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, 10 hours ago
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
Politics ‘Call Me’: Jenny Holzer’s Latest Paintings at Art Basel Miami Beach Highlight Revelations From Trump’s Impeachment Hearings The artist's impeachment-themed work debuts today at Art Basel Miami Beach. By Julia Halperin, Dec 4, 2019
Auctions We Broke Down the Data From New York’s Fall Auctions. Here Are 3 Things They Reveal About Where the Art Market Is Headed Consult our charts to learn which segments of the art market are growing—and which ones are shrinking quickly. By Tim Schneider & Julia Halperin, Nov 22, 2019
Art and Law Disgraced Financier Jho Low Is Turning Over a Picasso and Basquiat Once Given to Leonardo DiCaprio as Part of a $700 Million Settlement Low's settlement with the US Justice Department is said to be the largest civil forfeiture deal ever. By Julia Halperin, Oct 31, 2019
Art Fairs As the Unrest in Hong Kong Intensifies, Dealers Grapple With the Pros and Cons of Attending Art Basel’s Fair in the City Two galleries have withdrawn, while others remain cautiously committed. By Julia Halperin & Naomi Rea & Kate Brown, Oct 7, 2019
Art Fairs Art Dealers at Frieze Masters Are Hustling to Make Sales Despite a Low Supply of High-Quality Works The fair's VIP preview signaled a cautious moment in the art market. By Julia Halperin, Oct 2, 2019
Art World See You at the Fair? Nope! Why the Art World Is Embracing ‘JOMO’—the Joy of Missing Out—in a Big Way From art fairs to auctions to gallery shows, the dramatic upscaling of the art world has begun fostering joy in those people who opt out. By Tim Schneider & Julia Halperin, Oct 1, 2019
Women's Place in the Art World Museums Claim They’re Paying More Attention to Female Artists. That’s an Illusion. Just 11 percent of all museum acquisitions over the past decade have been of work by women, our new investigation finds. By Julia Halperin & Charlotte Burns, Sep 19, 2019
