Art and Law A New ‘Trade-War Tax’ on Chinese Art Has US Dealers Up in Arms The new tariff would add a 25 percent cost to Chinese art coming into the US. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 13, 2018
Auctions The Chinese Art Market Is Reviving But Nonpayments Increasingly Plague the Sector, Our Exclusive Auction Report Reveals The sixth annual artnet and China Auctioneers report shows that other weaknesses combine to paint a bleak picture of the market. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 9, 2018
Art Fairs NADA New York Is No More: The Fair Shuts Down to Focus on Supporting Brick-and-Mortar Galleries Where They Live But NADA Miami will go on. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 8, 2018
Art Fairs Some Top Dealers Skipped the Seattle Art Fair, But Solid Sales for Repeat Galleries Illustrate the Rewards of Choosing Fairs Wisely Dealers stress quality over quantity when it comes to Seattle buyers. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 8, 2018
Art Fairs The Head of MCH Group, Art Basel’s Parent Company, Resigns Over Troubles at the Baselworld Watch Trade Fair Trade fairs in general are battling pressures as longtime exhibitors increasingly rely on social media and online sales to bolster business. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 6, 2018
Auctions Sotheby’s Quarterly Financial Report Shows That Behind Flashy Sales, Pricey Guarantees Are Sinking Profits A change in the Hong Kong sales date also affected the house's second-quarter report. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 6, 2018
Art Fairs Art Fair or Marvel Movie? The Seattle Art Fair Kicks Off With an Epic Robot Battle (It’s Performance Art) High-tech art took the spotlight at the latest edition of the Seattle Art Fair—but there were plenty of traditional works on hand, too. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 3, 2018
Galleries Trade War? Trade More, Say the Hip Western Art Dealers Popping Up at Condo Shanghai Dealers participating in Condo Shanghai find audiences eager to discover new work as the gallery exchange model gains more traction. By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Aug 2, 2018
On View A ‘Watershed’ Moment: Artist Diana Thater on the Challenges and Rewards of Inaugurating ICA Boston’s New Harbor Space Thater says the project was the most difficult installation she's ever done. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 2, 2018
People How a Little-Known Nonprofit Is Bringing Social Practice Art to New York’s Most Elite Museums—and Beyond The Kenan Trust has given $6 million to promote art that furthers social justice, from the Met and the Guggenheim to the Laundromat Project. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 1, 2018
Exhibitions How Collector Stefan Simchowitz Transformed a Defunct Newsstand Into LA’s Newest Art Space Is this a new low-cost alternative to running a gallery? By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 31, 2018
Art World The Painter Mary Corse Is Having a Late-Career Market Moment. How She’s Handling It Offers 5 Lessons for Other Artists Here's the secret to the artist's "50-year journey to becoming an overnight success." By Tim Schneider & Eileen Kinsella, Jul 27, 2018
People UK Museums Pledge $20 Million to Save Thousands of Titanic Artifacts—and James Cameron Is on Board, Too A group of British museums is hoping to keep the collection from being broken up and sold off. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 25, 2018
Auctions The $835 Million Rockefeller Auctions Fueled a Record Half Year for Christie’s The Rockefeller results combined with regular spring sales to give the auction house its best six months ever. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 24, 2018
Art and Law China Abruptly Evicts Galleries in a Beijing Arts District to Make Way for ‘Immediate Demolition’ Ai Weiwei helped develop the Caochangdi arts district that's now in peril. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 23, 2018
