People Basquiat, the Comic Book: See the Rise of Art Star Jean-Michel Basquiat in a New Graphic Novel Basquiat's dramatic life story has inspired films, a Broadway musical, and now a graphic novel. By Eileen Kinsella, May 14, 2019
Auctions Christie’s Impressionist and Modern Art Sale Soars to $400 Million, Fueled by Treasures Once Owned by Condé Nast’s S.I. Newhouse A Cézanne picture that was famously stolen and recovered in 1999 led the way at $52 million. By Eileen Kinsella, May 13, 2019
Politics In the Heart of the Whitney Biennial, Artists Are Working to Expose Board Member Warren Kanders’s Link to Possible War Crimes Forensic Architecture's 'Triple Chaser,' as the video in the just-opened show is called, tracks Kanders's ties to munitions used in crisis zones. By Eileen Kinsella, May 13, 2019
Art and Law A High-Profile Impressionist Art Collector Says Wildenstein Sold Him a ‘Clever Fake’ Bonnard—and Now the Courts Will Decide The collector bought the painting from the gallery more than thirty years ago. By Eileen Kinsella, May 10, 2019
Art and Law Art-World Scammer Anna Delvey Has Been Sentenced to Four to Twelve Years in Prison The sentence comes after a dramatic, 22-day trial, during which she was found guilty on nearly all counts. By Eileen Kinsella, May 9, 2019
Auctions Here’s What to Expect at the $1.3 Billion Spring Auctions in New York, From a $58 Million Koons to a Once-Lost Cézanne All the highlights from the Impressionist, modern, and contemporary art auctions in New York next week. By Eileen Kinsella, May 9, 2019
People See 10 Outlandish Paintings of ‘Socialite Scammer’ Anna Delvey by the New York Post Photographer Who Followed Her Every Move The artist says Delvey laughed when she saw the works. By Eileen Kinsella, May 8, 2019
Art Fairs TEFAF’s Spring New York Edition Kicks Off With Eight-Figure Prices, Packed Stands, and a Live Dubuffet Sculpture Performer Although champagne ran out early, sales stayed solid. By Eileen Kinsella, May 2, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Posts a Widened Loss in the First Quarter of 2019 Amid a Dip in Private Sales and a Shift in the Auction Calendar Sotheby's posted a $7.1 million loss in the first quarter of 2019, but CEO Tad Smith remained optimistic heading into the marquee May sales. By Eileen Kinsella, May 2, 2019
Art Fairs For the Low, Low Price of $10, You Can a Get an Original Painting at Frieze New York (Cash Only) Artist Steve Keene wants to make work that anyone can afford. By Eileen Kinsella, May 1, 2019
Politics Will the Fourth Time Be the Charm? US Legislators Have Reintroduced a Bill to Open the National Museum of the American Latino If approved, the museum will join the Smithsonian Institution museums on the National Mall in Washington. By Eileen Kinsella, May 1, 2019
Art World A Lock of Hair Thought to Be Leonardo da Vinci’s Is About to Undergo DNA Testing in Italy The scientists hope the results could help resolve questions about the location of the artist's remains. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 30, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Veteran David Norman, Who Helped Sell the First Work of Art to Break $100 Million at Auction, Joins Phillips Norman led Sotheby's record-setting $104 million sale of a work by Picasso in 2004. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 29, 2019
Politics Artists, Curators, and Academics Call on MoMA and Trustee Larry Fink to Divest From Private Prisons Nearly all the participants in a recent conference at the museum signed the letter. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 29, 2019
On View Flags Can Be ‘a Symbol of Oppression’: Artist Ibrahim Mahama on Why He Replaced 50 National Flags at Rockefeller Center We spoke with the rising Ghanaian artist about his first large-scale public installation in New York. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 29, 2019
