sales, and a Can-Do Attitude Doubts about whether it was too early for fairs to return were assuaged by strong sales and attendance. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 9, 2021
Analysis High Net Worth Millennial Women Are Powering a Gallery Recovery and 7 Other Takeaways From Art Basel’s Latest Market Report Dealers emphasized the importance of maintaining relationships with collectors and attending art fairs By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 9, 2021
Law & Politics The Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee Is Demanding Hunter Biden’s Art Dealer Make the Artist’s Sales Public Hunter's career is "insulting to the art ecosystem," said Representative James Comer, quoting art advisor Lisa Schiff. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 8, 2021
Auctions Wong Kar Wai Is Auctioning Off Never-Before-Seen Footage of ‘In the Mood for Love’ as an NFT at Sotheby’s Hong Kong The digital artwork features unreleased footage of Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung from one of the director's most acclaimed films. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 8, 2021
Art World Billionaire Nicolas Berggruen Just Opened a New Branch of His Globe-Spanning Cultural Institute in a Historic Venice Palazzo The space will host international programming for visual art and architecture. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 7, 2021
Pop Culture ‘I Want People to Have Strong Reactions’: Director Cheryl Dunn on Her Documentary About Enfant Terrible Artist Dash Snow 'Moments Like This Never Last' features never-before-seen footage of the mid-2000s New York scene. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 7, 2021
Artnet News Pro As Health and Administrative Hurdles Mount, Some Participants Worry That This Year’s Art Basel Could Become a Very Costly Flop New travel and vaccine guidelines have thrown a curveball at the Swiss fair's plans. By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Sep 2, 2021
Art World Sculptures by Kehinde Wiley, Alison Saar, and Others Will Go Up Along L.A.’s Crenshaw Boulevard as Part of a $100 Million Public Art Initiative The artworks belong to Destination Crenshaw, which is commissioning 100 works of art over the next six years. By Taylor Dafoe, Sep 1, 2021
Museums & Institutions The Guggenheim Bilbao Just Dropped a Rap Video to Raise Funds to Repair Its Jeff Koons Puppy Sculpture and It’s… Well, Judge for Yourself “It’s the ‘P’ with the ‘U’ with the ‘P’ with the ‘P’ with the ‘Y.’ So please don’t kill my vibe,” goes the song by Bilbao's M.C. Gransan. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 31, 2021
