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Wet Paint: NFT Collective Whines Over Cryptopunks Sale, Coveted Young Artist Joins Hauser & Wirth, & More Art-World Gossip Which art dealer is sitting courtside at Knicks playoff games? What famed artist-made house hit the market? Read on for answers. Nine CryptoPunks at Christie's 21st-century evening sale on May 13, 2021. Courtesy of Christie's. Every week, Artnet News Pro brings you Wet Paint, a gossip column of original scoops reported and written by Nate Freeman. If you have a tip, email Nate at [email protected] Love them or hate them—and believe you me, people do hate them!— N...
Wet Paint: David Zwirner Goes Downtown, Dealer Flips Amy Sherald Work He Pledged to Donate, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip Which Dia board member banned "Succession" from filming on site? What mega-collector partied late with the downtown crowd? Read on for answers. April 9, 2021 David Zwirner at left; at right, the future site of the gallery's Tribeca outpost. Photo courtesy Getty; photo by Nate Freeman. Every week, Artnet News brings you Wet Paint, a gossip column of original scoops reported and written by Nate Freeman. If you have a tip, email Nate at [email protected] Regular Manhatta...
Wet Paint: Frank Ocean Moves Into a Storied Studio Building, Hong Kong Hits Dealers With New Quarantines, & More Art-World Gossip What artist made a video for the new Balenciaga campaign? Who's the latest mega-dealer to open a gallery in Palm Beach? Read on for answers. Frank Ocean out and about in Manhattan in April 2019. (Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images) Every week, Artnet News brings you Wet Paint, a gossip column of original scoops reported and written by Nate Freeman. If you have a tip, email Nate at [email protected] For the last two decades a Chinatown building on Canal Street,...