Studio Visit Artist Tara Geer Goes Through Hundreds of Pencils a Day Creating Charcoal Drawings in Her Harlem Studio, Dog by Her Side The artist will open a show of large-scale new works in Long Island on July 22. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2023
Auctions France’s Oldest Auction Business, Drouot, Has Sold a 30 Percent Stake to Two Investment Companies The group said the investment will open up liquidity options for shareholders and help bolster the auction business. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 14, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Reports Global Sales Dropped 23 Percent in the First Half of the Year To be sure, 2022's stellar line-up was tough to replicate. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2023
Pop Culture How Indie Band Manchester Orchestra Brought Its Latest Album to Life by Blending Music and Immersive VR Art The band just kicked off a world tour and will be performing new music from 'The Valley of Vision' for the first time. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2023
Galleries Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: New York Dealer Rob Dimin on Flying Solo and the Risks and Rewards of Shaping His Own Program Dimin wasted no time in opening his own Tribeca gallery after a split with his longtime partner last year. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2023
Auctions Two Rare Rembrandt Paintings, the Artist’s Last Known Portraits in Private Hands, Commanded $14 Million at Christie’s London The small paintings commanded a huge price. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 11, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Sotheby’s London Auctions of Modern and Contemporary Art, June 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 28, 2023
Auctions Klimt’s ‘Lady With a Fan’ Sets a New Auction Record in Europe, Making $108.4 Million at Sotheby’s Mini-Marathon of London Sales The artist's final portrait—it was still on the easel in Klimt's studio when he died in 1918—is now the most expensive artwork ever sold in Europe. By Eileen Kinsella & Sarah Cascone, Jun 27, 2023
Art World Kim Keon Hee, the Art-Loving First Lady of Korea and ‘K-Culture Salesperson,’ Talks Mark Rothko and Moon-Jar Diplomacy Kim, an avid proponent of K-culture, has organized major shows in Korea of Le Corbusier, Mark Rothko and other art stars. By Eileen Kinsella & Vivienne Chow, Jun 26, 2023
Galleries Months After Adding Nan Goldin to Its Roster, Gagosian Hires a Veteran Photography Curator in Newly Created Director Role The mega-gallery's new hire points to the increasing importance of the medium. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 22, 2023
Auctions Rubens Painting Lost For 300 Years and Misidentified When Last Sold at Auction Will Star At Upcoming Sotheby’s Sale in London Research and x-ray analysis revealed that the painting is far more important than previously thought. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 19, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s Will Offer a Rare Klimt Portrait in London With a Whopping $80 Million Estimate—Which Could Set a European Record The painting, made near the end of the artist's life, will lead the Sotheby's London summer sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 14, 2023
Galleries Perrotin Gallery Is in Talks to Sell a Majority Stake to Investment Firm Colony to Fund Further Expansion Emmanuel Perrotin, who predicts increased gallery consolidation, even floated the idea of buying up rivals. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 12, 2023
Galleries Hauser and Wirth Announces Its New Paris Gallery’s Inaugural Show and Its Debut Director The gallery will open this fall, in time for the Paris + fair. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 12, 2023
On View Don’t Call It Lobby Art: A Manhattan Development Is Livening Up the Street With Larger-Than-Life Works by Christopher Wool and Charles Ray Brookfield Properties installed major new public works by the artists at its new Manhattan West development. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 9, 2023