Artsy and Artnet are now under the same ownership.
Artnet and Artsy are being brought together under shared leadership by CEO Jeffrey Yin, signaling a major consolidation in the online art market ecosystem. While both platforms will continue operating independently, the partnership aims to integrate their complementary strengths—Artnet’s market data, auctions, and journalism with Artsy’s discovery and sales platform. Backed by common ownership under Beowolff Capital, the move points toward building a more unified, tech-driven infrastructure for the art world, with ambitions around pricing tools, gallery services, and A.I.-powered market insights.
The annual Museum Mile Festival will return this June.
The 48th annual Museum Mile Festival will take place on June 9, transforming Fifth Avenue between 82nd and 110th Streets) into a car-free cultural corridor with free museum access from 6–9 p.m. More than 20 institutions—including the Met, Guggenheim, Cooper Hewitt, and Museum of the City of New York—will open their doors, offering exhibitions alongside special programming. The event turns the avenue into a large-scale public festival with live performances, pop-ups, and hands-on activities.
Bjarke Ingels Group revealed the plans for Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has unveiled designs for the new Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) in Nashville, featuring a billowing facade of aluminum tubes that shift from vertical to horizontal, evoking musical instruments like organ pipes. The 370,000-square-foot complex—part of the city’s East Bank redevelopment—will house multiple performance venues and public spaces, conceived as a cultural bridge linking downtown Nashville to its expanding riverfront district.
Some of Basquiat’s earliest known works are heading to Bed-Stuy.
A rare exhibition of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s earliest works is coming to The Bishop Gallery in Bed-Stuy, bringing the artist’s formative output back to his home borough during New York Art Week. Titled “Our Friend, Jean,” the show features intimate materials from his early years—including drawings, writings, photographs, and personal ephemera—capturing Basquiat before his rapid rise to global art stardom.
The fourth edition of the Toronto Biennial looks to waterways for inspiration.
The fourth edition of the Toronto Biennial of Art, titled “Things Fall Apart,” will present work by 30 artists and collectives, including 17 new commissions, across the city and beyond. Curated by Allison Glenn, the biennial centers themes of rupture, conflict, and interconnected global crises, with artists such as Kent Monkman, Rebecca Belmore, and Coco Fusco contributing work shaped by contemporary geopolitical realities. Water serves as a key conceptual thread, framing the exhibition as a reflection on the Great Lakes and global waterways as sites of connection, history, and cultural exchange.
Today’s attractive distractions:
Giacometti is heading to the Temple of Dendur.
Lana Del Rey released the lead single for a James Bond video game.
You’ve never seen jorts like this pair made from rare Japanese denim.
We’re getting closer to understanding the sperm whale alphabet.
