Auctions $50,000 for Apple Sneakers, Six Figures for a 2007 iPhone—the Resale Market for the Tech Giant’s Products Is Hitting New Heights Sotheby's is the latest to muscle in on an exploding secondary market for vintage Apple items. By Lee Carter, Aug 4, 2023
Art World Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Known Structure in Malibu Burned Down in a Wildfire. Now Comes the Chance to Rebuild The land where the famed architect erected the residence in 1940 has come on the market for $7.45 million. By Lee Carter, Aug 1, 2023
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Curator Roya Khadjavi on Celebrating the Next Generation of Iranian Women Artists, One Work at a Time Khadjavi began working with Iranian artists in 2008, after visiting the country for the first time since leaving some 30 years prior. By Lee Carter, Aug 1, 2023
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Croatian Collector Neda Young Supports Women Artists and Buys Artworks in the Back Rooms of Galleries Her first purchase was a Joan Snyder painting, which still hangs above her sofa. By Lee Carter, Jul 24, 2023
Art World Broadway Legend Stephen Sondheim’s Manhattan Townhouse—Where He Wrote Tony-Winning Musicals—Is Selling to the Tune of $7 Million It’s where he composed ‘Sunday in the Park with George,’ his Pulitzer Prize–winning musical based on George Seurat. By Lee Carter, Jul 20, 2023
Auctions A Glittering Trove of Olympic Treasures—From Relay Torches to Medals Dating Back to the First Modern Games—Heads to Auction There used to be art competitions at the Olympics, along with sporting events. By Lee Carter, Jul 19, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Architects Herzog & de Meuron, the Design Duo Behind Tate Modern and Scores of Other Museums, Are Themselves the Subject of a New Exhibition The exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London will go behind-the-scenes of their most ambitious projects. By Lee Carter, Jul 13, 2023
Auctions A Rediscovered Portrait of Katherine Parr, Henry VIII’s Sixth Wife, Fetches Four Times Its High Estimate at Sotheby’s The 16th-century painting of the English queen sold for $4.4 million. By Lee Carter, Jul 11, 2023
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Advisor and Curator Sigrid Kirk on Her Commitment to Women Artists and the Marlene Dumas That Got Away The collector took solace in a vulnerable Gillian Wearing self-portrait during lockdown. By Lee Carter, Jul 9, 2023
Art History What Opulence Lay Behind Marie Antoinette’s Secret Bedroom Door? The Palace of Versailles Has Just Reopened the Queen’s Hidden Chambers As part of the palace’s 400th anniversary, visitors can now marvel at the private grandeur of the iconic French queen. By Lee Carter, Jul 8, 2023
Style Björk’s Iconic Swan Dress, Which Once Stole the Oscar Red Carpet, Will Headline a London Show of Bold Fashion Designs The dress, which laid an egg at the Academy Awards, is the centerpiece of 'Rebel' at London's Design Museum. By Lee Carter, Jun 29, 2023
Art World The Gallery-Like Home of Collector Chara Schreyer, Who Championed ‘Strange’ Art, Has Come to Market in San Francisco Alas, the 70 or so artworks around the space are not included in the $4.9 million asking price. By Lee Carter, Jun 28, 2023
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: French Entrepreneur Garance Primat Dots the Grounds of Her Family’s Chateau With Works in Dialogue With the Elements She just launched her summer exhibition on the estate, featuring works by Olafur Eliasson and Sissel Tolaas. By Lee Carter, Jun 26, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions Bernie Krause’s Revelatory Touring Sound Exhibition ‘The Great Animal Orchestra,’ Highlighting the Plight of Species, Touches Down in San Francisco The exhibition, commissioned by the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, is on view at the Exploratorium through October 15. By Lee Carter, Jun 19, 2023
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Art and Design Go Hand in Hand for George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, Who Once Convinced Yayoi Kusama to Make Them a Pumpkin A recent trip to Japan yielded a sculpture shaped like a 'volcanic cauliflower.' By Lee Carter, Jun 19, 2023
