Artnet News Pro As FIAC Exits Stage Left, the Underdog Fair Art Paris Is Finally Getting Its Big Break Art Basel’s ouster of the regional art fair’s rival has strengthened its position in the market. By Devorah Lauter, Apr 11, 2022
The Hammer After Being Snubbed by Front Desk Associates at Palm Beach Galleries, Simon de Pury Reflects on the Psychology of Dealing The auctioneer wonders why some commercial galleries appear loathe to sell their art. By Simon de Pury, Apr 10, 2022
Artnet News Pro Artnet News Has Identified the Seller of the Prime-Period Picasso That May Fetch $60 Million at Sotheby’s We've identified the mega-collector behind Picasso's Femme nue couchée, a pivotal 1932 portrait of his young muse. By Katya Kazakina, Apr 8, 2022
The Art Detective The Curse of BOGO? Why Forcing Collectors Hungry for Hot New Art to Buy One and Give One (to a Museum) May Be a Very Bad Idea While "buy one, give one" has its advocates, it can create certain problems. By Katya Kazakina, Apr 8, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Social Media Mayhem This week: Instagram infuriates art marketers, a second Koons family NFT launch, Michelangelo’s auction miracle, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Apr 8, 2022
Wet Paint Jeff Koons’s NFT Artist Son Speaks Out on Dad’s Divorce, New York Gets Hip New Gallery Hood, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what "Game of Thrones" co-stars were out in Ridgewood, Queens? And scenester-curator Brooke Wise gives us a look into her life. By Annie Armstrong, Apr 7, 2022
The Gray Market How Instagram’s Pivot to Video Threatens to Collapse a Major Pillar of the Art-World Economy (and Other Insights) Our columnist dissects what changes to Instagram’s algorithm mean for artists and art businesses reliant on the platform’s marketing muscle. By Tim Schneider, Apr 5, 2022
Artnet News Pro WATCH NOW: Day Two of the Talking Galleries New York Art-Business Symposium, Live Streaming live exclusively for Artnet News Pro members. By Artnet News, Apr 5, 2022
Artnet News Pro Miart Makes a Big Return as Lockdown Lifts in Italy. Insiders Say It Now Needs Young Collectors There's a lot at stake for Milan as its flagship fair charts a course. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 5, 2022
The Appraisal The 87-Year-Old Artist Paula Rego Is Set to Emerge as a Breakout Star of the Venice Biennale. Will Her Auction Market Follow? We analyzed Rego's market performance using Artnet's Price Database. By Naomi Rea, Apr 4, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Tiny Slices of Art, Big Business This week: Fractionalized art ownership, David Zwirner loses a star, a Venetian Monet, and much more. By Naomi Rea, Apr 4, 2022
Artnet News Pro How Much Does It Cost to Acquire a Viral Yayoi Kusama Infinity Room? Is Money Even Enough? The Answers May Surprise You The works' complexity requires a major commitment from owners. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 3, 2022
The Art Detective She Painted for Decades in Obscurity on a Remote Island in Maine. Suddenly, Collectors Can’t Get Enough of Lynne Drexler Drexler sold art to tourists for $50. Earlier this month, one of her paintings fetched over $1 million at Christie's. By Katya Kazakina, Mar 31, 2022
Wet Paint David Zwirner and a Star Artist Part Ways, Guerrilla Artists Stink-Bomb the Whitney Biennial Party, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what rock stars showed up to the Whitney? Which artist is backing billionaire Rick Caruso for L.A. mayor? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Mar 31, 2022
The Appraisal Surrealist Artist Francis Picabia Was the Ultimate Shapeshifter. Did All That Experimentation Stunt His Market? Despite his reputation as an artist's artist, demand for works by Francis Picabia trails that of his Surrealist peers. By Julia Halperin, Mar 28, 2022