Art World ‘Alicia Was a Bit of a Disruptor’: Street Artist Swoon What It Was Like to Collaborate With Alicia Keys on a New Project The project pushed Swoon to transition from her signature block prints to painting. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 25, 2021
Art and Law Landlords in a Tony Hamptons Town Must Fill Their Empty Storefronts With Works by Local Artists—Or Else Pay a Fine Southampton's mayor proposed the initiative, which is now a law, last summer. By Taylor Dafoe, Jan 25, 2021
Art World Cheech Marin’s Long-Awaited Chicano Art Museum Secures City Approval and $1 Million in Annual Funding The California city of Riverside has approved plans and funding for the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture, and Industry. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 25, 2021
People What I Buy and Why: Art Dealer Edward Tyler Nahem on His Many Collecting Regrets, and the Painting He’d Nab from MoMA The veteran art dealer also tells us about the Titus Kaphar diptych over his couch. By Katie White, Jan 25, 2021
Art World As Lockdowns Remain in Force Across Europe, Museums Are Grappling With the Reality of Several More Weeks of Closed Doors Cultural institutions in the UK and on the continent are facing extreme uncertainty. By Kate Brown, Jan 25, 2021
Art World Art Industry News: Police Arrest 100 at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum Amid Protests Over New Lockdown Measures + Other Stories Plus, Paris's "artists square" is virtually empty and Moscow is displacing hundreds of artists from their studios. By Artnet News, Jan 25, 2021
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Young People Are Skipping the Art Market to Buy Stock in GameStop (and Other Insights) Our columnist uses GameStop's historic surge to break down why Wall Street has outperformed the art trade in attracting young investors. By Tim Schneider, Jan 25, 2021
Op-Ed Opinion: With Light at the End of the Tunnel, Art Fairs Are a Risk Not Worth Taking Before Vaccinations Are Widespread We have already figured out how to survive without fairs for nearly a year. Why squander our health now? By Jonathan Schwartz, Jan 25, 2021
Art World A Museum in the Himalayas Has a Solution for the Tons of Trash Climbers Leave on Mount Everest: Turn It Into Art The museum is working to establish an art center with a recycling plant near the mountain. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 22, 2021
Art World From Bernie Sanders Memes to Art Basel’s Postponement: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news—fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 22, 2021
Auctions Artworks Owned by the Late Billionaire William Louis-Dreyfus Highlighted Christie’s Somewhat Muted $2 Million Outsider Art Sale Bill Traylor, Martin Ramirez, and Thornton Dial were stars of the show. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 22, 2021
Art World The City of London Will Remove Controversial Statues of a Former Mayor and a 17th-Century Merchant From Its Headquarters The statues honor former Lord Mayor of London William Beckford and 17th-century merchant Sir John Cass. By Naomi Rea, Jan 22, 2021
Art World Wet Paint: Trump’s Last Art-World Fans Double Down, LA Galleries Eye Mexico During Lockdown, & More Juicy Art World Gossip What mega-gallery closed its Chelsea locations until further notice? What shuttered downtown spot is getting renovated? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Jan 22, 2021
Auctions An Unopened First Edition Set of Pokémon Cards, Deemed ‘the Pinnacle of Pokémon Collecting,’ Just Fetched $408,000 at Auction It turns out playing with your Pokémon cards was a big mistake. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 22, 2021
Career Stories Auctioneer and Diversity Leader Sandhya Jain-Patel on Her Greatest Moments at Christie’s and Why Equity in the Art World Is Essential The cultural consultant talks career, media representation, and how she stays motivated. By Samantha Baldwin, Jan 22, 2021
