Hundreds of Artists Decry Digital Art Show in Germany Funded by Controversial Data Firm
Walter Smerling, a German curator who previously faced controversy last year for the exhibition “Diversity United,” is under fire once again, this time because a...
UNESCO Says Violations of Artistic Freedom Are on the Rise
In a newly released publication, UNESCO warned that violations of artistic freedom are on the rise, reporting that more and more artists are being imprisoned,...
Nike Signals That It Is No Longer Working with Tom Sachs
Nike appears to be no longer working with Tom Sachs and a sneaker release that had been planned now seems to have stalled or been...
Munich Court Hears Arguments, Climate Activists on Trial for Damaging Frame in Germany
Two German climate protestors, one 25-years-old and the other 60, are on trial after an action they took at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich left...
Former OpenSea Manager Convicted in First NFT Insider Trading Case
Nate Chastain, a former manager at the marketplace OpenSea, has been found guilty in the first insider trading case in the NFT ecosystem. In the...
Sotheby’s Metaverse Gets an Upgrade, Allowing Collectors to Sell to Each Other
Sotheby’s Metaverse, the auction house’s NFT marketplace, is getting an upgrade. The marketplace will now expand to include not just primary market offerings but also...
See the Best (and Worst) Looks from the Met Gala 2023, in Honor of Karl Lagerfeld
Titled “Karl Lagerfeld, a Line of Beauty,” the 2023 Met Gala paid tribute to one of fashion’s most iconic designers. Like the Academy Awards, the...
Andy Warhol’s Portrait of O.J. Simpson Is Up for Auction at Phillips this May
O.J. Simpson (1977) by Andy Warhol is being offered for sale as part of the 20th Century and Contemporary Art Day Sale at Phillips this...
Artists’ Boycott Ends after Finnish National Gallery Severs Ties with Arms Dealer Heir
A months-long artists’ boycott of a prominent Finnish museum came to an end after the institution said it would cut ties with a controversial patron....
Clearing, a Bushwick Mainstay, Has Made the Move to Manhattan
After twelve years in Brooklyn, Clearing Gallery moved Wednesday from their home in Bushwick to the Bowery, an up-and-coming gallery district that already includes Bridget...
Artist Who Exited Sotheby’s Glitch Sale Over Gender Controversy Wasn’t Invited Back—It Isn’t Clear Why
This past March, Sotheby’s postponed a sale of Glitch art after an outcry over the lack of female and trans artists involved. The sale was...
Belgian Art Foundation Buys $6 M. T. Rex Skeleton
A Belgian arts foundation bought a 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton at the Koller Auction house in Zurich last week for $6 million. The skeleton sold...
Judge Rules in Favor of Yuga Labs in Ryder Ripps Trademark Infringement Case
A California judge awarded Yuga Labs a partial summary judgement in a case the company brought against artist Ryder Ripps and his business partner Jeremy...
5 Best Booths at the Dallas Art Fair, From Cowboy Rococo to Intimate Visions of Aging
“If you look at the way Texans dress, you know what kind of work they like,” one attendee of the Dallas Art Fair said of...