Auctions Sotheby’s Posts a Widened Loss in the First Quarter of 2019 Amid a Dip in Private Sales and a Shift in the Auction Calendar Sotheby's posted a $7.1 million loss in the first quarter of 2019, but CEO Tad Smith remained optimistic heading into the marquee May sales. By Eileen Kinsella, May 2, 2019
Art Fairs For the Low, Low Price of $10, You Can a Get an Original Painting at Frieze New York (Cash Only) Artist Steve Keene wants to make work that anyone can afford. By Eileen Kinsella, May 1, 2019
Politics Will the Fourth Time Be the Charm? US Legislators Have Reintroduced a Bill to Open the National Museum of the American Latino If approved, the museum will join the Smithsonian Institution museums on the National Mall in Washington. By Eileen Kinsella, May 1, 2019
Art World A Lock of Hair Thought to Be Leonardo da Vinci’s Is About to Undergo DNA Testing in Italy The scientists hope the results could help resolve questions about the location of the artist's remains. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 30, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Veteran David Norman, Who Helped Sell the First Work of Art to Break $100 Million at Auction, Joins Phillips Norman led Sotheby's record-setting $104 million sale of a work by Picasso in 2004. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 29, 2019
Politics Artists, Curators, and Academics Call on MoMA and Trustee Larry Fink to Divest From Private Prisons Nearly all the participants in a recent conference at the museum signed the letter. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 29, 2019
On View Flags Can Be ‘a Symbol of Oppression’: Artist Ibrahim Mahama on Why He Replaced 50 National Flags at Rockefeller Center We spoke with the rising Ghanaian artist about his first large-scale public installation in New York. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 29, 2019
Galleries With a New Online Salesroom, This Hip New York Gallery Is Reinventing Itself by Offering Flash Sales for the Art Market The Journal Gallery is moving to a new neighborhood and launching a new sales platform called Tennis Elbow. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 26, 2019
Art Fairs With Chicago’s Art Scene Gathering Steam, NADA Will Launch a New Fair in the Windy City This Fall The Chicago Invitational will take place this September at the same time as EXPO Chicago. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 26, 2019
Art and Law Art-World Scammer Anna Delvey Is Found Guilty After a Dramatic Trial and Now Faces Prison and Deportation She will be sentenced May 9 and faces up to 15 years in jail. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 25, 2019
On View Sex Pistols Legend Johnny Rotten on the Art of Punk-Rock Posters and Why Donald Trump Is ‘Wildly Entertaining’ The feisty singer was as bold as ever as he opened a new show of punk graphic design in New York. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 25, 2019
Art World A Dutch Company Has a Plan to Rebuild Notre Dame From the Ashes—Literally—Using 3-D Printing Two designers suggest that the charred remains of the cathedral can be reused for its restoration. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 25, 2019
Art and Law The Oops List: Here Are the 5 Biggest Missteps That Landed Art-World Grifter Anna Delvey in Jail It's up to the jury now to decide her fate. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 25, 2019
Exhibitions The Louvre Is Bracing for Its Leonardo da Vinci Extravaganza by Introducing Timed Tickets. The Race Is On. The museum is anticipating unprecedented demand for its blockbuster retrospective this fall. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 24, 2019
Art and Law A Paris Court Has Sentenced Two Rodin Dealers for Counterfeiting Reproductions by the French Sculptor The case has dragged on for nearly two decades. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 23, 2019
