Politics A Shanghai Art Space Closed After Showing a Video Ranking Women’s Looks by an Artist Known as ‘the Chinese Donald Trump’ Song Ta's 'Uglier and Uglier' has sparked a massive internet firestorm. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 22, 2021
Politics Belgium Will Seek a Partnership With the Democratic Republic of Congo to Begin Returning Plundered Artworks "They don't belong to us," a Belgian official said in reference to the objects. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 22, 2021
Auctions Christie’s and Sotheby’s Are Now Accepting Cryptocurrency for Big-Ticket Items, Including for a $5.4 Million Keith Haring This marks the first time that tangible eight-figure objects at auction can be bought with cryptocurrency. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 22, 2021
Law An E.U. Panel Has Stripped Banksy of Two More Trademarks in His Ongoing Battle With a Greeting Card Company This marks the fourth image for which the artist's trademark has been canceled. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 21, 2021
Galleries Mega-Gallery Hauser and Wirth Is Opening a New Space in Yet Another Posh Vacation Hub: Monaco Travel restrictions have fostered burgeoning art scenes in wealthy vacation enclaves By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 17, 2021
Artnet News Pro Before NFTs, There Were Banksy Prints. Here’s a Pro Guide to Navigating the Street Artist’s Market, Which Has Tripled in Value Since 2019 Want to buy one? Here's what you need to know. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 17, 2021
Art World What Unites Brilliant Artists Who Died in Their Twenties? Here Are 8 Case Studies From a New Book About Starry Lives Cut Short A new book explores the lives and work of artists who died in their 20s. By Caroline Goldstein & Eileen Kinsella, Jun 15, 2021
Law Robert Indiana’s Estate Has Reached an Agreement With His Longtime Financial Backer After a Bitter Three-Year Legal Fight Several other lawsuits tied to the late artist's estate remain in place, however. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 14, 2021
Law The Manhattan District Attorney Has Returned 27 Looted Antiquities Worth a Combined $3.8 Million to Cambodia The return involved objects linked to investigations of disgraced dealers Subhash Kapoor and Nancy Wiener. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 11, 2021
Auctions Sotheby’s ‘Natively Digital’ NFT Sale Lands at $17.1 Million, With More Than Half the Total Racked Up in the Final Minutes Sillytuna was active on both the buy and sell sides of the sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 10, 2021
Galleries Why Watch Hulu When You Can Watch Art? David Zwirner Launches a Star-Studded Livestream Program at Galleries Around the Globe The gallery will host six talks across four cities and show dozens of artworks in a bid for live programming. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 9, 2021
Artnet News Pro ‘Woo-Hoo!’: A Global Hunger for Hot Young Figurative Art Propelled Phillips and Poly’s Hong Kong Sales to a ‘White Glove’ $90 Million Records abound for buzzed-about stars. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 9, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions We Took a Preview Tour of the Immersive Van Gogh Experience Opening in New York. It Was Actually Pretty Spectacular The show made its first big splash when it was used as a set for "Emily in Paris." By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 4, 2021
Galleries Lévy Gorvy Is Dedicating All Four of Its Global Galleries to Mickalene Thomas, a Growing Art-Market Force, This Fall The artist just set a new auction record of $1.8 million last month. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 3, 2021
Art Fairs Following a Safe and Successful Hong Kong Fair, Art Basel Confirms That Its Marquee Swiss Edition Will Take Place This September The fair will proceed—with new safety protocols in place. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 3, 2021
