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Claudia Altman-Siegel Is Closing Her Beloved San Francisco Gallery: ‘One Unsuccessful Fair Can Put You Out of Business’

In a wide-ranging interview, the veteran dealer discusses how it became 'completely unrealistic' to compete with the megas at marquee art fairs.

by Katya Kazakina

Main One Piece characters wearing kimonos and holding umbrellas, standing together in a vibrant outdoor setting.

Manga Mania Gets Its Big Museum Moment

Listen to curator Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere discuss the story behind "Art of Manga" at the De Young Museum.

by Sonia Manalili & Ben Davis

Art & Exhibitions

A Black man, artist Hew Locke, poses before his colorful artworks. He wears a dark jacket over a patterned shirt, has a salt-and-pepper beard and curly black hair.

Hew Locke Unpacks the Complexity of Empire in His Biggest Museum Show Yet

The Yale Center for British Art has opened "Hew Locke: Passages," the largest museum survey of the Guyanese British artist.

by Brian Boucher

A large bronze fountain featuring an angelic figure with wings outstretched atop a tiered pedestal, water cascading gently into a circular pool below. The statue is surrounded by lush green trees under a bright blue sky, with aquatic plants in the foreground and people visible in the distance along the water’s edge.

She Created One of New York’s Most Iconic Monuments, Then Vanished From History Books

At the Heckscher Museum of Art, "Emma Stebbins: Carving Out History" marks the first exhibition dedicated to the overlooked sculptor.

by Annikka Olsen

black and white etching of a woman's face in a tondo surrounded by cherubs

Her Intricate Paper Cuttings Outsold Rembrandts. Who Was the Dutch Master Known as ‘Scissors Minerva’?

Art & Exhibitions

Installation view of the exhibition “Divine Egypt” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, showing a large seated ancient Egyptian statue in the foreground and other sculptures displayed in softly lit galleries beyond.

Meet the Gods and Goddesses in the Met’s ‘Divine Egypt’

by William Van Meter

Millennial Collectors Snap Up Historical Works at Frieze Masters

by Vivienne Chow

A stylized painting shows a woman from the bust up, holding a white piece of fabric before her, against a pale blue background

Two Modigliani Portraits, Unseen for 50 Years, Hit the Auction Block

by Brian Boucher

Art World

Gallery Network

Maria Kreyn in a black outfit sits barefoot on a stool in an art studio, surrounded by large, dramatic abstract landscape paintings. The artworks feature swirling, cloud-like forms in deep blue-green tones on one side and warm golden-yellow tones on the other. The setting is a spacious studio with wooden floors and canvases leaning against the walls.

In Maria Kreyn’s Atmospheric Installation in a London Chapel, the Sacred and Sublime Mingle

by Artnet Gallery Network

Paris Musées / Petit Palais / Benoit Fougeirol

The Underrated Paris Museums That Locals Love

by Artnet News in Partnership With Bloomberg Connects

Gallery Network

Abstract painting by Gerhard Richter featuring bold, gestural brushstrokes in vivid primary colors — red, yellow, green, and blue — layered dynamically across the canvas. The composition is textured and expressive, with streaks and splashes of paint creating a sense of movement and energy, blending areas of dense pigment with open spaces of vibrant color.

How Gerhard Richter Uses Abstraction to Confront Reality

by Artnet Gallery Network

Gallery Network

a white woman in her 30s seated on a black rolling chair. shes's wearing an orange sweater, black pants, and white boots. art works are on the wall behind her.

German Artist Meike Maennel’s Uncanny Photographs of Nature Awarded Top Prize

by Sophie Neuendorf

Market

A stylized painting shows a woman from the bust up, holding a white piece of fabric before her, against a pale blue background

Two Modigliani Portraits, Unseen for 50 Years, Hit the Auction Block

by Brian Boucher

Monumental Alexander Calder Mobile Poised for $20 Million Sale

by Richard Whiddington

A gallery display featuring David Hockney’s vivid iPad landscapes of Woldgate, with real grass and flowers arranged beneath.

