Art Fairs Did Expo Chicago Frieze Itself Out? The Fair Has Built a Valuable Bridge to the Midwest, But New Dates May Have Hurt Sales The Chicago fair closed just a few days before Frieze opens in London. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 1, 2018
Auctions The Basquiat Blitz Continues: Sotheby’s Will Auction Four Blockbuster Works by the Artist This Fall A European private collector has consigned four Basquiat works to the auction house. They will go under the hammer in November. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 1, 2018
Art and Law A Judge Sentences Disgraced Dealer Ezra Chowaiki to 18 Months in Prison for Fleecing High-Profile Art Collectors of Millions The former ice cream salesman cooked up an elaborate scheme to defraud prominent victims. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 28, 2018
On View ‘Deeper Meanings Tend to Slip In’: Sarah Lucas, Edgy Feminist Id of the YBA Generation, on Her Fearless New Museum Survey "It was a bloody amazing time and we were all absolutely high on it," Lucas says of the YBA generation. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 28, 2018
Art and Law The 5Pointz Developer Ordered to Pay Street Artists $6.8 Million for Whitewashing Their Work Is Now Pushing Back Gerald Wolkoff's attorneys argue that graffiti doesn't have the same legal protections as fine art. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 27, 2018
On View Nino Mier Opens His Third Los Angeles Gallery With a Show of New Paintings by Rising Star Celeste Dupuy-Spencer The West Hollywood neighborhood is becoming a new gallery hub. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 26, 2018
Auctions Swizz Beatz to the Art World: Pay Your Artists Royalties When Their Work Is Resold The hip-hop producer found a receptive audience at Sotheby's. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 25, 2018
Art and Law Embattled Malaysian Financier Jho Low Was the Underbidder for the World’s Most Expensive Picasso, a New Book Reveals US Department of Justice documents detail some of Jho Low’s high-flying art purchases. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 24, 2018
On View This California Winery Is Opening a Massive Sculpture Park With Works by Ai Weiwei, Yayoi Kusama, and More Blue-Chip Artists The park features major works by a veritable who's who of contemporary artists. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 21, 2018
Galleries Hauser & Wirth Is Now Launching a Glossy New Art Magazine Too, Called ‘Ursula’ Veteran New York Times journalist Randy Kennedy is executive editor. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 20, 2018
Exhibitions Pat Steir Will Make Monumental Waterfall Paintings for Both the Barnes and the Hirshhorn in 2019 The commissions are the latest coup for the 78-year old artist, whose career is on a hot streak. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 17, 2018
Galleries Returning to Its Swiss Roots, Hauser & Wirth Is Opening Its Ninth Gallery in St. Moritz A Louise Bourgeois show will inaugurate the space in December. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 17, 2018
Market 11 Never-Seen Photos From Diane Arbus’s Most Famous Series Will Debut in New York This Fall The show is a product of a unique collaboration between Arbus's longtime dealer, Fraenkel Gallery, and David Zwirner. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 14, 2018
Art and Law Artist Hank Willis Thomas Pulls Work From a South African Art Fair After a Photographer Levels Plagiarism Charges The artist says he hopes to have a debate with the photographer who cried foul. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 13, 2018
Auctions Will This Painting Make David Hockney the Most Expensive Living Artist When Christie’s Sells It This Fall? The painting could sell for $80 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 13, 2018
