Auctions It Wasn’t Just KAWS. Here Are 3 Trends That Show the Hong Kong Auction Market Is Booming for International Art We examine three trend lines from the recent slate of Hong Kong sales to determine where the market is headed. By Julia Halperin & Tim Schneider, Apr 15, 2019
Auctions In a Sign of Things to Come, African Collectors Dominated Sales at Sotheby’s Impressive $3 Million Contemporary African Art Auction in London Buyers from the continent accounted for 70 percent of the sales on the night. By Julia Halperin, Apr 3, 2019
Art Fairs Art Basel Hong Kong Kicks Off With a Buzz—and a $19 Million Picasso—as the Market’s Center Drifts Eastward The seventh edition of the fair opened to swift sales, despite pre-opening jitters about the mainland Chinese economy. By Julia Halperin, Mar 27, 2019
On View KAWS for Commotion: Scores of People Are Lining Up to Take Selfies With the Artist’s Largest Work to Date in Hong Kong. See Pictures of It Here You couldn't beat the crowds back with a (selfie) stick if you wanted to. By Julia Halperin, Mar 26, 2019
Art Fairs 5 Rising Artists From Across Asia to Seek Out at Art Basel Hong Kong You may not know these artists yet—but you should. By Julia Halperin, Mar 25, 2019
Politics Amid Mounting Pressure and Numerous Lawsuits, the Sackler Trust Halts Philanthropic Giving Theresa Sackler says the trust has made the "difficult decision to temporarily pause all new philanthropic giving." By Julia Halperin, Mar 25, 2019
Market ‘Contemporary Artist’ Means Everyone From Andy Warhol to Avery Singer. Here’s a New Category for the Art of Our Time The artnet Intelligence Report brings a bit of market clarity for artists born after 1974 by giving them their own category. By Tim Schneider & Julia Halperin, Mar 21, 2019
Art Fairs Are We at ‘Peak Art Fair’? Collectors and Advisors Say They’re Hitting Their Saturation Point—and Something’s Got to Give In the wake of a thinner-than-usual Armory Week, collectors and advisors reflect on the shifting art-fair landscape. By Julia Halperin & Tim Schneider, Mar 11, 2019
Art and Law Behind the Scenes of Two Disgruntled Jeff Koons Collectors’ Legal Battle With Gagosian In court this week, one judge let a case against Gagosian proceed while another encouraged the collector and the gallery to reach a settlement. By Julia Halperin, Mar 7, 2019
People Carolee Schneemann, Feminist Trailblazer Who Redefined the Body as a Site for Art, Has Died at 79 She was known for 'Meat Joy,' 'Interior Scroll,' and a career's worth of work with the body and beyond. By Julia Halperin, Mar 6, 2019
Politics In a Landslide Decision, Employees at the New Museum Vote to Unionize The staffers hope the union will help to address grievances such as low pay and long hours. By Rachel Corbett & Julia Halperin, Jan 24, 2019
Art World MOCA Los Angeles Will Close Its Pacific Design Center Location After Nearly 20 Years The museum's satellite space in West Hollywood will close for good on February 24. By Julia Halperin, Jan 16, 2019
Market How Are Emerging Art Dealers Dealing With the Gallery Crisis? We Asked a Dozen of Them at NADA Sales were fast and furious on opening day of NADA Miami Beach. So why are dealers still so nervous? By Julia Halperin & Tim Schneider, Dec 7, 2018
Art Fairs The Day After a Stock-Market Nosedive, Art Basel Miami Beach Opens With a $17 Million Picasso and Other Surprisingly Swift Sales The peppy mood comes one year after dealers complained they lost out on sales due to the convention center's renovation. By Julia Halperin, Dec 5, 2018
On View An Events Corporation That Produces Concerts for Jay-Z and Madonna Put on a Banksy Show in Miami. What Could Go Wrong? Live Nation teamed up with Banksy's former dealer Steve Lazarides to create a traveling, for-profit Banksy exhibition. By Julia Halperin, Dec 5, 2018
