Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s 21st Century Evening Sale, November 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 8, 2023
The Art Detective Revealed: The Major Mystery Consignors of New York’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Fall Auction Season Market conditions have changed considerably—but there are still plenty of trophies set to trade hands. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 3, 2023
The Art Detective The Horse Trading Behind the Ecstatic, $3 Billion Mark Rothko Exhibition at Fondation Louis Vuitton The show is the "fulfillment of a long-standing personal wish” of Bernard Arnault. No expense was spared. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 27, 2023
The Art Detective Airlifted Giacomettis in Tel Aviv, Canceled Doha Celebrations, and the Deepening Rift in the Art World Over Israel From insuring the safety of priceless art to grappling with political speech within their ranks, museums are feeling the effects of war. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 20, 2023
Art Fairs A $40 Million Rothko Painting From the Estate of Thomas H. Lee Will Test the Market at Paris+ This Week The painting will be the centerpiece of Pace's booth dedicated to Rothko's enduring legacy. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 16, 2023
The Art Detective ‘Where Are You, People?’ The Art World’s Deafening Silence After the Hamas Attack in Israel No major institutions or galleries spoke out in solidarity with Israel for days. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 12, 2023
The Art Detective A New Titan Has Arrived: Inside White Cube Gallery’s Extravagant Opening on Madison Avenue The mega-gallery arrived in style, and made a statement by opening on the Upper East Side. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 6, 2023
Market A Slew of Rarefied Art Tenants, Including Gagosian Gallery, Will Have to Relocate After 980 Madison Avenue Lease Deal Landlord RFR Holdings, co-founded by collector Aby Rosen, has inked a tentative deal to rent most of the space to Bloomberg Philanthropies. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 4, 2023
The Art Detective Questions About World War II Ties Again Haunt Christie’s as a Swiss Museum Plans to Sell Three Prized Cézanne Paintings What facts should be disclosed about the family wealth behind such famous art collections? By Katya Kazakina, Sep 29, 2023
Auctions Oops! Bill Acquavella Just Blew the Lid on a Multi-Million Basquiat Slated for Christie’s Auction in November You never know where you will find auction intel. By Katya Kazakina, Sep 27, 2023
The Art Detective A ‘Tsunami of Lawsuits’ Hits the Art World as Money Gets Tight, Regulators Descend, and the Music Finally Stops Why is the art world suddenly airing its dirty laundry? By Katya Kazakina, Sep 26, 2023
The Art Detective Armory Week’s Lackluster Commerce Wasn’t Happy News for the Art Market. But the Real Test Is Yet to Come Despite the New York fairs' effort to put on a brave face, quiet aisles and slow sales were notable across the city. By Katya Kazakina, Sep 15, 2023
The Art Detective In a Jittery Market, a Glut of Art Fairs Is Again Putting Galleries Through the Wringer—With No End in Sight Remember when a crammed calendar of global art fairs drove art dealers to desperation? Well, it's ba-aack. By Katya Kazakina, Sep 8, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Cancels the Heidi Horten Jewelry Sales, Following Months of ‘Intense Scrutiny’ Over the Nazi Roots of the Late Austrian Heiress’s Wealth In May, the auction house sold a record-setting $202 million of Horten’s jewels. By Katya Kazakina, Aug 31, 2023
The Art Detective Billionaire Financier Thomas H. Lee’s Heirs Are Selling His Art Privately After His Suicide. Public Filings Show He Leveraged the Heck Out of It, Too The late leveraged-buyout tycoon's loan agreements show he was a pioneer in leveraging art as well, almost from the beginning. By Katya Kazakina, Aug 25, 2023