Artnet controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Governance and financial-management dispute
An accidentally released internal audit document alleged financial and legal mismanagement. The disclosure occurred amid a longstanding ownership conflict involving Rüdiger Weng, the Neuendorf family, and competing proposals for Artnet's supervisory board.
2016
Misconduct allegations involving former Artnet News editor
Several former colleagues accused Benjamin Genocchio of sexual harassment, nonconsensual touching, and verbal abuse during his tenure. Genocchio denied the allegations.
1999
Allegations of premature insider share sales
After Artnet AG's public offering, some investors were accused of selling shares before the end of the applicable lock-up period as the price rose. The allegations were later refuted, although the controversy contributed to negative market sentiment during a broader reassessment of the company's economics.