Art Fairs TEFAF Is Full of Handsomely Appointed Booths and Marvelous Objects. But the Specter of the Coronavirus Loomed Over Its Opening Hours Around 4,000 people attended the opening preview—a decrease of more than 27 percent from the 5,500 who came last year. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 6, 2020
Art World A New Thriller Starring Mick Jagger Paints a Dark and Dramatic Picture of Art Dealing, But Its Director Says It’s ‘Not a Satire About the Art World’ Director Giuseppe Capotondi says his film 'The Burnt Orange Heresy' shouldn't be taken too seriously. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 6, 2020
Art Fairs ‘It’s Obviously a Really Exciting Thing’: How Native American Art Has Become a Sleeper Sensation in Museums and the Art Market Alike The Independent art fair is taking its cue this year from "maverick" dealers who spotlight marginalized communities. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 3, 2020
Galleries That Was Fast: A Week and a Half After Its Private Sale Was Announced, the Marron Collection Has Already Netted $300 Million A $70 million Rothko sale followed two Picassos for $105 million By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 1, 2020
Art Fairs 8 of the Best Artworks to See at the ADAA Art Fair, From a Supernatural Alice Neel Painting to Zanele Muholi’s Latest Portrait Series We perused the booths to highlight the most impressive stands in the fair. By Sarah Cascone & Eileen Kinsella & Tim Schneider, Feb 27, 2020
Auctions As the Auction-House Race for Estates Continues, Sotheby’s Wins 26 Blue-Chip Treasures From the Anderson Collection Worth $55 Million The works, which will be auctioned in May, include pieces by Mark Rothko, Richard Diebenkorn, and Clyfford Still. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 26, 2020
Market Critics and Curators Are Finally Coming Around to the Riotous Pop Paintings of Peter Saul. So Why Is the Market Still Lagging Behind? The "patron saint" of Day-Glo colors is having quite a moment. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 25, 2020
Law & Politics A Stunning Legal Decision Just Upheld a $6.75 Million Victory for the Street Artists Whose Works Were Destroyed at the 5Pointz Graffiti Mecca The ruling shuts down the defendant's claims on practically every count. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 20, 2020
Art Fairs Art Basel Launches Online Viewing Rooms to Help Dealers Reach Collectors Virtually After Canceling the Hong Kong Fair The company is hoping to lure VIPs with a specially built platform. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 20, 2020
Galleries The $450 Million Marron Collection Is the Art Market’s Ultimate Prize. Now, Three of the World’s Top Rival Galleries Are Joining Forces to Sell It The heirs' decision to avoid the auction block comes as a surprise to the art world. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 19, 2020
Art Fairs Paris Photo’s Inaugural New York Edition Features 126 International Galleries and a Curatorial Cameo From Antwaun Sargent The fair's artistic director promises plenty of "contemporary energy." By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 18, 2020
Law & Politics In the Bitter Divorce of Collecting Royalty Libbie and David Mugrabi, Art Is at the Center of the Battle The case could expose secrets about one of the world's most prominent art-collecting dynasties. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 17, 2020
Events and Parties An Online-Gaming Billionaire Hopes His $3 Million Gift to James Turrell Will Make the Long-Delayed ‘Roden Crater’ a Reality The gift was announced at a party in Los Angeles hosted by Pace and Kayne Griffin Corcoran. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 14, 2020
Law & Politics Veteran Auction-House Attorneys Join Forces to Create a New Art Law Group Catering to an Increasingly Professionalized Art World Former Sotheby's legal counsel have banded together to form the new law firm Olsoff, Cahill, Cossu. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 13, 2020
Law & Politics The Marciano Art Foundation Denies All Charges in an Ex-Employee’s Labor Lawsuit, Saying It Doesn’t Owe Former Staffers Back Pay The plaintiff in the case is seeking class-action status. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 12, 2020