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They are then forced to discuss Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) as superstar artist Urs Fischer is auctioning his first one off with Loic Gouzer's invitation-only app-based Fair Warning auction house. Nate and Benjamin discuss Nate's overactive social life including his *very* fancy literary-influencer dinner at Dr. Nota Bene: Don't transact in the art market until you've listened. The second half of the pod focuses on recent and forthcoming gallery openings, Nate's encyclopedic knowledge of Taylor Swift AND the forthcoming New York Mayoral election featuring Benjamin's mea culpa for flirting with Andrew Yang as his choice. We wrap-up the first half of the pod discussing the Venice Biennale scheduled to open next year and past european art travels to documenta and Skulptur Projekte Münster and how art-world travel may change in a post pandemic world. The three discuss Manhattan's best byo restaurant (wu's wonton king) and Benjamin's sublime sommelier and ordering skills the hypebeast status of gear from Andrea's alma mater (Spence) the Whitney Independent Study Program the change of venue for the 2022 edition of Frieze LA and the potential for a Frieze fair in Seoul ArtBasel Hong Kong's pared down 2021 exhibitors list the results of Urs Fischer's non-fungible token auctioned on Fair Warning the (sort of) solidified attribution to Da Vinci of the painting Salvator Mundi sold at Christie's to Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman for $450 million in 2017 and the recently announced Met Ball. Don't close the deal until you've listened.īenjamin and Nate are joined by the brilliant Andrea Neustein to discuss what's what in the world of contemporary art this week. Mills also tells us about the history of his gallery, how it has changed over the years and how they managed during the pandemic.Īll that, and more on Nota Bene. The second half features an interview with Mills Moran of Los Angeles gallery Morán Morán wherein he discusses his new gallery in that city as well as their forthcoming expansion to Mexico City.

Nate then shares some background on some reporting he did on Frieze LA that was recently featured in his column. The lads go on to discuss some of the blockbuster lots Sotheby's has announced for their May sales as well as their results from Hong Kong including a record result for recent guest of the pod Joel Mesler. Benjamin shares what he has learned in his recent immersion into the antiquities market ahead of a Christie's sale this week including how Logan Roy of Succession may be driving a particularly hot segment of that market.

They go on to discuss Paula Copper's legacy planning as revealed in last Sunday's Times and how that highlights the lack of such public announcements by other top gallerists (happy birthday Larry). In the first half Nate and Benjamin discuss trivialities including the resumption of power breakfasts at Balthazar, the trendiness in the artworld of the expensive Prolon fast and the 4/20 reopening of steakhouse standby Smith & Wollensky.