People The Head of Sotheby’s Closely Watched Artist Estate Service Makes a Surprising Exit After Just 18 Months Christy MacLear, the former head of the Rauschenberg Foundation, was tasked with building up the new division of Art Agency, Partners. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 2, 2018
Market Does Being Labeled an ‘Outsider Artist’ Stall a Market? Thornton Dial, Now a Museum Sensation, Is Poised to Break Out The market has never quite known what to do with the self-taught artist, who figures prominently in a current Met exhibition. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 29, 2018
Galleries Cheim and Read, Storied New York Gallery, Will Close Its Chelsea Space After 21 Years and Transition to ‘Private Practice’ The gallery is one of the largest and most established to close or transition into private dealing in recent years. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 28, 2018
Art World Fotografiska Will Open a Photo Center in the Park Avenue Building Made Notorious by Art-World Scammer Anna Delvey Swedish photography destination Fotografiska reveals new details about its forthcoming New York space, which will open next year. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 28, 2018
Art and Law Greece’s Prime Minister Asks Theresa May to Return the Elgin Marbles—Again Alexis Tsipras used his first official visit to the UK to restart the campaign for return of the Elgin Marbles. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 27, 2018
Analysis Women and Millennials Are the Fastest-Growing Forces in Art Collecting, a New Study Finds Nearly one third of wealthy women own art or are interested in buying it. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 26, 2018
People Can Artists Do Anything to Prevent Climate Change? Miami Beach Has Recruited One to Find Out Meet Misael Soto, the first artist-in-residence in Miami Beach's Office of Resilience. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 26, 2018
People David Goldblatt, Photographer of South African Apartheid’s Brutality, Dies at 87 "I’m interested in the conditions that give rise to events," Goldblatt once said. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 25, 2018
On View We’re Anything But Neutral on the Swiss Institute’s Chic New Manhattan Building The venerable arts non-profit is opening the doors of its new Selldorf Architects-designed space. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 22, 2018
Art and Law Gagosian Fires Back, Moving to Dismiss Lawsuits by Two Disgruntled Jeff Koons Collectors The gallery claims it was transparent about potential delays and tried to accommodate alternate payment plans. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 21, 2018
Art and Law Russian Billionaire Rybolovlev Wins Access to a Trove of Confidential Documents in His Ongoing Crusade Against Yves Bouvier The Russian billionaire's international legal battle soldiers on—and ensnares Sotheby's along the way. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 21, 2018
People ‘Make Your Bed’: Curator Helen Molesworth Offered These 5 Pieces of Advice in Her UCLA Commencement Address The curator discussed the special skills of listening that artists develop, and their importance for a world in crisis. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 21, 2018
Exhibitions Can Yayoi Kusama Make the Rockaways This Summer’s Viral Art Destination? Klaus Biesenbach Hopes So Get ready for the next unstoppable selfie sensation. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 18, 2018
Art World ‘We Haven’t Even Scratched the Surface:’ Design Duo Studio Drift on Breaking Boundaries in Art and Technology The Dutch art and design duo currently has a show on view at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 18, 2018
Art Fairs A Punning Artist Turned Art Fair Prankster Plants a Pot of ‘Art Basil’ at Gagosian’s Booth You say Basel, I say basil. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 15, 2018
