Art and Law Judge Throws Out a Collector’s Claim to Halt Sotheby’s Planned Sale of a $30 Million Basquiat Hubert Neumann was unable to convince a judge that he had a right to the painting. By Eileen Kinsella, May 8, 2018
Art Fairs From Shepard Fairey Skateboards to Joe Namath Paintings, Art New York Caters to Celeb-Hungry Collectors From street art to celeb tributes to blue-chip paintings, the fair offers something for everyone. By Eileen Kinsella, May 4, 2018
Auctions Sotheby’s Boosts Private Sales by 70 Percent in the First Quarter of 2018 Sotheby's first quarter earnings report reflects better-than-expected sales during a typically quiet period. By Eileen Kinsella, May 4, 2018
Galleries Mexico City’s kurimanzutto Gallery Opens a New York Outpost With a Scrappy Ode to the Big Apple Abraham Cruzvillegas's work has already been teased at the Kitchen. By Eileen Kinsella, May 3, 2018
Art and Law US Art Dealers May Soon Be Subject to Government Financial Regulation The art world has been put on high alert with news of new government oversight. By Eileen Kinsella, May 2, 2018
Market Inside the Uber-High-Tech Art Warehouse That Doubles as New York’s First-Ever Freeport artnet News gets a sneak peek inside ARCIS, a new high-tech art storage facility that would even give 007 problems. By Eileen Kinsella, May 2, 2018
Art and Law ‘The Matrix’ Producer Sues Gagosian Over a Missing Jeff Koons Sculpture—the Second Such Complaint This Month The Hollywood producer wants his money back after Gagosian told him the work would be delayed for at least two more years. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 30, 2018
Art and Law Art Dealers Push Back Against the European Union’s New Money-Laundering Regulations Dealers will now have to verify the identity of clients buying work for €10,000 or more. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 30, 2018
Art and Law Art Collector Michael Shvo Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion, But Avoids Jail Time Shvo must pay $3.5 million in unpaid taxes and fines. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 27, 2018
Galleries Blocks From the Met Breuer, a New Gallery Show Also Aims to to Steer Younger Viewers to the Old Masters Colnaghi has joined with Ben Brown Fine Arts to present the historic works side by side with Modern masters during Frieze and TEFAF New York By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 26, 2018
People Kim Kardashian West Reconciles With Artist Vanessa Beecroft to Launch Her New ‘Body’ Fragrance Yes, she gets naked again. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 25, 2018
Auctions Is This the Next Auction Supernova? A Rare Modigliani Nude Carries a Record $150 Million Estimate at Sotheby’s The painting, which was recently on view at Tate Modern, is reportedly owned by Irish billionaire horse breeder John Magnier. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 24, 2018
Art and Law Antiques Trade Groups Sue to Strike Down New York’s ‘Restrictive’ Ivory Law Dealers argue that state law conflicts with federal rules. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 23, 2018
Galleries Two More Beloved Galleries Bite the Dust as Copenhagen’s David Risley and Brooklyn’s Real Fine Arts Shutter "I never made exhibitions to sell art," Risley, a mainstay of his city's art scene, said. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 23, 2018
Art and Law An Expert Flagged Two Antiquities Headed for Sale as Suspicious. What Happened Next Reveals Why the Antiquities Market Is So Treacherous Christie's recent antiquities sale underscores just how complicated it is to prove certain works are illicit. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 23, 2018
