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Wet Paint Does Frieze Week: The Dinosaur Dealer Downtown, David Zwirner Tribeca, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip

Plus, which gallery directors are behind one of the toughest tables in town?

by Gabi Vidal-Irizarry

Crooked brick chapel structure with a sharply tilted steeple stands on a grassy lawn as visitors walk around it on a sunny day.

At the Venice Biennale, the Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat

It was an uneven year at the Venice Biennale, but a private island paradise and an unforgettable death metal performance were winners.

by Andrew Russeth

Two Sotheby's handlers place a red and black Mark Rothko canvas against a wall

Coveted Rothko From Robert Mnuchin’s Collection Nets $85.8 Million in New York

Robert Mnuchin’s monumental Mark Rothko painting sold for $85.3 million at Sotheby’s, kicking off New York’s high-stakes May auctions.

by Margaret Carrigan

Two sculptures by Mónica Mays on view in a white walled gallery with warm wooden floors

With New Tribeca Outpost, Gratin Gallery Doubles Down on Young Artists

New York's Gratin gallery continues its expansive trajectory by christening its new Tribeca space with the first U.S. show by Monica Mays.

by Vittoria Benzine

A Delayed Art Dubai Opens With Fewer Galleries—but Buyers Abound

by Rebecca Anne Proctor

Sotheby’s Posts $433 Million Haul, as Trophy Lots Continue to Carry the Market

by Margaret Carrigan

A photograph of artist Valie Export wearing a brown button up t shirt with red and blue patterns on it as she stands with her hands on the red table in front of her, before a white wall

Valie Export, Avant-Garde Icon and Feminist Trailblazer, Dies at 85

by Vittoria Benzine

Elevated view of the TEFAF New York art fair inside a vast industrial-style hall, with rows of white gallery booths stretching across the floor below. Large spherical floral installations in yellow, purple, pink, and green hang dramatically from the ceiling above the fair. Visitors walk through the central aisles beneath a glowing “TEFAF” sign, while warm lighting highlights the busy exhibition atmosphere and expansive architecture.

The Can’t-Miss Moments at TEFAF New York 2026

by Annikka Olsen

Art World

Art & Exhibitions

a woman stands by a digital screen

Es Devlin Is Creating a Living Portrait of the Entire U.K.

by Richard Whiddington

Gallery Network

An oil painting depicts a rugged outdoorsman walking through a forested landscape. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, a red long-sleeved shirt, brown pants, and hiking boots, and carries a small axe in one hand while stepping over rocky ground. Beside him sits an open wooden crate labeled “Canadian Club Whisky,” with camping gear spilling out. Tall trees and dense foliage surround the figure, while sunlight filters through the background, creating a dramatic contrast between the bright clearing and the darker woods.

Landmark Works Lead Cowley Abbott’s Sale of Indigenous and International Art

by Artnet Gallery Network

Portrait of artist Carly Glovinski standing in a lush garden surrounded by green foliage and flowers, wearing blue glasses and a dark jumpsuit.

For Carly Glovinski, Art and Gardening Grow Side by Side

Museums & Institutions

Installation view of "Giovan Battista Marino and the Wonderful Passion" at the Galleria Borghese, 2024. Photo: Roberto Serra - Iguana Press/Getty Images.

Borghese Gallery Faces Pushback Over New Building Plan

by Richard Whiddington

Market

Elevated view of the TEFAF New York art fair inside a vast industrial-style hall, with rows of white gallery booths stretching across the floor below. Large spherical floral installations in yellow, purple, pink, and green hang dramatically from the ceiling above the fair. Visitors walk through the central aisles beneath a glowing “TEFAF” sign, while warm lighting highlights the busy exhibition atmosphere and expansive architecture.

The Can’t-Miss Moments at TEFAF New York 2026

by Annikka Olsen

At Frieze New York, Business Plunks Along, Leonardo DiCaprio Alights

by Margaret Carrigan

Art Collectors Bet on Known Quantities Amid Market Reset

by Margaret Carrigan

The Art Detective

Who Went to Venice Last Week? Jenny Saville, Glenn Lowry, Jewel, and Many Other Power Players

by Katya Kazakina

France Passes Landmark Restitution Law for Looted Art

by Margaret Carrigan

Podcast

A museum visitor in a dramatic pink gown poses beside a large framed painting while other guests move through a dimly lit gallery space.

