Market How Artist Yoshitomo Nara’s Return to Japan After 12 Years Abroad Reshaped His Style—and Supercharged His Soaring Market The artist's famously sassy cartoon characters command millions of dollars. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 22, 2021
Auctions A $9.8 Million Auction of Works by Christo and Jeanne-Claude and Their Artist Friends More Than Doubled Its Estimate at Sotheby’s Paris The auction offered an eclectic mix of work by the artists and those in their inner circle. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 18, 2021
Auctions Christie’s Hopes to Open a New Frontier of the Art Market With the First-Ever Major Auction of a Wholly Digital Blockchain Artwork The starting price for the work is just $100. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 16, 2021
Art World As Museums Desperately Try to Diversify Their Collections, They Now Face Another Problem: How to Pay for It in a Financial Crisis Some initiatives implemented prior to the pandemic have proved surprisingly resilient, while others are under major stress. By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Feb 11, 2021
Auctions Undaunted by Restitution and Authenticity Claims From Mexico, Christie’s Pulls in a Solid $3 Million at Its Sale of Pre-Columbian Art in Paris The auction house said all the works were "legitimately sold." By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 10, 2021
People SFMOMA Director Neal Benezra, Who Presided Over Its Major Expansion and Fell Under Scrutiny, Is Stepping Down The director has been at SFMOMA for 19 years. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 9, 2021
Art World ‘Shameful and Misguided’: Former Met Staff and Others Say the Museum Would Set a Dangerous Precedent by Selling Art to Cover Costs Despite relaxed official guidelines, critics had harsh words for the revered museum. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 8, 2021
Art Fairs For Dealers Unable to Travel Internationally, Art Basel Hong Kong Is Now Offering an Intriguing Option: Ghost Booths Dealers can have a presence at the fair without being, well, present. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 2, 2021
People Art Luminaries Pay Tribute to Richard Feigen, the ‘Collector in Dealer’s Clothes’ Revered for Championing Old and New Masters Alike The late dealer placed masterpieces in more than 100 museums around the world By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 1, 2021
Art World A Matchmaker for Museums? This New Startup Wants to Connect Art Collectors With Institutions Looking to Acquire Adventurous Work Museums looking to diversify their collections could get a boost from the new digital tool. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 27, 2021
Auctions Artworks Owned by the Late Billionaire William Louis-Dreyfus Highlighted Christie’s Somewhat Muted $2 Million Outsider Art Sale Bill Traylor, Martin Ramirez, and Thornton Dial were stars of the show. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 22, 2021
On View The Cheapo Beer Brand Natural Light Says Its New Marketing Stunt Is the Most Expensive Artwork of All Time The brand says it costs even more than the "Salvator Mundi." By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 13, 2021
People 3 Eye-Opening Facts About the Life and Work of the Beloved, Tormented, and Widely Misunderstood Painter Francis Bacon French writer Yves Peyré has published new information about his artist friend in a recent monograph. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 12, 2021
Law Members of the Art-Dealing Wildenstein Family Will Go on Trial for Tax Fraud—Again—After France’s High Court Throws Out Prior Rulings This will mark the third time the case has gone to trial. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 6, 2021
Law Lawmakers Are Cracking Down on the ‘Unregulated’ US Art Market. Here’s How a New Anti-Money Laundering Law Will Affect Dealers The new regulations target antiquities dealers, but could soon apply across the art market. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 6, 2021
