People See the Strange, Haunting Final Paintings of 11 Famous Artists, From Michelangelo to Toulouse-Lautrec A new book by Bernard Chambaz explores the meaning behind an artist's last work. By Eileen Kinsella & Caroline Goldstein, Jan 29, 2019
Politics Four Months After the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Western Cultural Leaders Are Still Helping Saudi Arabia Become a Global Tourist Destination Current and former executives from Sotheby's and UNESCO, among others, remain involved in the Al-Ula project. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 28, 2019
Galleries David Hammons Will Have His First LA Solo Show in More Than 45 Years at Hauser & Wirth Hammons, who lived in Los Angeles for more than a decade, will return with brand new work. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 23, 2019
Art and Law I’m Just Here for the Art: Three Accused Spies Claim They’re Actually Just Culture-Loving Tourists Cultural tourism is a common defense for suspected spies. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 23, 2019
People Walter Chandoha, the Photographer Who Popularized Cat Pictures Before the Internet, Has Died at 98 Chandoha's first feline subject was a gray stray in 1949. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 22, 2019
Art and Law In an Explosive Lawsuit, Lehmann Maupin Gallery Accuses an Ex-Employee of Stealing Valuable Client Data and Trade Secrets The employee joined Lévy Gorvy last fall. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 22, 2019
Market Jackson Pollock Is Perhaps the Most-Forged Postwar Artist. This Man Wants to Identify the Fakes Richard Polsky hopes his niche service can fill a void in the market for Pollock's work. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 17, 2019
People Meet 8 Influential Collectors Behind Taiwan’s Growing Art Scene These are they key players who organizers of the inaugural Taipei Dandai art fair hope will flock to the exhibition. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 17, 2019
Art World Museum Boards Have Struggled to Diversify. A $4 Million Gift to the American Alliance of Museums Aims to Help An unprecedented gift aims to promote systemic change. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 16, 2019
People Kanye West Donates $10 Million to Help Fund James Turrell’s Volcanic Land Art Project ‘Roden Crater’ The rapper predicts "we all will live in Turrell spaces" one day. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 14, 2019
Art and Law Introducing ‘Opportunity Zones’: The Trump Administration’s New Tax Break for Art Collectors The government killed 1031 exchanges, but handed art collectors a new tax break. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 14, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Will Sell a Complete Set of All the Skateboard Decks Supreme Has Ever Produced for Up to $1.2 Million All 248 Supreme decks, some of which were designed in collaboration with artists, will be sold as a single lot. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 11, 2019
Art and Law A Gallery Claims Christie’s Double-Crossed Them by Selling Its Francis Bacon at a ‘Bargain Basement’ Price What happens when high-stakes, multimillion-dollar art deals go awry. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 8, 2019
Auctions Phillips Is Organizing a Selling Exhibition of Work by 64 African American Artists—With One Notable Absence The show spans four generations of artists. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 3, 2019
Art and Law Argentine Authorities Seize More Than 30 Works of Art From Former President Cristina Kirchner in Corruption Probe The former president says the news is an attempt to distract Argentinians from tax hikes. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 2, 2019
