Artnet News Pro ‘We Are Working to Build an Intentional Arts Community’: How the Hudson Valley Is Cementing Its Position as New York’s Friendliest Art Hub Some 60 art spaces participated in the second-annual Upstate Art Weekend. By Julie Baumgardner, Sep 1, 2021
The Gray Market Why Facebook’s Virtual Office Initiative Raises Big Questions About the Return of Live Art Fairs (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines what the tech giant's new remote office software says about virtual art fairs just ahead of their IRL return. By Tim Schneider, Aug 31, 2021
Artnet News Pro As Summer Sales Wane, Italian Dealers Are Chasing Collectors All the Way to the Beach With a Pop-Up in Procida "Panorama" will map works from Old Masters to the present day onto the island's unique landscape. By Kate Brown, Aug 30, 2021
Artnet News Pro ‘What’s the Rush?’: Art-Industry Pros Are Ambivalent About Returning to the Art-Fair Traveling Circus This Fall Collectors and advisors are largely avoiding international travel, even as art fairs return in force. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 29, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: Corporate Temptation This week: Art Basel's golden boy joins an enemy encampment, Banksy’s extraordinary auction rise, NFT scammers target the art world, and much more. By Naomi Rea, Aug 27, 2021
Kenny Schachter Filmmaker James Crump Dishes to Kenny Schachter About Why Making a Movie With Jordan Wolfson Was a Total Nightmare Kenny was very curious about why the two no longer speak. By Kenny Schachter, Aug 26, 2021
Artnet News Pro Which 5 Artists Have Generated the Most Money at Auction This Year—and What Can They Tell Us About the Future of the Market? You can probably guess the top seller—but the breakdown of the rest, courtesy of the Artnet Price Database, may surprise you. By Julia Halperin, Aug 25, 2021
Artnet News Pro Art Insurers Have Gotten Into Hot Water for Denying Pandemic-Related Claims. Here’s What They—and Their Clients—Need to Know Court cases are deciding where insurers can draw the line when it comes to payouts to museums and galleries for business interruption. By Ivan Macquisten, Aug 23, 2021
Artnet News Pro The Outsider’s Insider: How an Art Dealer With No Experience Became One of the Most Influential Advocates for Overlooked Talent Adam Shopkorn of Fort Gansevoort has taken the road less traveled to art-world success. Knowing the right people helped him find his way. By Janelle Zara, Aug 22, 2021
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 300 Most-Searched Artists on Artnet’s Price Database in July 2021—and the Fast-Rising Talents Poised to Break in Soon See who's up, who's down, and who's up next. By Julia Halperin, Aug 22, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: Let’s Get Digital This week: A spotlight on Platform, NFTs vacuum in new clients, MISA turns online sales experimental, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Aug 20, 2021
Artnet News Pro Tribeca Has Become New York’s Hottest Gallery Hub. Here’s How One Realtor Played an Outsize Role in Making That Happen For nearly a decade, Jonathan Travis has been working with galleries like Casey Kaplan, James Cohan, and Canada to help them find spaces. By Henri Neuendorf, Aug 19, 2021
The Art Detective How David Zwirner’s Click-to-Buy E-Commerce Company Evolved From a Goodwill Project Into a Money-Making Machine The company says it has sold around 50 percent of the 282 artworks it has offered in its first three months. By Katya Kazakina, Aug 19, 2021
Artnet News Pro Johann König Thinks You’re Selling Art Online All Wrong. That’s Why His Platform Prices Works Using an Algorithm König's new website, MISA, is an art gallery, NFT saleroom, and fractional shares startup. And that's just the beginning. By Kate Brown, Aug 18, 2021
The Gray Market Coffee and Psilocybin: Why Two Seemingly Very Different Art Dealers Just Went Into Business Together (and Other Insights) Our columnist tries to tease out what dealer-artist Mike Egan and gallerist Meredith Rosen are up to in their new joint space. By Tim Schneider, Aug 17, 2021