Analysis Demonstrating Resilience During the Pandemic, the Market for Chinese Art and Antiques Reaped $5.7 Billion Last Year, Our Report Found Sales remained solid in mainland China, but dropped in other regions across the globe. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 21, 2021
Auctions Kenneth Griffin, Finance Titan and Retail-Investor Bogeyman, Beat Out the DAO to Buy the U.S. Constitution at Sotheby’s Goliath beats David. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 19, 2021
Auctions Sotheby’s Raked in $190 Million at Its Contemporary Art Double-Header, and Minted Several New Market Stars María Berrío and Lisa Brice were among the many artists who set auction records at "The Now." By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 18, 2021
Law & Politics Jailed Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Has Pleaded Guilty to Fraud and Will Turn Over More Than $86 Million in Funds Linked to His Crimes Philbrick also faces up to 20 years in prison. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 18, 2021
Galleries Building on the Appeal of Lower-Priced Online Sales, Zwirner Launches an Editions Company to Publish Artists’ Prints Zwirner says prints and printmaking have been a passion since his earliest days in the art world. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 18, 2021
Studio Visit Elmgreen and Dragset Fuel Their Creativity With Croissants in the Studio—and When All Else Fails, They Go to the Bar The Scandinavian duo worked in situ to finish their first show at Pace Gallery in New York. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 15, 2021
Law & Politics A Monumental KAWS Installation in Singapore Can Proceed, Court Says, After a Dispute With a Collector’s Foundation The viral public art show in Singapore has been threatened by legal actions. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 15, 2021
Auctions A Singular Trove of Impressionist Masterworks Powered Christie’s Evening Sale to a Stunning $751.9 Million, One of Its Best Results Ever The Cox Collection generated an expectation-busting $332 million, led by a Caillebotte nabbed by the Getty and three pricey Van Goghs. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 11, 2021
Art World Have a Spare $3.9 Million? John Baldessari’s Craftsman Home in Santa Monica Is on the Market—and Just a Few Blocks From the Beach The home of the late conceptual artist is quintessential California cool. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 10, 2021
Auctions Everything You Need to Know About New York’s $1.4 Billion Fall Auction Season, From the Trophy-Filled Macklowe Trove to Underrated Gems Here is your guide to the fall auctions in New York at Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 8, 2021
Galleries Jónsi, the Lead Singer of Sigur Rós, Aims to Recreate the Sight, Sound, and Smell of a Volcanic Eruption in His New Gallery Show The Icelandic artist fuses music with sound effect and has even created customized scents using a 'perfume organ.' By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 3, 2021
Crime In a Shift, Notorious Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Set to Plead Guilty to Criminal Charges in Federal Court This Week It remains to be seen what type of prison sentence is handed down. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 1, 2021
Art Fairs Art Basel Parent Group MCH Hit With Cyber Attack That May Have Breached Clients’ Personal Data The company has filed a criminal complaint against the unknown perpetrators and says it will keep clients informed of next steps. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 29, 2021
Crime Manhattan’s D.A. Returns 248 Antiquities to India That Were Caught Up in the Investigation of Disgraced Dealer Subhash Kapoor It is the largest group of historical objects to be returned to the country. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 29, 2021
Law & Politics In the Name of Public Interest, a Jersey Court Released Details of Art Entrepreneur Andrew Valmorbida’s ‘Serially Dishonest’ Dealings The court's release is unusual, as it comes in the wake of a civil settlement. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 27, 2021