Art & Exhibitions Pat Steir Will Make Monumental Waterfall Paintings for Both the Barnes and the Hirshhorn in 2019 The commissions are the latest coup for the 78-year old artist, whose career is on a hot streak. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 17, 2018
Galleries Returning to Its Swiss Roots, Hauser & Wirth Is Opening Its Ninth Gallery in St. Moritz A Louise Bourgeois show will inaugurate the space in December. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 17, 2018
Market 11 Never-Seen Photos From Diane Arbus’s Most Famous Series Will Debut in New York This Fall The show is a product of a unique collaboration between Arbus's longtime dealer, Fraenkel Gallery, and David Zwirner. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 14, 2018
Law & Politics Artist Hank Willis Thomas Pulls Work From a South African Art Fair After a Photographer Levels Plagiarism Charges The artist says he hopes to have a debate with the photographer who cried foul. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 13, 2018
Auctions Will This Painting Make David Hockney the Most Expensive Living Artist When Christie’s Sells It This Fall? The painting could sell for $80 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 13, 2018
Art Fairs Frieze Unveils a Power-Packed Exhibitor List and a Star-Studded Host Committee for Its First Los Angeles Edition Dealers are eager to get in on the ground floor of the fair's first Los Angeles edition. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 12, 2018
People Souls Grown Deep Foundation Launches a New Paid Internship Program for Students of Color The grant program is one of a growing number that seeks to diversify the field. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 12, 2018
Analysis Who Says Culture Doesn’t Pay? $9.9 Billion Was Spent on New Arts Projects Around the Globe in 2017 The Louvre Abu Dhabi was, unsurprisingly, the priciest building completed last year. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 11, 2018
Art World Peter Brant’s Foundation Will Launch a New Project Space in the East Village With a Splashy Basquiat Show Brant's announcement comes on the heels of Interview magazine's relaunch after bankruptcy. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 6, 2018
Galleries It’s a ‘Leaser’s Market’ With ‘Unheard-Of’ Rents: Why Blue-Chip Galleries Are Doubling Down in New York’s Chelsea Top art dealers are embracing Chelsea's building boom, even as smaller players have been pushed out. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 6, 2018
Law & Politics Veteran Art Dealer Mary Boone Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion She has agreed to repay the IRS $3 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 5, 2018
Art Fairs Independent Brussels Aims to Cure Fair Fatigue With a Mega-Dose of Performance Art The fair, guest curated by Vincent Honoré, features 16 performance commissions. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 5, 2018
Law & Politics Brazil’s Inhotim Rolls Out an Ambitious Fall Program Despite Criminal Charges Against Billionaire Founder Bernardo Paz The museum says that charges against Paz and his sister will not impact programming. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 4, 2018
Auctions David Teiger’s Blue-Chip Art Collection Could Exceed $100 Million at Sotheby’s The contemporary collection will travel to three cities in Asia ahead of the London sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 30, 2018
Art World The Guggenheim Gets $750,000 to Help Answer Knotty, Existential Questions About the Nature of Conceptual Art The Mellon Foundation grant will fund the third stage of the museum's Panza Collection Initiative. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 29, 2018