Galleries Following a Flurry of Major Exhibitions, Color Field Painter Sam Gilliam Will Be Represented by Pace Gallery This marks the first time the legendary painter has been represented by a New York gallery. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 29, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Head of E-Commerce Explains Why the Market for Rare Sneakers Is Off to the Races, With ‘Very Serious Buyers’ A recent $1 million sneaker sale at Sotheby's shows the company's recent pivot may be working. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 26, 2019
People With Warren Kanders Gone, the Eight Whitney Biennial Artists Will Keep Their Work in the Show After All Prominent works by Nicole Eisenman, Nicholas Galanin, and others will remain in place. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 25, 2019
Auctions Yet Another Shareholder Has Filed a Lawsuit Against Sotheby’s Over the Company’s Acquisition Deal With Patrick Drahi The latest shareholder suit is seeking class-action status to halt the deal. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 24, 2019
Politics Whitney Biennial Artist Nibia Pastrana Santiago Was Just Teargassed in Puerto Rico’s Protests. Here’s Why She Still Won’t Quit the Show As artists withdraw their work from the Whitney Biennial, fellow participant Nibia Santiago recounts her personal experience with tear gas. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 24, 2019
Auctions Two Shareholders Are Suing Sotheby’s Over Its Proposed $3.7 Billion Acquisition Deal With Patrick Drahi The lawsuits are demanding the auction house disclose more financial information. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 22, 2019
Politics Eight Artists Withdraw Their Work From the Whitney Biennial as Protest of Warren Kanders Spreads to the Museum’s Marquee Show The defections began a day after a pointed essay from artists and writers branding the show the "teargas biennial." By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 19, 2019
Art World A Sprawling Show of Art by All-Star MacArthur Fellows, From Njideka Akunyili Crosby to Mark Bradford, Will Take Over Chicago in 2021 The show celebrates the 40th anniversary of the fellows program. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2019
Politics France Approves a Reconstruction Plan for Notre Dame. But Some Say It’s Moving Too Fast, Risking Further Collapse Politicians are squabbling over the timing and style of the reconstruction efforts. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 17, 2019
Art and Law A Judge Has Thrown Out a Lawsuit Claiming Pace Gallery’s Owners Are Abusing Their Power Over the Agnes Martin Market Judge Andrea Masley calls the claim "vague." Dealer James Mayor vows to fight on. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2019
Galleries Pace Has Closed Its Beijing Branch Amid Escalating US-China Tensions. Will Other Western Art Galleries Follow Suit? Arne Glimcher says its "impossible" to conduct business in mainland China right now. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 9, 2019
Art and Law LACMA Donor and ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Producer Riza Aziz Is Charged With Money Laundering in Malaysia The arts patron is ensared in the 1MDB fraud allegedly masterminded by Malaysian fugitive Jho Low. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 8, 2019
Analysis ‘He Can Play With the Big Boys’: What’s Behind the Effort to Revive the Market for ’80s Bad-Boy Painter Steven Parrino? Steven Parrino, an art star of the 1980s, is back in the spotlight thanks to new shows at Skarstedt and a renewed push by Gagosian. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 8, 2019
Art and Law Robert Indiana’s Longtime Representative Gets the Upper Hand in a Bitter Legal Battle for Control of His Work and Legacy The stakes are high in this battle over the rights to tens of millions of dollars' worth of art. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 3, 2019
Auctions David Goodman, Sotheby’s Marketing Chief Who Played a Central Role in Its Digital Expansion, Is Leaving the Auction House Sotheby's representatives insist Goodman's departure is unrelated to its sale to Drahi, while another staffer left before that deal. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 2, 2019
