Auctions Christie’s Is Cutting Its Catalogue Pages and Print Materials in Half Next Year to Curb Its Environmental Impact Most of its buyers don't receive catalogues anyway, the auction house says. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 20, 2019
Auctions Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction in 2019—and Why They Brought in the Prices They Did Plus, who bought and sold them (when we could figure it out). By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 20, 2019
Art and Law A Prominent Art-Finance Company Says Embattled Dealer Inigo Philbrick Owes It $15 Million for a Loan He Never Paid Back The five works Philbrick used as collateral are already the subject of numerous claims. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 19, 2019
Art and Law Court Orders Art Dealer Asher Edelman’s Company to Pay $1 Million in the Botched Sale of a Keith Haring Painting Edelman had claimed that he was acting as an agent on behalf of a client who backed out of the deal, not as the buyer himself. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 17, 2019
Art Fairs Independent Art Fair Hires Ashley Harris, Formerly of Sotheby’s, for Its Newly Created Role of Executive Director The move comes at a time of reckoning for art fairs around the globe. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 16, 2019
Auctions The First-Ever Auction of Contemporary Aboriginal Art in New York Soars Past Expectations to Bring in $2.8 Million Is there a "Gagosian effect" at play in the new fervor for Aboriginal art? By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 16, 2019
On View Danish Collector Jens Faurschou Is Opening a Private Museum in Brooklyn—and He Doesn’t Care If You Have Fun There The Faurschou Foundation debuts its new Brooklyn space with an ambitious exhibition showcasing political work by international art stars. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 16, 2019
Art and Law The Scandal Surrounding Dealer Inigo Philbrick Deepens as New Claims on Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Art Keep Piling Up A grand total of three entities are claiming a stake in a single painting sold by Philbrick. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 13, 2019
Art and Law A Monaco Judge Has Cleared Art Dealer Yves Bouvier of the $1 Billion Fraud Alleged by Russian Oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev Rybolovlev is still pursuing legal action against Bouvier in several other jurisdictions. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 12, 2019
Auctions As Shakeups Continue at Sotheby’s, Auction Veteran Amy Cappellazzo Has Been Named Head of an Expanded Global Fine Arts Division The move comes as Sotheby's new CEO Charles Stewart reorganizes the company. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 12, 2019
Art Fairs One Year After an Eleventh-Hour Relocation, the Armory Show Is Reshuffling—on Purpose—for 2020 The fair welcomes 30 new exhibitors after a number of high-profile departures. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 12, 2019
Galleries Painter Avery Singer, the 32-Year-Old Sought-After Phenom, Is Now the Youngest Artist Represented by Hauser & Wirth One of the hottest young art stars joins the blue-chip gallery. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 12, 2019
Art and Law A British Court Hands Sotheby’s a Win in Its Lawsuit Over the Bungled Sale of $13.8 Million Frans Hals Sotheby's has been pursuing reimbursement for several years By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 11, 2019
Art Fairs Despite a Strong Miami Fair, Art Basel’s Parent Company MCH Group Is Under Pressure to Cut Costs and Streamline Its Business Internal communications show MCH is still struggling with budget issues. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 9, 2019
Art World At Art Miami, Kusamas Were Flying Off the Walls and Two Famed Former Models Teamed Up to Curate a Special Booth Brooke Shields and Helena Christensen lent some celebrity flair to the event. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 6, 2019
