Auctions Who Was the Best-Selling Artist at Auction Worldwide in May? There’s a Clear Winner—by a Long Shot Perhaps even more surprising than the identity of the artist is the total amount of sales it took to come out on top. By Julia Halperin, Jun 30, 2020
People Christo, Who Transformed Landscapes Around the Globe With Monumental Public Artworks That Delighted Millions, Has Died at 84 The artist, who died at home in New York on May 31, will be remembered for his tireless pursuit of public art that seemed impossible. By Julia Halperin, May 31, 2020
People Three Museum Directors Offer a Behind-the-Scenes Look at How They Are Tackling the Challenge of Reopening Their Institutions Post-Lockdown The directors of the Walker Art Center, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, and the Toledo Art Museum discuss their approach to reopening. By Julia Halperin, May 27, 2020
On View MOCA Director Klaus Biesenbach Is So Addicted to Visiting Artists’ Studios That He’s Doing It on Zoom (and Letting the Public Ride Along) As his institution faces deep cutbacks, the MOCA director is still finding time to speak with artists around the world. By Julia Halperin, Apr 30, 2020
Auctions Global Auction Sales Fell 76 Percent Last Month as the Lockdown Battered Markets, But Demand Is Steady for Lower-Priced Items We broke down worldwide auction results from March to see what segments of the market are shrinking the fastest—and where signs of hope remain. By Julia Halperin, Apr 30, 2020
Auctions The Good News? Global Online Auctions Grew 63 Percent Last Month. The Bad News? That May Not Be Nearly Enough The next two months will be a test of whether auction houses can build on their recent momentum. By Julia Halperin, Apr 22, 2020
People How Do You Start a New Job as a Museum Director When Your Institution Is Closed Indefinitely? Just Ask Laura Raicovich of the Leslie-Lohman Museum The former Queens Museum director says now is the time to "radically reimagine" who museums serve, and how. By Julia Halperin, Apr 8, 2020
Galleries With the Launch of Two More Online Sales Initiatives, Mega-Gallerist David Zwirner Says He Is Already Envisioning Less Need for Art Fairs Zwirner's "Studio" platform kicks off with Wolfgang Tillmans, while its "Exceptional Works" secondary-market venue debuts with Josef Albers. By Julia Halperin, Apr 6, 2020
Art World ‘This Is the Biggest Challenge We’ve Faced Since the War’: How the Coronavirus Crisis Is Exposing the Precarious Position of Museums Worldwide As museums lose money amid indefinite closures, points of weakness are starting to appear. By Julia Halperin & Javier Pes, Mar 26, 2020
Art Fairs TEFAF New York Spring Will Be Postponed to an Increasingly Crowded Fall Art Calendar The news closely follows the cancellation of Frieze New York. By Julia Halperin, Mar 20, 2020
Art World The Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Bracing for a $100 Million Shortfall as Leadership Pivots to Highlight the Institution’s Digital Offerings The museum is creating a $50 million emergency fund by pulling money back from acquisition funds and other programming. By Julia Halperin, Mar 19, 2020
Art World Can Gee’s Bend—the Tiny Alabama Community Behind America’s Most Dazzling Quilts—Become an Art Destination to Rival Marfa? A series of initiatives spearheaded by the Souls Grown Deep foundation aims to transform Gee's Bend into a tourist hub. By Julia Halperin, Jan 23, 2020
Market The Art Market Has Transformed Over the Past Decade. Here Were Its Fastest-Rising Stars, According to the Artnet Price Database To get a snapshot of how tastes changed in the 2010s, we examined which artists drew the most individual searchers. By Julia Halperin, Dec 26, 2019
Art Fairs ‘The Vultures Are Circling’: The Market for Young Artists Is White-Hot Again—But Can They Get Out Alive? Buyers jostled for the chance to acquire work by up-and-coming stars at Art Basel Miami Beach. Here's the problem. By Julia Halperin, Dec 6, 2019
Art Fairs 4 Striking Trends at NADA Miami That Show Us Where the Art World—and Market—Are Headed Next The fair this year included a healthy number of works priced at $10,000 and less. By Julia Halperin & Tim Schneider, Dec 6, 2019
