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
Law Will Disgraced Art Dealer Inigo Philbrick Avoid Trial After All? Court Papers Suggest He Could Be in Settlement Talks With U.S. Authorities After initially pleading not guilty, Philbrick may now be trying to strike a deal. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 13, 2021
Auctions Christie’s Will Sell Works by Dana Schutz, Nicolas Party, and Other Contemporary Art Stars to Benefit the NYC AIDS Memorial The fundraiser marks the memorial's 10th anniversary. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 12, 2021
On View ‘Greater New York,’ MoMA PS1’s Closely Watched Survey, Returns to Excavate New York’s Past and Reckon With Its Surreal Present What began as a survey of New York's present feels more intergenerational and international than ever. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 5, 2021
Auctions The Results of Christie’s Eclectic ‘Postwar to Present’ Auction Shows Today’s Buyers Have a Speculative Eye and a Nose for Novelty Christie's latest live sale saw thriving demand for digital art and rising stars, as well as a selective appetite for blue-chip abstraction. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2021
Law A Judge Paves the Way for Scholar Marc Restellini’s Lawsuit Over Ownership of Valuable Modigliani Research to Move Forward The court dismissed the Wildenstein-Plattner Institute's counterclaims against Restellini of copyright infringement. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2021
Auctions Third Time’s a Charm? A Prized Peter Doig Painting Is Returning to the Auction Block This Fall, and Could Break the Artist’s Record The painting previously sold at auction in 2015 and 2002. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 1, 2021
Museums Bug Infestations at Museums Surged During Lockdown. Here’s How They Are Fighting Back to Defend Their Art From Pesky Critters Institutions are reaching for innovative solutions to combat pests. Among them: micro-wasps. By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Sep 30, 2021
Law A Judge Denies Sotheby’s Effort to Dismiss a Lawsuit That Claims the Auction House ‘Fleeced’ New York Taxpayers Out of Millions Sotheby's said it will "continue to vigorously contest the allegations in this case, which we believe are without merit.” By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 29, 2021
Artnet News Pro Couldn’t Make It to Basel? Here Are 6 Rising-Star Artists That Were Creating Serious Buzz at the Fairs We scoured the main fair and its edgier sisters Liste and June for the most exciting up-and-coming talent. By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Sep 27, 2021
Art Fairs Liste, the Beloved Satellite Fair for Emerging Talent, Lobbied Art Basel to Set Up Shop Inside the Messeplatz. The Gambit Paid Off Liste exhibitors were enjoying close proximity to Art Basel, even if overall attendance was down. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 23, 2021
Art Fairs ‘Now It’s Just the Real People’: Art Basel Opens Its First Fair in 18 Months With an Among-Friends Vibe (and Steady Sales, Too) There was nary an American collector in sight. By Eileen Kinsella & Naomi Rea, Sep 21, 2021
Law Yves Bouvier Declares ‘Complete Victory’ After a Prosecutor Dismissed Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev’s Charges Against Him Rybolovlev said he plans to appeal the Swiss prosecutor's decision to drop criminal charges. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 17, 2021
Archaeology Archaeologists Have Uncovered Cave Art That’s Way Older Than Any on Record—and It Was Made by Children The extent of the find's significance depends a bit on your definition of art. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 16, 2021
Galleries The Donald Judd Foundation, a Blue-Chip Market Force, Jumps to Gagosian After More Than a Decade With David Zwirner The move follows Donald Judd's long-anticipated retrospective at MoMA last year. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 16, 2021
