Where Art and Terror Collide
Meet the alleged money-laundering, sanctions-evading Lebanese collector with a penchant for expensive art, blood diamonds, and, possibly, Hezbollah
To Catch a Klimt
Two long-hidden, hugely expensive, and very rare paintings by Gustav Klimt have suddenly popped up in Asia. Who’s the elusive art adviser behind them?
#MeToo, Russian-Style
Meet the Russian women’s-rights activist exposing predatory oligarchs—all while staying loyal to Vladimir Putin and the late Jeffrey Epstein
Fifty Shades of Washington
Inside the underground kink scene dominating the U.S. capital, where politicians tie up locals in the name of B.D.S.M.
The Lost Boys of Crypto
Wealth is a vague afterthought for the guys in flip-flops making millions trading in crypto-currency. Their end goal? Upending the system
Into the Ether
Christie’s marks the sale of its first purely digital artwork with a revolutionary break from the old-school-art way: accepting crypto-currency as payment
The Emperor’s New Paintings
A would-be Robinhood for art investment is flogging shares in masterpieces by Warhol and Kusama for as little as $20. One catch? Investors will never see the art