Artnet News Pro Young, Green Collectors Are Driving the Art Market Explosion in South Korea. But Could a Growing Interest in Speculative Buying Be a Slippery Slope? "It’s not just rich people who are collecting art," said one expert. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 30, 2022
Art Fairs Can the Art-o-Rama Fair Turn the Seaside City of Marseilles Into an Art-Market Destination? This year's edition of the fair included 62 exhibitors. By Anna Sansom, Aug 30, 2022
Auctions A Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Just Fetched $12.6 Million at Auction—Setting a Record for the Most Expensive Piece of Sports Memorabilia Ever Sold Lifelong Yankees fan Anthony Giordano bought the card in 1991 for $50,000. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 29, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s First Live Sale in Singapore in 15 Years Delivers $18 Million, Bolstering the City’s Position as an Emerging Market Hub The sale also featured the auction debut of 25-year-old Raghav Babbar, whose painting sold for more than 11 times the top estimate. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 29, 2022
NFTs Hong Kong Mega-Collector Adrian Cheng Has Come Out as the Mystery Backer of the Popular Azuki NFTs The collector says he will take a more active role in the collection going forward. By Dorian Batycka, Aug 29, 2022
Artnet News Pro It’s Boom Time for Seoul’s Flourishing Art Market. Here Is Why the Art-Market Gold Rush in South Korea Is Here to Stay It is unnecessary to see Seoul, Hong Kong, and other Asian cities as a “rivalry or a zero-sum game,” according to an expert. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 29, 2022
Auctions The Eclectic Collection of the Late Joseph Hotung, a Member of One of Hong Kong’s Most Prominent Families, Could Fetch $50 Million at Sotheby’s The collection ranges from Chinese antiquities to Impressionist masterpieces By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 28, 2022
The Art Detective Musicians and Movie Stars Have Had Managers Forever. Now, It’s Becoming Big Business to Manage Artists, Too Longtime art advisors say that managing artists has become the fastest-growing segment of their business. By Katya Kazakina, Aug 26, 2022
Market Five Takeaways on the Global Art-Market Outlook Germany-based start-up arttrade dug into the Artnet Price Database to bring you five insights about how the auction market has evolved. By Artnet News in Partnership With arttrade, Aug 26, 2022
Auctions Sports Relics From Legends Like Serena Williams, Derek Jeter, and Jackie Robinson Will Hit the Auction Block This September at Sotheby’s The sale will include the first pair of shoes worn by Steve Prefontaine ever offered at public auction. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 26, 2022
Auctions The Late Billionaire Collector Paul Allen’s Art Could Fetch More Than $1 Billion at Christie’s, Becoming the Biggest Single-Owner Sale in History The proceeds of the massive collection will go to philanthropic causes, as directed by Allen. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 26, 2022
Auctions Simon de Pury’s Daring New Auction Venture Is a Bona Fide Success, With All 16 Lots by Women Artists Sold All of the hammer proceeds go to the artist and their gallery. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 25, 2022
NFTs More Than $100 Million Worth of NFTs Have Been Stolen in the Past Year as Crypto Scams Continue to Rise Thieves are deploying increasingly sophisticated scams to gain access to collectors’ digital wallets. By Artnet News, Aug 25, 2022
Wet Paint New York’s Cool Art Kids Are Hanging Out in… the Financial District? Pat Steir Is Joining a Mega-Gallery, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, where did the Clintons go art-hopping in the Hamptons? And who is the latest addition to the Henry Street gallery hub? By Annie Armstrong, Aug 25, 2022
Art Fairs In Pictures: See the Grand-Slamming Sculptures in the Armory Show’s First-Ever Exhibition at the U.S. Open Five artists are presenting works on the grounds of the tennis championship. By Vittoria Benzine, Aug 25, 2022