Auctions Christie’s Will Sell the Complete Storied Collection of Swiss Connoisseurs Doris and Thomas Ammann This Spring Christie's hopes the sale is the biggest since the 2018 Rockefeller collection sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 6, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Getty Trust, the Country’s Richest Arts Organization, Has Named Academic Katherine Fleming as Its New Director Fleming comes to the Getty from NYU, where she served as provost for the past six years. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 5, 2022
Market U.K. Officials Hope to Keep $14 Million Bellotto Masterpiece From Leaving the Country With a Temporary Export Ban The painting was first sold at Christie's more than 250 years ago, in 1771. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 5, 2022
Crime Inigo Philbrick’s Lawyers Make a Last-Ditch Appeal for Leniency, With Testimonials From Gilbert & George and a Camp Counselor Seventeen friends and family members have written letters of support on the incarcerated dealer's behalf. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 4, 2022
Artnet News Pro How Much Does It Cost to Acquire a Viral Yayoi Kusama Infinity Room? Is Money Even Enough? The Answers May Surprise You The works' complexity requires a major commitment from owners. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 4, 2022
Market The Auction Market Is on Fire, But Fairs Are Still Flailing: 7 Takeaways From the 2022 Art Basel Market Report Also, NFTs are definitely a thing. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 29, 2022
Law & Politics The U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Andy Warhol Violated a Photographer’s Copyright by Using Her Image of Prince Without Permission Was the Pop icon's depiction of Prince fair use or copyright violation? By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 28, 2022
Museums & Institutions Qatar Announces It Will Build the World’s Largest Museum of Orientalist Art Along With Two Other Starchitect-Designed Institutions Museums for modern and contemporary art, Orientalist art, and cars will augment the country's bustling cultural lineup. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 28, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Hurriedly Withdraws Two Lots From an Upcoming Antiquities Sale That May Have Been Looted The objects were dropped from the sale after an archaeologist pointed out their ties to two dealers linked to the illicit trade. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 25, 2022
Auctions An Unassuming Chardin Strawberry Painting Fetches a Record-Shattering $26.8 Million at Auction, Shocking Market-Watchers The luminous 18th-century still life is the only known instance in which he painted strawberries. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 25, 2022
Galleries Upper East Side Mainstay Venus Over Manhattan Will Open a New Downtown Location With a Focus on Young Artists The new space marks the gallery's 10th anniversary and opens with a show by Ana Benaroya. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 25, 2022
Art Fairs Japan Is Trying to Lure a World-Class Art Fair to Tokyo With Tax Incentives and a Big Open Art Space. Will the Gamble Pay Off? Japanese authorities and some eager dealers believe the country's art market could rebound to its former high status. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 24, 2022
Politics Zaha Hadid Architects Will Build a Metaverse for the Unrecognized, Real-Life Libertarian State of Liberland Principal architect Patrik Schumacher says only architects, not video game designers, have the vision for metaverse projects. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 23, 2022
Auctions How Much for an Invisible Artwork? Sotheby’s Is Betting It Can Get a Half Million Dollars for a Sales Receipt by Yves Klein Klein sold a number of such works between 1959 and 1962 in return for a weight of pure gold. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 22, 2022
Auctions Led by a Prized Francis Picabia, Sotheby’s First-Ever Surrealist Sale in Paris Nets $36 Million The event included 23 lots and was highlighted by a 1929 Picabia picture that sold for $10.9 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 17, 2022