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
Art and Law 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 18, 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
Art and Law 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
Art and Law 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
Art and Law Luxury Apartment Residents Must Put Up With Tate Modern Visitors Peering Into Their Windows, Appeals Court Rules Perhaps people who live in glass houses shouldn't expect privacy. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 12, 2020
Galleries Marian Goodman Will Represent the Estate of Land Art Pioneer Robert Smithson, Who Left Behind a Trove of Never-Before-Seen Work The venerable gallerist will organize the first-ever show of Smithson's art in London this May. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 12, 2020
Art Fairs Here’s Your Go-To Guide to All the Fairs Taking Place in Los Angeles During Frieze Week 2020 Here is a guide to how to navigate the art fairs opening in Tinseltown this week, anchored by the sophomore edition of Frieze LA. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 11, 2020
Politics President Trump Is Trying to Eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts—Again—in His Just-Released 2021 Budget Proposal Will Trump's latest attempt to slash arts agencies succeed this time? By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 10, 2020
Galleries Veteran Dealer Margaret Clinton on Why She Closed Her Brooklyn Gallery—and Why the Art-Market Ecosystem Is in Need of an Overhaul The dealer behind Koenig & Clinton shares a frank account of the challenges of running a gallery. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 10, 2020
Politics We Talked to the Sketch Artists Who Captured the Only Images of Trump’s Impeachment Trial, Where Cameras Were Banned See some of their most compelling images, including screaming protestors, grandstanding lawyers, and Mitt Romney's chocolate milk. By Taylor Dafoe & Eileen Kinsella, Feb 7, 2020
Art and Law In-Demand Artist Derek Fordjour Just Got Slapped With a Lawsuit by a Dealer Who Says He Paid for Paintings, But Never Got Them The complaint alleges that dealer Robert Blumenthal bought 20 works from Fordjour for $20,000, but only ever received 13 of them. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 7, 2020
Art World Art Basel Cancels Its Hong Kong Edition, Citing ‘Sudden and Widespread Outbreak’ of Coronavirus After weeks of speculation, the Art Basel Hong Kong fair has officially been canceled amid the outbreak of the coronavirus. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 6, 2020
Auctions Jeff Bezos Reportedly Spent More Than $70 Million on a Kerry James Marshall and a Record-Shattering Ed Ruscha at Auction Last Fall The richest man in the world is now reportedly a major collector. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 6, 2020
Auctions Looking to Lure New Buyers, Christie’s Tried a Sale of Art Starting at Just $100. It Paid Off Big Time The "most accessible" auction ever had an auspicious start By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 5, 2020
