shining a light on the shadowy fine art industry
A view of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. from the National Mall.
Photo by Zach Rudsin. Courtesy of Wikimedia via Creative Commons License.
This week, how the art business does D.C.…
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The Bored Apes used as avatars by Yuga Labs cofounders Wylie Aronow (fka Gordon Goner) and Greg Solano (fka Gargamel).
This week, from NFT controversy to metaverse conjecture…
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Courtyard view of Los Angeles's Kayne Griffin gallery, which will become Pace L.A. in April thanks to a newly announced deal. Courtesy of Pace.
This week, cranking up the machine again…
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Jeff Koons, detail of Popeye (2009–11). Photo by Thomas Hawk. Courtesy of Creative Commons license Attribution–Noncommercial 2.0.
This week, taking a second look at first principles…
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3D rendering of a judge's gavel. Imagery by Chris Potter.
Courtesy of Creative Commons Attribution 2.0.
This week, asking who the law works for…
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Screen grab of an illustration explaining Moxie Marlinspike’s NFT experiment, on Moxie.org.
This week, a gut check for the crypto revolution…
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Unknown artist, Prophet from a Throne of Solomon (ca. 1390–1410), from the Cloisters Collection. Photo by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art via Creative Commons license.
This week, squinting into the future again…
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Rear-view mirror selfie courtesy of Nadia Belerique’s HOLDINGS (2020–ongoing). Photo by the Gray Market.
It’s that time again: time for me to look back at the predictions I made in the year’s first Gray Market to see how my expectations stacked up against the next 51 weeks in the art world.
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Avery Singer, Happening (2021). Photo by the Gray Market.
This week, gasping at the radar gun’s reading…
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A friendly reminder from a 24/7 diner in Miami Beach that saved my life one very late night during Miami Art Week 2021. Photo by the Gray Market.
This week, from private commerce back to public health…
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