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 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
Galleries Veteran Dealer Tyler Rollins Is Leaving the Commercial Art World to Run a Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts The foundation will focus on how faith shapes the arts. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 27, 2021
Auctions Former Casino Boss Steve Wynn’s Picasso Collection Fetched $109 Million in a Special Sotheby’s Event in Las Vegas Sotheby's staged an action-packed event in Las Vegas for the occasion. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 25, 2021
Auctions Christie’s Taps Deidrea Miller, an Arts Pro Who Previously Worked in the Mayor’s Office, to Lead Its Communications Strategy in the Americas The appointment comes as auction houses are embracing new technology and courting younger audiences. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 25, 2021
Law A District Court Rules That the Vermont Law School Can Conceal a Divisive Mural on Campus Without Violating the Artist’s Rights In a test of artists' rights, a U.S. judge says concealing works is not an infringement. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 22, 2021
Market James Murdoch Is Backing a Start-Up That Will Allow Collectors to Buy NFT Art From Galleries Using Old-Fashioned Fiat Blockchain.art seeks to provide a seamless and happy marriage for NFTs and the art world. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 21, 2021
Art Fairs Volta Has Canceled Its Debut Miami Fair After Pandemic-Related Travel and Event Restrictions Caused Too Many Scheduling Snafus Restrictions on international travelers confounded organizers plans. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 20, 2021
Politics Havana Biennial Boycott Gathers Support, With Hundreds Signing Open Letter Against Government Crackdown More than 400 culture workers have called on colleagues not to participate in the exhibition because of injustices committed by the Cuban regime By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 19, 2021
Artnet News Pro Julian Schnabel’s Plate Paintings Captured the ’80s Zeitgeist—and Then Disappeared. Here’s Why Collectors Are Reconsidering Them Now A new batch are the subject of an exhibition at the Brant Foundation in New York. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 19, 2021
Auctions Young Painters Steal the Limelight From the Likes of Polke and Prince in Phillips’s $35 Million London Evening Sale New records were set for seven up-and-coming artists. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 15, 2021
Auctions Sotheby’s Launches Metaverse, a Dedicated Digital Art Platform, With a Little Help From Pak, Paris Hilton, and Time Magazine The NFT arms race is heating up another notch. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 15, 2021
Museums Why Did So Many Workers Get Laid Off From U.S. Museums When They Received So Much Federal Aid? A New Report Crunches the Numbers The report finds that a disproportionate share of funds went to the largest cultural institutions. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 14, 2021