Largest-Ever Group of David Hockney iPad Artworks Sells for a Stunning $8.3 Million

by Richard Whiddington

an image of the auction room in London

Sotheby’s London Notches $63.3 Million Contemporary Sale, as Francis Bacon Portrait Soars

by Eileen Kinsella

Better Than Last Year? Top Sales From London’s Frieze Week

by Margaret Carrigan

Podcast

Photograph of a private jet on the tarmac

Art World Infamy: Inigo Philbrick – Flight Risk (Ep. 3)

by Sonia Manalili & Eileen Kinsella

Art Market Minute

Woman viewing contemporary art objects displayed on a white shelf at an exhibition, featured in Art Market Minute, highlighting Middle Eastern art and modern collecting trends.

Frieze Heads to Abu Dhabi

by Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan

Close-up view of a bronze statue of a seated man resting his chin on his hand in a contemplative pose against a white sky.

The Silent Emergency Facing Museums

by Sonia Manalili & Kate Brown

Man in a suit holding a champagne glass, smiling at the camera against a plain background.

Art World Infamy: Inigo Philbrick – Golden Boy (Ep. 2)

by Sonia Manalili & Eileen Kinsella

Latest Articles

Gallery Network

Maria Kreyn in a black outfit sits barefoot on a stool in an art studio, surrounded by large, dramatic abstract landscape paintings. The artworks feature swirling, cloud-like forms in deep blue-green tones on one side and warm golden-yellow tones on the other. The setting is a spacious studio with wooden floors and canvases leaning against the walls.

In Maria Kreyn’s Atmospheric Installation in a London Chapel, the Sacred and Sublime Mingle

by Artnet Gallery Network

Paris Musées / Petit Palais / Benoit Fougeirol

The Underrated Paris Museums That Locals Love

by Artnet News in Partnership With Bloomberg Connects

Monumental Alexander Calder Mobile Poised for $20 Million Sale

by Richard Whiddington

Gallery Network

Abstract painting by Gerhard Richter featuring bold, gestural brushstrokes in vivid primary colors — red, yellow, green, and blue — layered dynamically across the canvas. The composition is textured and expressive, with streaks and splashes of paint creating a sense of movement and energy, blending areas of dense pigment with open spaces of vibrant color.

How Gerhard Richter Uses Abstraction to Confront Reality

by Artnet Gallery Network

Gallery Network

a white woman in her 30s seated on a black rolling chair. shes's wearing an orange sweater, black pants, and white boots. art works are on the wall behind her.

German Artist Meike Maennel’s Uncanny Photographs of Nature Awarded Top Prize

by Sophie Neuendorf

A gallery display featuring David Hockney’s vivid iPad landscapes of Woldgate, with real grass and flowers arranged beneath.

Largest-Ever Group of David Hockney iPad Artworks Sells for a Stunning $8.3 Million

by Richard Whiddington

A black-and-white photograph of Pablo Picasso seated in his studio, holding a cigarette, with large abstract paintings visible behind him.

Spanish Police Hunt Picasso Painting That Vanished in Transit

by Richard Whiddington

Archaeology & History

image of an ancient wall through the desert

Archaeologists Uncover One of Ancient Egypt’s Largest Forts

by Richard Whiddington

an image of the auction room in London

Sotheby’s London Notches $63.3 Million Contemporary Sale, as Francis Bacon Portrait Soars

by Eileen Kinsella

Better Than Last Year? Top Sales From London’s Frieze Week

by Margaret Carrigan

Gallery Network

Expansive gold-and-black abstract panel resembling interwoven roots or cracked earth; metallic veins and textured surfaces intertwine across dark depths, suggesting resilience, decay, and renewal in motion.

Late Japanese Artist Takehiko Sugawara’s Creative Vision Is Honored in a New Paris Show

by Artnet Gallery Network

a painting of a sandy street with palm trees

Rare Winston Churchill Painting Leads Canadian Retail Giant’s Art Collection Sell-Off

by Richard Whiddington

a spare white canvas features a black building and sketches of trees and writing

Slim Phillips London Sale Totals $13.9 Million, Off 32 Percent From 2024

by Brian Boucher

A low-slung but large building with a gray exterior

Sean Kelly Gallery Nixes Los Angeles Shows, Will Operate Privately

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

A black-and-white portrait of Gene Hackman, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression.

Gene Hackman’s Personal Collection Goes Up for Sale

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