Auctions Phillips Is Opening a New Business Division for Wealthy Art Collectors in Need of Legal and Financial Advice The new department reflects the increasing sophistication of the booming global art trade. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 18, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Is Reportedly Consulting Two Investment Banks as Rumors Mount That the Auction House Is Headed for an IPO The auction house is reportedly in talks with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley about going public again. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 14, 2022
Law A Bombshell Lawsuit Between Two Collectors Exposes How Far Some Will Go to Get Access to the Art They Want Collectors Michael Xufu Huang and Federico Castro Debernardi have settled their lawsuit, but not before revealing the market's inner workings. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 12, 2022
Auctions An Iconic René Magritte Landscape Could Fetch $60 Million at Sotheby’s in the Latest Sign That the Trophy Market Continues to Rage The work has never before been sold. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 11, 2022
Auctions Actor Michael Caine Is Auctioning Off His Marc Chagall Painting, an ‘Alfie’ Poster, and Other Art and Movie Memorabilia Bonhams will sell the collection in March. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 10, 2022
Art World Ireland Will Soon Pay Arts and Culture Workers a Basic Income to Help the Sector Bounce Back From the Pandemic Details are still being hammered out ahead of a January 27 deadline. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 7, 2022
Politics Andres Serrano’s Shocking New Film Delves Into the Chaos of the U.S. Capitol Riot. He Thinks Trump Will Love It The artist's first-ever film takes an unflinching look at American history. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 6, 2022
NFTs ‘All My Apes Gone’: An Art Dealer’s Despondent Tweet About the Theft of His NFTs Went Viral… and Has Now Become an NFT The stolen trove was worth an estimated $2.2 million. The NFT of the tweet is going for a lot less. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 5, 2022
NFTs A New NFT Venture Has an Innovative Idea: Make Buyers Prove They Know Something About an Artist Before They Bid Xin Li-Cohen, dubbed Christie's 'secret weapon,' is co-founder of TR Lab. Artists including Cai Guo Qiang are on board. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 4, 2022
Pop Culture Chef Floriano Pellegrino Explains Why an Art Lesson Was the Best Way to Respond to That Viral Negative Restaurant Review Here's why contemporary art may be the best way to understanding his thinking By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 21, 2021
Auctions Boosted by Private Sales and NFTs, Christie’s Brought in a Total of $7.1 Billion in 2021—Its Best Results in Five Years Christie's came in second behind Sotheby's in overall results, but private sales surged. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 20, 2021
Museums The Bronx Museum of the Arts Is Celebrating 50 Years by Announcing a $21 Million Capital Campaign and Major Renovation Leaders say the transformed museum will further engage the local community. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 16, 2021
Law FBI Agents Descend on Palm Beach’s Upscale Worth Avenue in a Late-Morning Raid of the Gallery Danieli Fine Art Art dealers and other business owners watched with interest as FBI and IRS agents papered over the gallery windows. By Eileen Kinsella & Katya Kazakina, Dec 15, 2021
Auctions Setting an All-Time Record, Sotheby’s Has Sold $7.3 Billion Worth of Art in 2021. Here’s How The robust results coincide with reports that owner Patrick Drahi may be contemplating an IPO. By Eileen Kinsella & Katya Kazakina, Dec 15, 2021
Law An Explosive Legal Filing Says a Publisher Hid or Forged Thousands of Robert Indiana Artworks and Documents All of this is “just the tip of the iceberg,” the foundation says. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 14, 2021
