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The Art Daddy’s Weekly Daddy Wrap-Up for 4/17/25: Midlife Crisis, But Make It Strategic

Sotheby’s gets sued, Artnet consolidates, influencers paint, and the art world insists it’s intentional

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Apr 17, 2026
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It’s been another week in the art world and it’s giving full midlife crisis, the kind where everything gets rebranded as strategy while the foundation quietly shifts underneath it. Assets are moving, platforms are consolidating, people are getting cut, and everyone is insisting it’s intentional.

It’s also giving divorced Ramona energy. A little chaotic, …

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