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David Zwirner and Star Artist Part Ways, Guerrilla Artists Stink-Bomb the Whitney Biennial Party, and More Art-World Gossip
Every week, Artnet News brings you Wet Paint, a gossip column of original scoops. If you have a tip, email Annie Armstrong at [email protected]. DAVID ZWIRNER AND HAROLD ANCART PART WAYS It’s pretty rare to see an artist leave behemoth David Zwirner gallery, so you can imagine my surprise when Wet Paint learned that Belgian-born, New York-based painter Harold Ancart is officially no longer represented by the gallery. Ancart, who made his debut with Zwirner in 2018, is known for his large-scale abstract paintings that are often comic-like depictions of horizons and the natural world. He was introduced to Zwirner by Harry Scrymgeour, a former partner at Clearing gallery who told Artnet News in 2018…
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Launched by Art-World Insiders, the New NFT Platform Artwrld Is Trying to Corner the Market Where Traditional and Crypto Art Meet
If the mention of NFTs elicits eye rolls in the modern artwork environment, it’s practically normally for one particular rationale: compound. Even if it’s a generalization or a stereotype, crypto-artwork has a name for lacking rigor and depth. Signing onto the chat is Artwrld, a new NFT platform that aims to bridge the gap involving these two fields by bringing founded modern artists into the electronic space. Among the its founders are Nato Thompson, the previous creative director at Philadelphia Modern and main curator at Artistic Time, and Josh Goldblum, the CEO of Bluecadet design company. Rather than a brief way to income in on a trend, Goldblum pitches Artwrld…
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