Art and Law A Gallery Claims Christie’s Double-Crossed Them by Selling Its Francis Bacon at a ‘Bargain Basement’ Price What happens when high-stakes, multimillion-dollar art deals go awry. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 8, 2019
Auctions Phillips Is Organizing a Selling Exhibition of Work by 64 African American Artists—With One Notable Absence The show spans four generations of artists. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 3, 2019
Art and Law Argentine Authorities Seize More Than 30 Works of Art From Former President Cristina Kirchner in Corruption Probe The former president says the news is an attempt to distract Argentinians from tax hikes. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 2, 2019
Art World These Are The 12 Biggest Controversies That Rocked the Art World in 2018 From resistance to the Met's new admission policy to outrage over museum funding, these were the biggest debates of 2018. By Javier Pes & Eileen Kinsella, Dec 28, 2018
Art World Why Leonardo DiCaprio and His Father Produced a New Netflix Film About an Obscure Polish Artist The film about the late artist starts streaming on Netflix December 21. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 20, 2018
Art and Law This Artist Sued Museums for $100 Million for Declining to Show His Work. But a Judge Isn’t Buying It "Art Bastard" Robert Cenedella says his lawsuit is about "exposing the secrecy and insider dealing of the art world." By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 20, 2018
Art and Law Freshly Out of Jail, Artist Tania Bruguera Files a Defamation Lawsuit Against Cuba The artist hopes her action inspires other artists fearful of the government. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 18, 2018
Galleries Chased Out of Chelsea? Try Tribeca! Why Midsize Art Dealers See a Better Future in Robert De Niro’s Backyard James Cohan, Andrew Kreps, The Journal Gallery, and CANADA are all relocating downtown. Why? By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 18, 2018
Auctions Phillips Is Moving Its New York Headquarters Next Year—But Only Around the Corner The fast-growing auction house is going for a major upgrade on Park Avenue. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 17, 2018
Art and Law Judge Orders Collectors Harry and Linda Macklowe to Sell Their $700 Million Art Trove and Split the Proceeds The couple has amassed a collection of some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 14, 2018
Art World How’s That for a Holiday Gift? Anonymous Donor Gives Virginia Museum of Fine Arts an Asher Durand Painting Worth $40 Million The painting is part of a trove of 250 new acquisitions. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 13, 2018
People Kaywin Feldman Becomes the First Woman to Direct the National Gallery of Art in Washington Feldman is the fifth director to lead the venerable 77-year old institution. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 11, 2018
Art Fairs ‘You Don’t Just Pick Things That You Think Are Pretty’: Actress Brooke Shields on Curating at Miami Art Week Brooke Shields curated a group show of work from New York Academy of Art alumni on view now at Art Miami. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 7, 2018
Art Fairs The Pérez Art Museum Miami Nabs Works by Two Emerging Young Artists With Its NADA Acquisition Fund—See Them Here The two-year-old gift acquisition program is aimed at strengthening ties with Miami institutions. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 6, 2018
Auctions Naomi Campbell, Bill Gates, and Larry Gagosian Converge to Supercharge Sotheby’s $10.5 Million (RED) Charity Sale in Miami Organizers Bono, David Adjaye and Theaster Gates all urged the crowd to be generous—and helped set some new records. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 6, 2018
