Pulitzer Prize-Winning Art Critic Jerry Saltz Turned Down a $250,000 Salary to Write for Substack Because He Needs Editors

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Art Critic Jerry Saltz Turned Down a $250,000 Salary to Write for Substack Because He Needs Editors

What does a direct-to-consumer product like Substack mean for the future of journalism?

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 13, 2021

Art World

See the Colorful, Artist-Designed Bat That Mets Star Pete Alonso Used to Bang Out Another Home Run Derby Win

Gregory Siff's bat aided Alonso's "re-pete" victory.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 13, 2021

Law & Politics

A Conspiracy Theorist Who Vandalized Hunter Biden’s New York Gallery Has Been Arrested

The vandal tried to write “Daddy is a war criminal" on the wall.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 12, 2021

Crime

The FBI Has Busted a Man for Hawking Fake Basquiats After Catching Him Red-Handed During a WhatsApp Sting

The works were offered to two New York auction houses.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 12, 2021

Museums & Institutions

The Daughter of Collectors Who Gave the Beyeler Foundation a Trove of Art Is ‘Scandalized’ by the Museum’s Plan to Sell

A series of Dubuffet paintings donated to the museum in 2013 are now headed for sale.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 11, 2021

Crime

Art Collective Forensic Architecture Has Teamed Up With Edward Snowden to Investigate a Shadowy Global Spyware Company

The collective believes that "digital violence" is the most important unexamined human rights violation of our time.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 9, 2021

Politics

Hunter Biden’s Art Dealer Has Reportedly Made an Agreement With the White House to Keep His Sales Top Secret

The goal is to prevent bad actors from purchasing Biden's art as a way to curry favor with the White House.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 8, 2021

Artnet News Pro

Art Basel’s Noah Horowitz Is Stepping Down After Six Years as Director of Americas for the Fair

Horowitz will remain in his role until August.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 7, 2021

Law & Politics

The North Face Will Phase Out a Logo That the Street Artist Futura Said It Lifted Illegally From His Work

The company has denied any wrongdoing in the case.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 7, 2021

Art Collectors

The Late Samsung Chairman’s Multibillion-Dollar Art Collection Is Getting Its Own Dedicated Museum in Seoul

The announcement marks the latest twist in the fate of the 23,000-work collection.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 7, 2021

Artnet News Pro

Speculation Threatened to Derail Dana Schutz’s Market. Here’s How She and Her Dealers Rebuilt It on Solid Ground

Dana Schutz's market offers an object lesson in how to survive speculation.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 5, 2021

Artnet News Pro

How Will Art Basel Pull Off a Full-Scale Fair in September? Here’s How Organizers Are Getting Creative to Get It Done

The physical edition of Art Basel boasts some novel new options for exhibitors.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 4, 2021

Galleries

Pace Gallery Jumps Headfirst Into the Crypto-Art Market With a Dedicated NFT Platform

The gallery is also accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment for all artworks, physical or digital.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 2, 2021

Art & Exhibitions

Botanical Gardens Around the World Are Hosting Augmented Reality Artworks by Ai Weiwei, El Anatsui, and Other Artists This Fall

Viewable via a dedicated app, the artworks will be situated among the local flora in what the curators say is a blending of the physical and digital.

By Artnet News, Jul 1, 2021

People

Artist Catherine Opie, the New Chair of UCLA’s Art Department, on How She Hopes to Make Her Students Debt-Free

The artist and educator plans to raise $10 million for the program over the next three years.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 1, 2021