Wet Paint Unmasking the Man Who Made a 20,000 Percent Profit on an Amy Sherald, an Oral History of the Jane Hotel, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, who in the art world paid Elon Musk for a blue check mark? And why was Urs Fischer's sculpture pulled from a charity sale? By Annie Armstrong, Nov 18, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Dealer Bridget Finn Travels From Detroit to New York to Watch Her Charity Auction at Christie’s Finn captures the artists who helped make it happen, and what it feels like to see months of organizing pay off in under a minute. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 17, 2022
The Gray Market What the Gagosian-LVMH Rumor—and the Art World’s Obsession With It—Tells Us About the Future of the Industry Our columnist reassesses the hottest art-world rumor of 2022 to show that merging luxury retail with mega-galleries is harder than it looks. By Tim Schneider, Nov 16, 2022
Artnet News Pro ‘It’s Movie-Star Money From the 1980s’: Stefan Simchowitz, the Original Art Flipper, on How Artists Are Cashing In on Speculation The man who ushered in the flipping craze in the 2010s reflects on how the practice has changed—and metastasized. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 15, 2022
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction Around the World in October 2022 See the full results from the Artnet Price Database. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 14, 2022
Artnet News Pro The Fight Against Flippers: How Artists and Dealers Are Trying to Beat Speculators at Their Own Game Rampant speculation has turned the market for emerging art upside down. Now, artists are determined to wrest back control. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 14, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: One Point Five Billion Dollars This week: Christie’s makes auction history, a Frida Kahlo legal conundrum, trophy lots keep rising, and much more. By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Nov 11, 2022
Wet Paint An Update on Christophe de Menil, the D.J. Who Is a Thorn in the Side of Dealers at Art Basel Miami Beach, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which artist has attracted Kylie Jenner's attention in New York? And what iconic watering hole is about to join the Chelsea bar graveyard? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 11, 2022
The Art Detective Revealed: The Biggest Consignors to the $2.9 Billion Fall Auctions in New York, From a Greek Shipping Family to a Storied Art Dealer Here's who's selling what. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 11, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Fort Gansevoort’s Adam Shopkorn Travels to the Canadian Arctic for One Very Chilly Studio Visit The owner of Fort Gansevoort gallery shows us a week in his life. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 10, 2022
The Gray Market What the Rising Tide of Art Vandalism Tells Us About Where We Are Headed as a Culture Our columnist connects the targeting of artworks in museums, on television, and in the art market to the troubling trajectory of culture at large. By Tim Schneider, Nov 9, 2022
Artnet News Pro Japan Boasts the World’s Third Largest Economy. So Why Does It Still Have a Disproportionately Small Share of the Global Art Market? Market initiatives in Tokyo and an emerging generation of serious collectors are signaling an art market expansion. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 8, 2022
Artnet News Pro ‘Inequalities Are Never Bad for the Art Market’: Economist Françoise Benhamou on What the Financial Headwinds Portend for the Industry From the pandemic to "wokeism," the French economist weighs in on the most pressing issues in today's art market. By Anna Sansom, Nov 7, 2022
The Art Detective The Rumor That LVMH Is Buying Gagosian Just Won’t Die. There May Be Something to It—But Not What You Think People inquiring about whether the world's largest art gallery is for sale may be asking the wrong question. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 4, 2022
Wet Paint The Skinny on Anna Weyant’s Primary Market Prices, Art Job Salaries Laid Bare, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which galleries piqued Michelle Obama's interest last week? And who got a proposal at the Crystal Bridges Museum of Art? By Annie Armstrong, Nov 4, 2022