Law & Politics The Manhattan District Attorney Has Returned 27 Looted Antiquities Worth a Combined $3.8 Million to Cambodia The return involved objects linked to investigations of disgraced dealers Subhash Kapoor and Nancy Wiener. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 11, 2021
Auctions Sotheby’s ‘Natively Digital’ NFT Sale Lands at $17.1 Million, With More Than Half the Total Racked Up in the Final Minutes Sillytuna was active on both the buy and sell sides of the sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 10, 2021
Galleries Why Watch Hulu When You Can Watch Art? David Zwirner Launches a Star-Studded Livestream Program at Galleries Around the Globe The gallery will host six talks across four cities and show dozens of artworks in a bid for live programming. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 9, 2021
Artnet News Pro ‘Woo-Hoo!’: A Global Hunger for Hot Young Figurative Art Propelled Phillips and Poly’s Hong Kong Sales to a ‘White Glove’ $90 Million Records abound for buzzed-about stars. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 9, 2021
Art & Exhibitions We Took a Preview Tour of the Immersive Van Gogh Experience Opening in New York. It Was Actually Pretty Spectacular The show made its first big splash when it was used as a set for "Emily in Paris." By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 4, 2021
Galleries Lévy Gorvy Is Dedicating All Four of Its Global Galleries to Mickalene Thomas, a Growing Art-Market Force, This Fall The artist just set a new auction record of $1.8 million last month. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 3, 2021
Art Fairs Following a Safe and Successful Hong Kong Fair, Art Basel Confirms That Its Marquee Swiss Edition Will Take Place This September The fair will proceed—with new safety protocols in place. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 3, 2021
Law & Politics Street Artist Kaves Slaps the NYPD With a Lawsuit, Saying It Illegally Whitewashed a New York Mural He Painted With Full Permission The artist created the mural 13 years ago in Brooklyn as a tribute to his mother. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 2, 2021
Artnet News Pro Sotheby’s Returns to Germany With a New Cologne Office as It Seeks to Recapture the Country’s Expanding Market Sotheby's will face stiff competition from the country's well-established regional auction houses. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 1, 2021
Artnet News Pro How Much Does an Art Dealer Really Make? We Asked a Few Hundred of Them—Here’s What We Found Given the stark income gap, some are asking why trade organizations have not taken a closer look. By Zachary Small & Eileen Kinsella, May 31, 2021
Galleries Most Art Gallery Assistants Earn Far Less Than a Living Wage, According to Our Exclusive Dealer Salary Survey Artnet News surveyed over 300 gallerists about what it takes to make a living in the art world. By Zachary Small & Eileen Kinsella, May 31, 2021
Politics The Chair of the U.K.’s National Trust Will Step Down Amid Backlash to His So-Called ‘Woke Agenda’ The chair was responsible for a report that explored links between the Trust's properties and colonialism. By Eileen Kinsella, May 27, 2021
Artnet News Pro Why Did the Star Lot of a Christie’s Single-Lot Sale in Hong Kong Flop This Week? That’s the $58 Million Question No one took home Xu Beihong's painting 'Slave and Lion.' By Eileen Kinsella, May 26, 2021
Artnet News Pro Christie’s Hong Kong Auction Week Kicks Off With a $204 Million Evening Sale, Led by Yet Another Blockbuster Basquiat The wide-ranging sale was met with intense demand in Asia. By Eileen Kinsella, May 25, 2021
Law & Politics The E.U. Rules Against Banksy in His Trademark Fight With a Greeting Card Company, Citing His Own Statement That ‘Copyright Is For Losers’ The European Union Intellectual Property Office also cited his anonymity. By Eileen Kinsella, May 20, 2021