The Art Detective Revealed: The Biggest Consignors to New York’s $1.4 Billion Fall Auctions, From Eric Clapton to a Former Enron Executive Plus, which major collector is selling some works with his name attached and flipping others anonymously? By Katya Kazakina, Nov 7, 2021
Artnet News Pro Want to Clinch That Loan for Your Museum? Here’s How to Secure a High-End Replica That the Collector Can Hang at Home Since at least the 1980s, museums have been creating impressive reproductions of masterpieces to help secure important loans. Here’s how and why they do it. By Menachem Wecker, Nov 7, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: Choose Your Own Adventure This week: a fork in art’s relationship to NFTs, bidders back away from Christopher Wool, Barkley L. Hendricks’s sly left turn, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Nov 5, 2021
Wet Paint Quentin Tarantino May Be Getting a Raw NFT Deal, a Storied Collector Is Locked in Her Townhouse, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, which veteran dealer is joining Allan Schwartzman's art-advisor army? And who wore what to the top art-world Halloween parties? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 4, 2021
Artnet News Pro A Buyer’s Guide to the Breakout Stars of MoMA PS1’s ‘Greater New York’: Who They Are and Where to Find Them We highlight seven artists in the this year's "Greater New York" quinquennial, whose works engage with everything from street trash to UFOs. By Artnet News, Nov 3, 2021
The Gray Market 4 Ways the Crypto Space Is Splintering From the Art World, as Seen at This Week’s Blockbuster NFT Conference (and Other Insights) Our columnist visits NFT.NYC and finds some surprising thoughts on art future in the crypto space. By Tim Schneider, Nov 3, 2021
The Art Detective Christopher Wool Used to Be the Market’s Most-Wanted Artist. Now, His Auction Sales Have Sunk by 85 Percent Seven works by Wool are hitting the block in the upcoming November evening sales in New York. But the correction has already arrived. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 1, 2021
The Hammer Simon de Pury Reveals His Little Black Book of Hotels and Restaurants Where Art Is on the Menu Take it from a man who has spent more time in hotel rooms than his own bed. By Simon de Pury, Nov 1, 2021
Artnet News Pro Want to Clean Up Your Gallery’s Carbon Footprint? Start With Your Packing Materials. Here Are Some Tried and Tested Tips From the Pros Many of these eco-friendly strategies will also save you money. By Kate Brown, Oct 29, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: Spooky Season Shakeups This week: execs fleeing fairs like haunted houses, who’s burning Hirst drawings?, a Picasso that won’t rest in peace, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Oct 29, 2021
Wet Paint Meet the Bros Scooping Up Damien Hirst NFTs, What’s Behind Downtown’s Latest Artist-Gallery Split, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, which celebs attended the unveiling of Christie's Basquiat at Barclays Center? And will you contribute to Wet Paint? By Annie Armstrong, Oct 28, 2021
Artnet News Pro The Market for Ultra-Contemporary Art at Auction Has More Than Doubled Since 2019. What’s Driving the Boom? We read the tea leaves in data from the Artnet Price Database to break down the trend. By Julia Halperin, Oct 28, 2021
The Gray Market Why Climate Activists Think the Ford Foundation’s Commitment to Renewable Energy Investments Doesn’t Go Far Enough (and Other Insights) Our columnist looks at the Ford Foundation's eco-conscious investment pledge and what it really means for climate change action in the arts. By Tim Schneider, Oct 26, 2021
Artnet News Pro Couldn’t Make It to Paris? Here Are 8 Rising-Star Artists That Collectors Were Converging on at the FIAC Week Fairs We scoured the main fair, FIAC, and the satellite fair Asia Now for the most exciting, up-and-coming talent. By Anna Sansom, Oct 26, 2021
Artnet News Pro First Stop, Hong Kong: Global Auction Houses Work to Woo Deep-Pocketed Asian Buyers by Giving Them Early Access to Top Lots The appetite for Western art in Asia, and Hong Kong in particular, has never been bigger than it is right now. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 25, 2021