"It’s only been a recent phenomenon that the artist is conscious of larger audiences. My feeling, politically, is that that is going to backfire, eventually. Because with larger audiences comes interference." —Richard Prince, 1988 bombmagazine.org/articles/198...

A really lovely ‘Talk of the Town’ with Bruce Nauman and friends www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

A Jim Nutt for $99? Judd Tully reports news.artnet.com/market/dante...

Downtown heats up! Swiss Institute heads to the Bowery, buying space across from the New Museum news.artnet.com/art-world/sw...

Some very cool lyrics on the new Kurt Vile are: "I saw you play it in your first band That was my favorite band Then you joined my band on the bass We had a lot of laughs in it But I still remember Man, we were blazin', it was amazin' "

Buckle up, folks. Nolan Simon is on Artnet, offering a 94-slide tour of the Met's majestic Raphael show news.artnet.com/art-world/no...

Jo Lawson-Tancred on M.C. Escher's mind-bending world in London. A fun fact: Escher rejected the Rolling Stones! news.artnet.com/art-world/mc...

It was a pleasure to appear on 'NYT Close Up with Sam Roberts,' with guest host Sarah Maslin-Nir, to discuss how artists are imagining a better art world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dN3...

Wet Paint barnstorms Art Basel. Would the SpaceX IPO inspire buyers on the Rhine? 'So many people I know made five to ten million dollars,' one dealer said. Gabi Vidal-Irizarry reports. news.artnet.com/market/wet-p...

For the New York Times, I spoke with Mary Anne Friel, Larry Gagosian, and Michael Govan about Chris Burden's 'L.A.P.D. Uniforms,' which were just on view at Art Basel www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/a...

For T, I spoke with artists about 'proposals for a better art world,' including Rick Lowe, Raven Halfmoon, Michelle Grabner, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and many more www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/t...

This story rules www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/w...

Amazon does Oldenburg

Laurie Simmons: "I remember people calling themselves artist agents as far back as the ’80s or ’90s, and we all thought that was so stupid. It’s not that way anymore. A lot of artists want to do fashion shoots, and they want to do skateboards." www.vulture.com/article/arti...

Art Basel Unlimited: By the Number! news.artnet.com/market/art-b...

Today’s Editor’s Pick is '8 Proposals for a Better Art World' by @russeth.bsky.social for T Magazine. Artists imagine a better art world built on public support, accessibility, community, diversity, and creativity over commerce.

What’s cooler than being the first trillionaire? Being the first trillionaire on Mars!

Proud of Mr. Musk! One trillion dollars is a lot of money!

David Hockney, revolutionary and beloved painter, is dead at 88 news.artnet.com/art-world/da...

For the New York Times, I reviewed four potent shows: – LEE KANG SO at Korean Cultural Center – ALTOON SULTAN at Hoffman Donahue – ANTONIA LUCY GEHNRICH at Alex Berns – ‘FILL'D THEM, EMPTIED THEM’ at Sheerly Touch-Ya www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/a...

Alex Harsley's video of Hammons making a basketball drawing is still on youtube, just incredible stuff with barely any views greg.org/archive/2013...

Various Small Fires art dealer Esther Kim Varet falls short in House bid news.artnet.com/art-world/es...

Barbara Kruger, 'Untitled (You construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men),' 1980

It's an XL edition of Wet Paint this week! Guest appearances by Kim Gordon, Jens Hoffmann, Marika Thunder, Wendy Olsoff, Ryan Foerster, Rebecca Black, and more, more, more. news.artnet.com/market/noise...

Pace Gallery downsizes news.artnet.com/market/pace-...

cc #WhiBi

If you love Venice, if you love the Biennale: buy this book! Below, a review for Artnet news.artnet.com/art-world/ve...

RIP Ben Morea. An astonishing legacy. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/u...

Sonny Rollins and Gertrude Abercrombie at Gertrude's house (5728 Dorchester).

Wet Paint heads to New York art galas. It's Boombastic! news.artnet.com/market/gala-...

Sigmar Polke, 'Polizeischwein (Police Pig),' 1986. Private collection.

“They don’t want to sit and talk about art when they have to worry about buying weapons, securing their desalination plants and making sure they can get shipments." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/a...

Nam June Paik, 2000

Elle Pérez is selling photos to fund a new residency at their family home. Elegant work. news.artnet.com/art-world/el...

From the inbox: "CHANEL OPENS NEW EPHEMERAL BOUTIQUE IN EAST HAMPTON"

Looks like it’s going to be a hot one!

A Dorothy Miller quote via MoMA / I feel the same: “If I hadn’t known any artists I wouldn’t know a damn thing about art. You simply have to know the people and see them working and let them tell you about their pictures."

Wanted to see a Kippenberger at the art fair. Instead saw a Cristina BanBan. And a KAWS.

A dispatch from Venice: a very naked death metal show, an art paradise on a private island, body horror–filled videos, and more, more, more news.artnet.com/art-world/ve...

I, too, would like to merge with the Met. Raise a solid endowment, keep doing my thing. Seems good.

As if it wasn't already hard enough to get a table at Café Sabarsky!

This guy rocks www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/w...

In line at the airport and strangely sad not to be seeing the Kristi Noem video. The only constant in life is change.

"i'm here to learn about archives"

Standing outside the U.S. pavilion, apologizing to everyone

Kiss and Tell! Tino Sehgal's alternate version of his 'Kiss' is the talk of Venice. Katya Kazakina reports. news.artnet.com/art-world/ti...

For the New York Times, I profiled the great Lee Ufan as he approaches 90 and readies three major solo shows www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/a...

Meet the writer who sees every single show at the Venice Biennale news.artnet.com/art-world/ja...

Aiming for double-digit visits to Grom this time in Venice. Let’s go.

Adam Lindemann on collecting Marcel Duchamp—and the complete set of readymades that no one bought. news.artnet.com/art-world/ma...