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When it comes to primary, over the course of the evening, two sources close to the gallery leaked similar price ranges for the paintings on view, one presumably with a discount, another without. (The piece is consigned to Phillips next week for their 20th century and contemporary art evening sale with an estimate of $200,000 to $300,000, which I imagine will be pretty quickly torpedoed.) Privately, I happen to know that Weyant’s painting Bum (2020) was being shopped around for $950,000 earlier this year. Of course, we all know where Weyant’s secondary market prices after her $1.6 million record was set at Sotheby’s in May. Podcaster Eileen Kelly poses in front other portrait by Anna Weyant. Before opening there was talk that none other than Larry himself knew the answer to the question, which was raised several times among a crowd that included Dasha Zhukova, Marc Jacobs, Tali Lennox, Emma Stern, and of course, the three muses for the evening, Sophie Cohen, Eileen Kelly, and Serena Williams, posing in front of their likenesses.

(She’s young, but might I remind you all that Tyler Mitchell, another artist who got his first outing at Gagosian this fall, is also 27 years old? And she may well be dating Larry but hello, who’s to say both partners in a relationship can’t be supremely talented? Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg, anyone?)īetween jostles no question was asked more often than: how much? Indeed, no one seemed exactly sure what the primary prices were for the seven paintings and ten drawings in the show. One deep inhale into the evening, and my head was spinning with information about who has access to what works, who put their paintings up for auction next week, who’s sleeping with whom, and, sadly, a bevvy of misogynist comments about whether she deserves this platform. Buzz buzz, baby.Īt 980 Madison, the air was thick with the intoxicating aroma of gossip that follows the Canadian painter seemingly wherever she goes (and the rumors were the only intoxicating substance being served at the opening-no need for champagne socialites when there are, ahem “at least five billionaires” in the room, per one source). Remember a few weeks ago, when I compared myself to a fly buzzing around Larry Gagosian ’s ear? Well, team Gago had better call David Cronenberg if they want to clip my wings I was on my worst behavior at Anna Weyant ’s debut solo show with Gagosian last night. If you have a tip, email Annie Armstrong at. Every week, Artnet News brings you Wet Paint, a gossip column of original scoops.