Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction Around the World in January 2022 We combed through the data to suss out the top lots from January 2022. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 16, 2022
Kenny Schachter In the Trenches of the Great Crypto War, Kenny Schachter Says of the Coming NFT Carnage: Bring It On. Our columnist is not afraid of the whole non-fungible craze getting razed to the ground. By Kenny Schachter, Feb 15, 2022
The Gray Market Who Knew the Art Industry Spends Millions of Dollars on Washington Lobbyists? (and Other Insights) Our columnist analyzes four years of public records to relay who paid up to be heard on Capitol Hill—and why. The answers will surprise you. By Tim Schneider, Feb 15, 2022
Artnet News Pro These Mid-Size Art Galleries Are Punching Way Above Their Weight. How? By Sharing Profits and Production Costs Prohibitively expensive projects become much more feasible with shared resources. By Kate Brown, Feb 15, 2022
The Appraisal Gerhard Richter Announced His Retirement From Painting in 2017. Since Then, His Auction Sales Have More Than Doubled We examined the artist's market on the occasion of his 90th birthday. By Naomi Rea, Feb 14, 2022
Artnet News Pro Exclusive: Artnet News Has Identified the Seller of a Francis Bacon Triptych at Christie’s That Could Fetch $74 Million The work goes up for sale on March 1 in London. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 14, 2022
Artnet News Pro With $50,000 to Spend, Should You Collect a Hot Young Painter or an Overlooked Older Artist? We Asked an Art Advisor What They’d Do In the latest installment of “This or That,” art advisor Diane Abela weighs two artworks on offer through Art Basel’s latest online viewing room. By Naomi Rea, Feb 11, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: The Great Online Unknown This week in the Back Room: a crypto art identity crisis, Rauschenberg’s auction paradox, a first-day sell-out in Art Basel's OVR, and more. By Tim Schneider, Feb 11, 2022
The Art Detective Inflation in the U.S. Is Higher Than It’s Been in Four Decades. Here’s Why That’s Good News for Art Sellers Art is seen as a hedge against inflation, which means sales spike during periods of inflation. Long-term, it's a little more complicated. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 11, 2022
Wet Paint Swizz Beatz Shills for the Saudi Government, Jacolby Satterwhite Gets a Portrait by Rachel Dolezal, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, what artist was Wolfgang Tillmans spotted collecting in London? And check out a photo dispatch from a clued-in L.A. dealer. By Annie Armstrong, Feb 10, 2022
The Gray Market How the Unmasking of the Bored Ape Yacht Club Founders Reveals the True Dangers of Anonymity in the Metaverse Our columnist makes the case that blockchain anonymity, while seductive, ultimately most benefits the rich and powerful. By Tim Schneider, Feb 8, 2022
Artnet News Pro The Appraisal: Why Does the Market for American Icon Robert Rauschenberg Lag So Far Behind His Contemporaries? We dived into Artnet's Price database to see what it could tell us about the artist's market. By Naomi Rea, Feb 8, 2022
Artnet News Pro As the Art World’s Gaze Returns to Nigeria, Meet the Local Players Who Are Working to Ensure the Sustainability of Its Market Key players in the Nigerian market are working to convert deep-pocketed buyers into patrons invested in protecting the local ecosystem. By Tobi Onabolu, Feb 7, 2022
Artnet News Pro A Wave of New Buyers Is Flocking to Outsider Art as Collectors Seek to Broaden Their Horizons at Accessible Price Points A dedicated sale at Christie’s New York on Thursday brought in $2.2 million. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 6, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Keys Open Doors This week: the (physical) space race returns, a pay-to-display scheme in Chelsea, new horizons for the Chicago Imagists, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Feb 4, 2022
