Art and Law Manhattan’s DA Just Slammed Christie’s With a $16.7 Million Fine for Failing to Collect New York Sales Tax for Years The DA's office said the company failed to properly collect tax on international sales to New York clients between 2013 and 2017. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 9, 2020
Art World Why Hauser & Wirth Is Investing Big in a Virtual Reality Tool That Can Plan Shows, Calculate Fair Logistics, and Even Host Residencies The ongoing shutdown led the gallery to hit fast-forward on its technology division. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 9, 2020
Art World Museums Across the US Are Furloughing and Laying Off Workers—But Hopeful They’ll Get Help From the Federal Government The MFA Boston has furloughed more than 300 staff members—about 40 percent of its workforce—as it anticipates losses of more than $12 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 7, 2020
Art World In an Odd Partnership, Sales of a Toilet-Paper Artwork by the Late Born-Again Artist Thomas Kinkade Will Benefit Shuttered NADA Galleries The Kinkade Family Foundation is teaming up with NADA to deliver the aid. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 6, 2020
Art World The New Museum and Whitney Museum Cut Dozens of Employees as Lockdowns Continue With No End in Sight The New Museum parted ways with 48 workers; the Whitney cut 76. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 3, 2020
Auctions Sotheby’s and Christie’s Place Hundreds of Workers on Furlough and Cut Executive Pay as Art Businesses Feel the Impact of Coronavirus Postponements Sotheby's is furloughing approximately 12 percent of its staff. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 2, 2020
Market 7 Hard-Won Lessons From Art Dealers Who Survived Past Recessions on How to Navigate a Financial Downturn We canvassed insiders for advice about what to do in the months ahead. By Kate Brown & Eileen Kinsella, Apr 2, 2020
Art World SFMOMA Cuts or Furloughs Hundreds of Staff Members, Calling the Current Moment a ‘Very Painful Time for Our Museum’ The museum said it was expecting a sudden $8 million loss. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 31, 2020
Galleries After Finding Success With Online Sales, David Zwirner Will Share Its Digital Platform With 12 Promising Younger New York Galleries, Too Zwirner is hosting a dozen smaller New York galleries in one virtual space. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 30, 2020
Art Fairs Dealers Are Blasting TEFAF for Not Cancelling Its Maastricht Fair Now That Dozens of Attendees Have Contracted Coronavirus The fair closed early, but some say that wasn't enough. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 26, 2020
Politics American Cultural Organizations Get Less Than Five Percent of What They Requested From Congress’s New $2 Trillion Aid Package American cultural organizations had asked for $4 billion. They got, well, less. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 26, 2020
Art World The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles Has Laid Off More Than Half Its Staff Amid an Indefinite Closure MOCA says it hopes to reinstate its part-time employees once the museum reopens. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 24, 2020
Art World The Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Calling on the US Government to Bail Out At-Risk Museums With $4 Billion in Aid The museum is asking its staff, volunteers, and members to participate in a social-media campaign to advocate for government funding. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 24, 2020
People Prominent New York Gallerist Paul Kasmin, Who Helped Elevate Chelsea Into an Art Hub, Has Died at Age 60 The stalwart New York City dealer had battled illness for a long time. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 23, 2020
Art Fairs How Is Art Basel’s Experiment With Online Sales Going? Early Indications Suggest Mega-Galleries Are Making Out Just Fine But smaller galleries are noticeably quiet. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 20, 2020
