Law & Politics Berkshire Museum Postpones Art Sale as It Works With Attorney General to Resolve Dispute But a final solution is a ways away. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 6, 2018
Law & Politics Palo Alto Wants to Tear Down a Giant Computer-Egg Sculpture—But the Artist Says It Violates Her Rights Adriana Varella asserts that her work is protected under VARA. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 5, 2018
Auctions Riding High on Leonardo, Christie’s Revenue Climbed to $6.6 Billion in 2017—But Private Sales Plummeted The sale of Salvator Mundi accounted for about 37 percent of the house's total global revenue. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 2, 2018
Art World Can This Upstart Website Become the YouTube of the Art World? Daily Plinth aims to become a one-stop shop for art-themed video. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 1, 2018
Galleries Broadway 1602, Celebrated Contemporary Art Gallery With a Cult Following, Files for Bankruptcy The gallery is shutting its doors just one year after an ambitious expansion. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 31, 2018
Galleries Paula Cooper Gallery to Represent the Estate of ‘Pictures Generation’ Artist Sarah Charlesworth Maccarone will continue to represent the artist in Los Angeles. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 31, 2018
Art Fairs In a Sign of the Times, Frieze New York No Longer Requires Exhibitors to Have a Physical Gallery Space Nicole Klagsbrun and Tif Sigfrid are among the gallery-less dealers at this year's fair. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 29, 2018
Art Fairs Mickalene Thomas and Racquel Chevremont Will Co-Organize VOLTA’s Special Curated Section In short order, the acclaimed section has become a must-see. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 26, 2018
People Shattered Expectations: How a Feud With Ettore Sottsass’s Widow Led to the Cancellation of His Stedelijk Survey Sottsass's widow and gallery argue that the museum never offered a cohesive exhibition plan. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 24, 2018
Politics Why Did the Firm Behind the Trump-Russia Dossier Implicate Art Collector Dmitry Rybolovlev in Its Testimony? The controversy centers around a Palm Beach estate that Rybolovlev purchased from Trump for $95 million in 2008. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 23, 2018
Auctions Andy Warhol’s Watercolor of a Charmingly Vintage Apple Macintosh Ad Is Coming to Auction—But Is It Real? The painting is said to be part of Warhol's "Ads" series from 1985—just after Apple launched the Macintosh. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 19, 2018
Art Fairs Are Tech Collectors Finally Coming Around? Attendance and Sales Boom at FOG and Untitled San Francisco Oscar Murillo, Fischli/Weiss, and Ron Nagle were among the stand-out sellers at the bustling fair week. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 18, 2018
Art World A Christie’s Security Staffer Has Been Accused of Being a Deadly Chinese Spy Jerry Chun Shing Lee was arrested at JFK airport this week. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 17, 2018
Law & Politics Simon de Pury Wins Legal Battle Over the Commission of a $210 Million Gauguin Painting The lawsuit has revealed details about the private sale between a former Sotheby's executive and the Qatari emir. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 16, 2018
Art Fairs New York Dealers Roll Out the Heavyweights to Lure Buyers at San Francisco’s Art Fairs The FOG and Untitled art fairs got off to an impressive start this week in San Francisco. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 12, 2018