Art Fairs Betting on Japan as the Next Asian Market Hub, Veteran Fair Organizer Magnus Renfrew Is Organizing a New Art Event in Tokyo Tokyo Gendai, planned for next summer, is the latest contemporary art fair in Renfrew's portfolio. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 9, 2022
Museums & Institutions Hoping to Move Past a Turbulent Chapter, the Philadelphia Museum of Art Has Named a Canadian Rising Star as Its New Director A board leader says Suda is “the leader we need at this transformational moment.” By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 7, 2022
Art World Almost Half of All U.S. Museums Focus Primarily on Just Four Percent of Contemporary Artists, According to a New Study The museum landscape reflects a sharper winner-take-all dynamic than the gallery system. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 6, 2022
Crime A Man Broke Into the Dallas Museum of Art and Smashed Ancient Greek Artifacts Because He Was ‘Mad at His Girl’ The damage could be more than $5 million, some experts say. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 3, 2022
Artnet News Pro These 5 Companies Are Betting on Fractional Art Ownership. We Read the Fine Print to Figure Out How Each Deal Actually Works These companies are betting on the future of art investing piece by piece. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 2, 2022
Galleries Hauser and Wirth Will Open Its First Gallery in Paris as the City’s Art Market Continues to Grow The mega-gallery can now count 14 exhibition spaces worldwide. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 1, 2022
Galleries Hauser and Wirth Is Opening a New Space Dedicated to Craft and Design in the Hamptons The mega-gallery is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a passion project of Manuela Wirth. By Eileen Kinsella, May 27, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Hong Kong Art Auction Exceeds Expectations With a $184 Million Haul That Set 11 New Records for Market Stars Christie's wide ranging combination of classic painting with ultra-contemporary names drew an eager pool of buyers. By Eileen Kinsella, May 26, 2022
Law & Politics Dealer Inigo Philbrick Gets Seven Years in Prison for ‘One of the Most Significant Frauds’ in Art-Market History Philbrick was found guilty of defrauding clients out of more than $86 million. By Eileen Kinsella, May 23, 2022
Art Fairs Collectors Flock to Comfort Food at Frieze New York, With Early Sales of a $1.3 Million Baselitz and Paintings of Interiors Dealers welcomed crowds of eager buyers as Frieze New York returned to the Shed for the second year running. By Eileen Kinsella, May 19, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Notched a Solid $408.5 Million Modern Art New York Sale Fueled by the Reliable Churn of Blue-Chip Monets and Picassos The sale set new records for Milton Avery and Leonora Carrington. By Eileen Kinsella, May 18, 2022
Art Fairs Independent Is Launching a New Art Fair This Fall Dedicated to Under-Appreciated Artists of the 20th Century The fair will coincide with Armory Week. By Eileen Kinsella, May 17, 2022
Auctions ‘The Secret’s Out’: Bill Perkins, Buyer of the Record-Smashing Ernie Barnes Painting at Christie’s, Tells Us About His Auction Coup of a Lifetime "I'm not gonna stop," Perkins' main competition told him in the auction room. But the amateur poker player walked away with his "treasure." By Eileen Kinsella, May 13, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Rakes in $831 Million in an Auction Double-Header, Nearly Half of Which Came From the Anne Bass Collection The sales surpassed their combined $792 million high estimate. By Eileen Kinsella, May 13, 2022
Law & Politics Marianne Boesky Loses Her Legal Battle Against Artist Diana Al-Hadid Over an Artwork They Both Claimed Was Theirs In the ruling, a New York judge said their consignment agreement was not a transfer of ownership from the artist to the dealer. By Eileen Kinsella, May 11, 2022