Does L.A’s Bold New LACMA Museum Work?

by Sonia Manalili & Ben Davis

Art Market Minute

Market Outlook for New York’s May Sales

by Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan

Person riding a jet ski through crashing waves in a high-speed performance scene.

The Most Provocative Performance in Venice

by Sonia Manalili & Kate Brown

Art Market Minute

Tracking the Biggest Market Players at the Venice Biennale

by Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan

Latest Articles

Art & Exhibitions

a woman stands by a digital screen

Es Devlin Is Creating a Living Portrait of the Entire U.K.

by Richard Whiddington

Gallery Network

An oil painting depicts a rugged outdoorsman walking through a forested landscape. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, a red long-sleeved shirt, brown pants, and hiking boots, and carries a small axe in one hand while stepping over rocky ground. Beside him sits an open wooden crate labeled “Canadian Club Whisky,” with camping gear spilling out. Tall trees and dense foliage surround the figure, while sunlight filters through the background, creating a dramatic contrast between the bright clearing and the darker woods.

Landmark Works Lead Cowley Abbott’s Sale of Indigenous and International Art

by Artnet Gallery Network

Portrait of artist Carly Glovinski standing in a lush garden surrounded by green foliage and flowers, wearing blue glasses and a dark jumpsuit.

For Carly Glovinski, Art and Gardening Grow Side by Side

Museums & Institutions

Installation view of "Giovan Battista Marino and the Wonderful Passion" at the Galleria Borghese, 2024. Photo: Roberto Serra - Iguana Press/Getty Images.

Borghese Gallery Faces Pushback Over New Building Plan

by Richard Whiddington

Older man and young woman recline together outdoors on blanket amid sunlit grass and trees.

Inside the Unlikely Bond Between Lucian Freud and Kate Moss

Artnet Auctions

Close-up figurative painting of two faces pressed closely together, filling the composition edge to edge. One face is rendered in warm peach and golden tones, while the other is painted in deep reds and burgundy hues. Their blue eyes gaze outward, and softly blended brushstrokes create a dreamlike, intimate atmosphere. The exaggerated scale of the features and saturated colors emphasize emotional intensity and physical closeness. Presented by Artnet Auctions.

The Works, Trends, and Artists Artnet Specialists Can’t Stop Thinking About

by Artnet Auctions

A self-portrait of J.M.W. Turner, depicting the artist in formal 19th-century attire.

Is This a JMW Turner Self-Portrait? One Scholar Has Doubts

by Vittoria Benzine

A museum visitor in a dramatic pink gown poses beside a large framed painting while other guests move through a dimly lit gallery space.

Does L.A’s Bold New LACMA Museum Work?

by Sonia Manalili & Ben Davis

a photo of a woman with a green head covering

Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Painter Who Defied the Bounds of Abstraction, Dies at 84

by Richard Whiddington

Nicole Kidman in pinstripe blazer leans closely toward bronze Brancusi sculpture inside minimalist white gallery space.

How Christie’s Recruited Nicole Kidman to Sell S.I. Newhouse’s $100 Million Brancusi

by Katya Kazakina

Museums & Institutions

A photograph of four Met and Neue Galerie museum professionals wearing business attire and standing next to each other in the Neue Galerie before a Gustav Klimt work

The Met and Neue Galerie Embark on Historic Merger

by Vittoria Benzine

Gallery Network

Close-up portrait of two people posed in an intimate, sculptural composition against a soft gray background. One person with curly dark hair leans forward with eyes closed, while the other, with short dark hair and multiple ear piercings, reclines backward gazing upward. A smooth white egg is balanced between their necks, creating a delicate point of contact and tension between the figures. Featured at Art Busan 2026.

Art Busan Bets on Sustainability Over Speculation

by Artnet Gallery Network

Art & Exhibitions

Lucy Liu posing against a blue backdrop

Lucy Liu Paints the ‘Emotional Truth’ of Family Memories

a scene in Washington on the National Mall

Trump’s Plan to Paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Blue Sparks Lawsuit

by Richard Whiddington

At Frieze New York, Business Plunks Along, Leonardo DiCaprio Alights

by Margaret Carrigan

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