Katya Kazakina

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The Art Detective

Basquiat, Inc.: How the Artist’s Estate Built a Licensing Empire of Branded Barbies, Dog Hoodies, Coach Backpacks, and More

by Katya Kazakina

Crime

A Portrait Painter Helped Police Nab the Suspected NYC Subway Shooter, Crediting His Artist’s Eye in Spotting Him on the Street

by Katya Kazakina

Auctions

The Toledo Museum of Art Will Deaccession Three Impressionist Paintings That Could Fetch More Than $60 Million at Sotheby’s

by Katya Kazakina

People

In Pictures: See a Curator’s Harrowing Journey From War-Torn Kyiv to Venice to Install the Art for Ukraine’s National Pavilion

by Katya Kazakina

Artnet News Pro

Artnet News Has Identified the Seller of the Prime-Period Picasso That May Fetch $60 Million at Sotheby’s

by Katya Kazakina

The Art Detective

The Curse of BOGO? Why Forcing Collectors Hungry for Hot New Art to Buy One and Give One (to a Museum) May Be a Very Bad Idea

by Katya Kazakina

The Art Detective

She Painted for Decades in Obscurity on a Remote Island in Maine. Suddenly, Collectors Can’t Get Enough of Lynne Drexler

by Katya Kazakina

Auctions

An Andy Warhol ‘Marilyn’, Estimated to Fetch $200 Million, Could Become the Most Expensive Work of Art Ever Sold at Auction

by Katya Kazakina

The Art Detective

Russian Mega-Collectors Are Now Shut Out of the Art Market. But Their Influence Was Dwindling Long Before the War

by Katya Kazakina

Politics

Two Artists Traveled to Kyiv Last Month for an Opening. They Ended Up Staying to Build Metal Tank Traps for Ukrainian Forces

by Katya Kazakina

People

‘I’ve Never Even Been to a Gallery Opening’: NFT Star Beeple on Trading Pixels for Paintings in His First-Ever Gallery Show

by Katya Kazakina

Politics

‘Everything We Say Can Be Used Against Us’: Russian Art Workers Weigh the Risks of Speaking Out Against the War in Ukraine

by Sarah Cascone & Katya Kazakina

Market

The Financial Community Is Shutting Its Doors to Russia. Will the Art Market Follow?

by Katya Kazakina & Eileen Kinsella

The Art Detective

From Barbies to Blockbuster Shows, Jean-Michel Basquiat Is Big Business. But Can the Artist’s Market Ride the Hype Forever?

by Katya Kazakina

Auctions

Sotheby’s Expected to Sell 104 CryptoPunks for a Record $30 Million. Instead, the Collection Was Pulled Just Before the Sale

by Katya Kazakina