The Art Detective The Surprising New Record for Ernie Barnes Didn’t Come From Left Field. We Deconstruct the Playbook for Selling ‘The Sugar Shack’ How the players pulled off a jaw-dropping sale that is already reshaping the artist's market. By Katya Kazakina, May 20, 2022
Wet Paint Inside the Art World’s Exclusive Queer Backgammon Mafia, Russian Dealers Abandon Moscow, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what major L.A. artist is looking for a new assistant? Who's out dining at Altro Paradiso? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, May 19, 2022
Artnet News Pro Looking to Get an Artwork Into the Met? Here’s How 7 of the World’s Top Museums Decide What to Acquire for Their Collections We got the inside scoop on how museums like the LACMA and the Centre Pompidou decide to acquire artworks for their collections. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 17, 2022
The Gray Market What the End of the iPod Reveals About the Art Industry’s Stodgy Market Model (and Other Insights) Our columnist cycles through the iPod's history for lessons on why music and art have taken different routes in a digital era. By Tim Schneider, May 17, 2022
Artnet News Pro London Gallery Weekend Infused Life Into the Sleepy Summer Season, But One Thing Is Clear: Nothing Will Replace Art Fairs Despite increased international attendance, when it comes to commerce, nothing can beat the condensed urgency of the hyped-up art fair. By Naomi Rea, May 17, 2022
The Appraisal Why Are Collectors Frothing at the Mouth for Adrian Ghenie? We Analyzed the Auction Data to Find Out We look into what's driving the meteoric rise of the Romanian painter. By Naomi Rea, May 17, 2022
The Art Detective Information Is the Most Valuable Currency in the Art Business. So Is It Any Surprise That Art Galleries Bend the Truth? Information is the most valuable currency in the art world—and dealers know it. By Katya Kazakina, May 16, 2022
Artnet News Pro Takashi Murakami Has Rapidly Become One of the World’s Most Sought-After NFT Artists. Here’s How He Did It Since his first NFT launch went bust, the artist's digital works have traded for $41 million. By Dorian Batycka, May 16, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Pivot Point This week: auction week’s emerging themes, an art-fair flurry, Mike Bidlo’s surprise rise, and much more—all in a 7-minute read. By Tim Schneider, May 13, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint In the Wild: Art Advisor Dan Oglander Photographs His Way Through New York Art Week With His Trusty Dog In this week's edition, Oglander takes his pet around town and hits the fairs. By Annie Armstrong, May 12, 2022
Wet Paint Investors in Loïc Gouzer’s NFT Startup Should Read the Fine Print, Lucien Gets Its First Art Show, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, Canada gallery is opening two new spaces and James Franco makes an appearance at NADA in New York. By Annie Armstrong, May 12, 2022
The Appraisal It’s Raining Monet at the New York Auctions This Season—Will Demand Meet the Generous Supply? We took to artnet's price database to investigate. By Naomi Rea, May 11, 2022
The Gray Market Why (and How) Global Economic Chaos Will Hit the Art Market in Ways You Might Not Expect (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines how multiple asset markets in free fall might impact an art market fixated on its own business. By Tim Schneider, May 10, 2022
Artnet News Pro Who Actually Buys Fractional Art? We Spoke With 3 Investors: a Real-Estate Exec, a Podcaster, and a Corporate Lawyer These everyday professionals are betting on bite-size pieces of cultural assets. By Annie Armstrong, May 9, 2022
Artnet News Pro Looking for the Next Big Thing? Here Are 5 Rising Artists to Know From New York Art Week 2022 A guide to who's hot, why you should pay attention, and where to get your hands on their work (or at least try). By Artnet News, May 9, 2022
