Art World ‘Shameful and Misguided’: Former Met Staff and Others Say the Museum Would Set a Dangerous Precedent by Selling Art to Cover Costs Despite relaxed official guidelines, critics had harsh words for the revered museum. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 8, 2021
Art Fairs For Dealers Unable to Travel Internationally, Art Basel Hong Kong Is Now Offering an Intriguing Option: Ghost Booths Dealers can have a presence at the fair without being, well, present. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 2, 2021
People Art Luminaries Pay Tribute to Richard Feigen, the ‘Collector in Dealer’s Clothes’ Revered for Championing Old and New Masters Alike The late dealer placed masterpieces in more than 100 museums around the world By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 1, 2021
Art World A Matchmaker for Museums? This New Startup Wants to Connect Art Collectors With Institutions Looking to Acquire Adventurous Work Museums looking to diversify their collections could get a boost from the new digital tool. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 26, 2021
Auctions Artworks Owned by the Late Billionaire William Louis-Dreyfus Highlighted Christie’s Somewhat Muted $2 Million Outsider Art Sale Bill Traylor, Martin Ramirez, and Thornton Dial were stars of the show. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 22, 2021
On View The Cheapo Beer Brand Natural Light Says Its New Marketing Stunt Is the Most Expensive Artwork of All Time The brand says it costs even more than the "Salvator Mundi." By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 13, 2021
People 3 Eye-Opening Facts About the Life and Work of the Beloved, Tormented, and Widely Misunderstood Painter Francis Bacon French writer Yves Peyré has published new information about his artist friend in a recent monograph. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 11, 2021
Law & Politics Members of the Art-Dealing Wildenstein Family Will Go on Trial for Tax Fraud—Again—After France’s High Court Throws Out Prior Rulings This will mark the third time the case has gone to trial. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 6, 2021
Law & Politics Lawmakers Are Cracking Down on the ‘Unregulated’ US Art Market. Here’s How a New Anti-Money Laundering Law Will Affect Dealers The new regulations target antiquities dealers, but could soon apply across the art market. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 6, 2021
Galleries Gagosian Has Closed Its San Francisco Gallery, Once Seen as a Beacon of Promise for Silicon Valley’s Art Market The gallery says it will focus its West Coast energies on Los Angeles. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 4, 2021
Art World ‘We’d Love to Work With Netflix Again’: Cash-Strapped Museums Looking for New Audiences Are Increasingly Doing Exhibits-for-Hire After a challenging year, museums are opening themselves up to creative revenue streams—including sponsored content. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 3, 2021
Art World Here Are the 12 Biggest Controversies That Rocked the Art World in 2020—and Why They Won’t Disappear Next Year From turmoil inside museums to extremely bad public sculptures of women, here are a dozen issues that got the art world talking in 2020. By Eileen Kinsella & Julia Halperin, Dec 30, 2020
Art World Struggling Arts Venues Will Get a Much-Needed $15 Billion Boost Through Congress’s Emergency Aid Package The NEA and NEH are also getting increases in the $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 22, 2020
Law & Politics Sotheby’s Pushes to Dismiss the New York Attorney General’s Lawsuit Over Its Alleged Role in Helping a Collector Evade Taxes The house argued its staffer was simply "poorly trained." By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 22, 2020
Galleries Curatorial Dynamo Destinee Ross-Sutton Just Opened a New Project Space Dedicated to Black Art in SoHo—No Flippers Allowed A contract she first developed for Christie's is in place for all sales. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 21, 2020