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
Politics ‘Good Luck, America’: Artists and Arts Workers React to the Nail-Biting US Presidential Election on Social Media—See Their Posts Here From Kim Gordon to Amy Sherald, here are the best art world reactions to election night and the as yet undecided presidential vote. By Brian Boucher & Eileen Kinsella, Nov 4, 2020
People Gagosian Fires a Top Director Following an Investigation Into Allegations of ‘Unacceptable and Repugnant’ Behavior The executive joined the gallery in 2001. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 3, 2020
Art Fairs Dealers Report Only a Smattering of Sales at Art Basel and TEFAF’s Online Art Fairs, Raising Doubts About the Value of the Virtual Events But with low or no cost to participate, there's not much risk either. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 3, 2020
Art World Indianapolis’s Biggest Art Museum Is Replacing Its Contemporary Galleries With an Immersive Van Gogh-Themed Light Show The project launches next summer. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 30, 2020
Galleries Paula Cooper Has Long Refused to Expand Her Storied Gallery Beyond New York. Now, She’s the Latest to Open Shop in Palm Beach When it comes to satellite art hubs, Palm Beach is officially the new Hamptons. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 29, 2020
Art Fairs Frieze New York Is Moving From Its Palatial Tent on Randall’s Island to the Shed for a Pared-Down Art Fair in 2021 The next edition of Frieze New York will be a significantly smaller affair. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 28, 2020
Art and Law As a Lawsuit Over the Nazi-Looted Guelph Treasure Goes to the Supreme Court, Congressional Leaders Blast Germany’s Attempt to Derail It The Supreme Court will hear arguments in early December. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 26, 2020
Galleries Veteran Art Dealer Marian Goodman Will Close Her London Gallery, Citing Brexit and the Global Health Crisis The gallery is planning a new "flexible exhibition strategy" for the city. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 22, 2020
Artnet Talks New York Cultural Leaders Gonzalo Casals and Kemi Ilesanmi Compare Notes on the Threats—and Opportunities—of the Pandemic Era We spoke with the two following their keynote address at the Art World Conference. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 22, 2020
Auctions Sotheby’s Livestreamed Paris-to-London Hybrid Sale Pulled in $90 Million, Led by a Picasso and Banksy’s Irreverent Twist on Monet Observers describe it as "painting by numbers" auction action. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 21, 2020
Auctions Sotheby’s Will Sell a Nine-Foot-Tall Giacometti Sculpture for at Least $90 Million in an Unusual Sale Where the Bids Are Kept Secret The work reportedly comes from the collection of billionaire Ron Perelman. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 21, 2020
Art Fairs This New Palm Beach Art Fair Aims to Create Some Extra Buzz Around the City’s Burgeoning Art Market Veteran fair organizers David and Lee Ann Lester unveiled plans for the new event in Palm Beach—and the concept of an "art bubble." By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 20, 2020
Auctions A Decade Ago, Supersize Images by German Photographers Were Selling for Millions. Now, Prices Have Fallen Off a Cliff A work by Andreas Gursky sold in 2011 for more than the combined auction sales of every contemporary German photographer in the first half of 2020. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 19, 2020
Auctions The Brooklyn Museum Just Made $6.6 Million Selling Art From Its Collection—and It’s Putting More on the Block The museum hopes to raise $40 million in total. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 16, 2020
