Art Fairs Art Basel Miami Beach’s Online Edition Sees Steady Sales as Dealers Seek Ways to Jazz Up the Staid Virtual Fair Format Here's how dealers are faring. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 4, 2020
Auctions Going Once! 11 World-Class Auctioneers Tell Us the Stories and Strange Rituals Behind Their Luckiest Gavels Auctioneers are a superstitious bunch. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 3, 2020
Auctions Phillips’s First Joint Sale With Poly Auction in Hong Kong Reaped a Solid $50 Million and Set a Flurry of Records for Up-and-Coming Artists New records were set for Lucas Arruda, Bernard Frize, Salman Toor, and Matthew Wong. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 3, 2020
Auctions Buoyed by Demand for Young Stars, Christie’s Hybrid New York and Hong Kong Auction Fetched a Healthy $119 Million New records were set for Amoako Boafo, Shara Hughes, and Dana Schutz, among others. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 2, 2020
Art and Law The Developer Who Painted Over the 5Pointz Graffiti Mecca Must Pay an Additional $2 Million to Cover the Artists’ Legal Fees The stipulation brings the fines associated with the case to $8.75 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 30, 2020
People What I Buy and Why: Dominique Mielle on Why She Loves Tiny European Auction Houses, and the Sculpture She Installed by Crane Top collectors share their strategies (and obsessions). By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 30, 2020
Art Fairs Latin American Galleries Missing Out on Miami Beach Have Banded Together to Form Their Own Version of Art Basel in Mexico City The event was spearheaded by the gallery kurimanzutto. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 23, 2020
Analysis 7 Myths About New York Art Collectors That Get Thoroughly Busted by a New Survey of the City’s Art Scene A new survey argues that New York is extremely well positioned to bounce back from the shutdown. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 18, 2020
Art Fairs Art Basel Has Postponed Its March Hong Kong Fair to May as Travel Uncertainty Likely Delays the Market Calendar’s Return Until Mid-Year Meanwhile, online viewing rooms are planned for Art Basel Miami Beach. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 17, 2020
Art Fairs Dealers Spent Weeks in Quarantine to Participate in Shanghai’s Art Week, the First Major In-Person Event Since Lockdown. Was It Worth It? Here's what it took for US and European galleries to participate in Shanghai's West Bund and ART021 fairs. By Eileen Kinsella & Nate Freeman, Nov 13, 2020
Politics What Does a Biden Presidency Mean for the Arts? Here’s Our Guide to What’s Ahead for Trade, Taxes, Small Business, and More Here's why many in the art world are pleased about the election outcome. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 11, 2020
Analysis The Market for Chinese Art and Antiques Tumbled to a 10-Year Low in 2019, According to Our Exclusive Report Tensions between the US and China and political unrest in Hong Kong had much to do with the drop. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 9, 2020
Art and Law Sotheby’s Just Got Slapped With a Lawsuit by the New York Attorney General Alleging Millions of Dollars in Unpaid Taxes Government lawyers say the auction house bilked the public out of huge revenues. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 7, 2020
Art World French Starchitect Jean Nouvel Will Literally Carve a Hotel Out of Rock in Saudi Arabia’s Planned Cultural Hotspot, AlUla The project brings Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's grand vision for the city one step closer to reality. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 5, 2020
Art Fairs Art Basel’s Parent Company Has Cleared a Path for James Murdoch’s Investment After Shareholders Threatened to Kill the Deal Murdoch will gain three seats on the board, while some Swiss leaders will step down next year. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 5, 2020
