How Far Can a Mega-Gallery Expand? Kenny Schachter Shares His Predictions for 2019

Writing from the art world's holiday haunt of St. Moritz, our columnist ventures a few thoughts on what the year ahead might bring.

Is the ‘Fairantee’ the Next Guarantee? Kenny Schachter Races Through Art Basel Miami Beach, Trying to Dodge the Feel-Bad Art

Our columnist did a lightning-round version of the fair this year, but still managed to encounter friends (and enemies?) in the aisles.

Has the Art Market Reached a Stage of End-Game Nihilism? Kenny Schachter on New York’s $2 Billion Auctions

Our columnist explores the underbelly of the six-day feeding frenzy of Impressionist, Modern, and contemporary auctions in New York.

Kenny Schachter on What ‘The Price of Everything’ Gets Wrong About the Erotic Relationship Between Money and Art

Our columnist weighs in on the HBO documentary "The Price of Everything," and why it could use a better understanding of history.

Has Art-Fair Despair Driven Kenny Schachter Mad? He Sees Them Everywhere These Days, Even on the Train

Our plucky columnist also sees Franz West everywhere, at FIAC at least. Here's his report from the Paris fairs.

Who Bought That Record-Breaking Jenny Saville? Kenny Schachter Eavesdropped at the Auctions—and Braved Frieze—to Bring You the Scoop

Our columnist tries not to fall asleep at Frieze, overhears a juicy lead at the auctions, and even finds time to curate his own show.

While Mark Grotjahn Angles for a Megadeal, Kenny Schachter Is Dying to Make His Own Retrospective a Success

Putting Art in the Back Seat, Kenny Schachter Goes to Venerate the Old Masters of the Racetrack at the Festival of Speed

With a lull in the art calendar, our columnist went off to pursue his second all-consuming passion—classic cars—at a tony British hillclimb.

Summer Shocker: Kenny Schachter Hits the Art-Gossip Goldmine… and Keeps It to Himself

Our columnist shows unusual discretion after seeing something he really shouldn't have during the London auctions.

Kim Jong-who? At Art Basel, $165 Million Sales and Other Dizzying Disclosures Made the Rest of the World Disappear

Stunning revelations abounded at this year's art fair, where the art sales and machinations flowed almost as voluminously as the booze.

Wynn Some, Lose Some: Kenny Schachter on the Parade of Art and Depravity at New York’s May Auctions

Following a $3 billion spree of art auctions, artnet News's columnist shares his stories from the sales floors—and it's not (all) pretty.

What Do David Blaine, John Currin, and a Super-Sneaker Have in Common? Kenny Schachter Reports From TEFAF New York

Our columnist uses his finely honed eavesdropping abilities to pick up some nice bits of art-world gossip at the week's toniest art fair.

Kenny Schachter Gets Hot and Bothered at the Ironically Titled Frieze New York

Our columnist traveled to Randall's Island in search of art—and was nearly scorched to a cinder in the process.

Get Off the High Horse, Jerry Saltz! Kenny Schachter Mounts a Last-Ditch Defense of Art Fairs

Art fairs aren't the enemy, our columnist says. In fact, they're our friend!