Auctions A Painting Bought at a Small Town Dump for $4 Turned Out to Be by David Bowie—and It Just Sold for More Than $87,000 'DHead XLVI' has set a record for art by the glam rock god. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 24, 2021
Market Sotheby’s Is Opening a Pop-Up Sales Gallery in Monaco as the French Riviera Art Scene Continues to Heat Up This Summer Hauser and Wirth and Johann König have also recently opened spaces there. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 24, 2021
Law & Politics An E.U. Panel Has Stripped Banksy of Two More Trademarks in His Ongoing Battle With a Greeting Card Company This marks the fourth image for which the artist's trademark has been canceled. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 21, 2021
Market Here Are the 14 Most Expensive NFTs Sold to Date, From Beeple to Mad Dog Jones and Beyond Eight of the top 10 NFT art sales as of March 23 have been bumped from the list. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 20, 2021
Art World 10 New Murals Will Pop Up Across New York This Summer Thanks to a New Professional Development Initiative for Black Artists The first piece will be unveiled in Brooklyn this weekend in celebration of Juneteenth. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 18, 2021
Galleries Mega-Gallery Hauser and Wirth Is Opening a New Space in Yet Another Posh Vacation Hub: Monaco Travel restrictions have fostered burgeoning art scenes in wealthy vacation enclaves By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 17, 2021
Artnet News Pro Before NFTs, There Were Banksy Prints. Here’s a Pro Guide to Navigating the Street Artist’s Market, Which Has Tripled in Value Since 2019 Want to buy one? Here's what you need to know. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 16, 2021
Art & Exhibitions The Obama Presidential Portraits Kick Off an 11-Month Tour in Chicago This Week. Tickets Are Already Selling Out The paintings by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald are expected to draw large crowds at each of the five museums on the tour. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 16, 2021
Art & Exhibitions In Pictures: See a Starfish Brooch by Salvador Dalí and Other Glittering Works From the Museum of Natural History’s Surreal Jewelry Show Don't miss these bejeweled designs. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 16, 2021
Auctions Director and Artist Robert Wilson Is Auctioning Off His First-Ever NFT: A Video Portrait of Lady Gaga The piece casts the pop star in an animated restaging of Jacques-Louis David’s 1793 painting, ‘The Death of Marat.’ By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 16, 2021
Art & Exhibitions The Smithsonian Will Stage a Blowout Show With Objects From Across Its Museums—and 5 New Artworks—to Celebrate Its 175th Birthday The show will take over the long-shuttered Arts and Industries Building. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 15, 2021
Law & Politics Authorities Raided a Hong Kong Show Commemorating the Anniversary of the 2019 Pro-Democracy Protests Police claimed they received a complaint that the gallery was exhibiting “seditious” content. By Artnet News, Jun 15, 2021
Art World Editors’ Picks: 11 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From an Iván Argote Bus Tour to Juneteenth at the Brooklyn Museum Plus Yazmany Arboleda offers instruction in New York City's ranked choice voting ahead of next week's primaries. By Artnet News, Jun 15, 2021
Law & Politics An Investigation Into Uighur Detention Camps Funded by Eyebeam Art and Technology Center Has Won a Pulitzer Prize The article series used satellite imagery to expose the camps. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 14, 2021
Art & Exhibitions Damien Hirst’s Fake Antiquities From an Imaginary Shipwreck Are on View Alongside the Real Thing at the Galleria Borghese—See It Here Italy's culture minister hopes the show will mark "a new renaissance for Italy" and its tourism. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 14, 2021
