Art & Exhibitions For Its Major Post-Pandemic Triennial, the New Museum Has Invited 40 Rising Artists to Explore the Theme of Persistence The exhibition, titled “Soft Water Hard Stone,” opens in October. By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 2, 2021
Art World A Devastating Fire Broke Out in a Brazilian Storage Unit Housing Thousands of Artworks From the Country’s Top Galleries Artist Vik Muniz says there are "losses that cannot be replaced." By Taylor Dafoe, Apr 1, 2021
Market The Crypto Investor Who Underbid the $69 Million Beeple NFT Has Moved on to Buying His Second Choice: Picasso Justin Sun wants to create a blockchain registry for NFTs of the world's priciest works of art. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 1, 2021
Law & Politics Nike Is Suing an Art Collective for Turning Its Air Max Sneakers Into ‘Satan Shoes’ Filled With Human Blood MSCHF’s newest drop is a collaboration with rapper Lil Nas X. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 31, 2021
People We Asked Comedic Legend John Cleese Why He Decided to Reinvent Himself as an NFT Artist. His Answer Was Rather Silly Cleese has a bridge in Brooklyn he's willing to sell you. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 30, 2021
Art World Meet the Visionary Behind the Coveted ‘Mets’ Hat Beloved by Everyone From the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Steve Cohen’s Kids The hat's creator has raised $15,000 for charity though sales of the coveted hat. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 29, 2021
Law & Politics An Appeals Court Rules That Andy Warhol Violated a Photographer’s Copyright by Using Her Image of Prince Without Credit The Andy Warhol Foundation plans to appeal. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 29, 2021
Art World Longing for the Louvre? The Museum Just Uploaded Over 75 Percent of Its Fabled Collection to a Browsable New Online Database The database includes looted items recovered from Germany in 1945 that are waiting to be restored to the families. By Artnet News, Mar 29, 2021
Art & Exhibitions Ray Johnson Spent the Final Years of His Life Developing an Enigmatic Photography Project. It’ll Go on View Next Summer Disposable cameras were Johnson's most treasured artistic tools towards the end of his life. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 25, 2021
Art World The Serpentine Has Dropped the Sackler Name From Its London Gallery (But Says It Has Nothing to Do With the Family’s Legal Woes) The former Serpentine Sackler Gallery is now called the Serpentine North Gallery. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 25, 2021
Art World Newfields Art Museum Commits $20 Million to Diversity and Equity Programs After an Outcry Over Racism Sparked the Resignation of Its Director The museum has released a 10-page DEAI plan one month after its director stepped down from his post. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 24, 2021
Opinion Professor Kenny Schachter Is Here to Teach You More About NFTs (and Put the Crypto Critics in Detention) Still struggling to figure out what an NFT artwork is, and what it means for you? Kenny is more than happy to fill you in. By Kenny Schachter, Mar 23, 2021
Auctions A New World Record for Banksy and a Pretty Little Picasso Powered Christie’s Seemingly Endless $275 Million Contemporary Art Auction The sale went on and on for four hours. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 23, 2021
Art World An Australian Arts Festival Has Canceled Artist Santiago Sierra’s Plans to Douse the British Flag in the Blood of Indigenous People The Dark Mofo festival pulled the work after outcry from Indigenous groups. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 23, 2021
Art & Exhibitions As the Market for Digital Art Heats Up, König Galerie Is Hosting a Show on the Virtual Blockchain World Decentraland The Berlin gallery is selling NFTs of the digital works. By Artnet News, Mar 22, 2021
