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Auctions

With Camera Crews and a Slick Studio, Christie’s $88 Million Evening Sale in London Felt Like a TV Show—Luckily, Buyers Tuned in

Buyers were asked to project their voices and "bid with purpose."

By Naomi Rea, Oct 15, 2021

Market

Art-Market Dynamos Amy Cappellazzo, Yuki Terase, and Adam Chinn Are Betting on Asia With a New Advisory Venture

The move is the latest vote of confidence in nimbler structures and the future of the Asian market.

By Naomi Rea, Oct 14, 2021

Art Fairs

‘It’s Great to Be Back’: International VIPs Flock to Frieze London, Ready to See—and Spend—After a Year’s Hiatus

The art fair opened to VIPs today and will be on view through October 17.

By Naomi Rea, Oct 13, 2021

On View

‘You Have to Experience It in the Radical Present’: How Anicka Yi’s Ultra-Sensorial Tate Commission Resists the Age of Instagram Art

The artist's Turbine Hall commission involves a lot of smells.

By Naomi Rea, Oct 13, 2021

On View

9 Gallery Shows to See in London During Frieze Week, From a Ron Mueck Retrospective to a Motley Crew of Ominous Skeletons

There's plenty going on in London outside the white tents.

By Naomi Rea, Oct 12, 2021

Shows & Exhibitions

In London for Frieze? Don’t Miss These 7 Museum Shows, From Theaster Gates at Whitechapel to Anicka Yi’s Turbine Hall Commission

Our top picks around town.

By Naomi Rea, Oct 11, 2021

Galleries

Frieze Opens Its Cork Street Gallery Complex, Offering International Dealers a Slower-Paced Alternative to the Art-Fair Hamster Wheel

The first exhibitions at No.9 Cork Street are on view through October 23.

By Naomi Rea, Oct 7, 2021

Art World

London Unveils Its First Public Monument Celebrating the Windrush Generation of Caribbean Migrants to the U.K.

The sculptures by Veronica Ryan have been installed in the East London borough of Hackney.

By Naomi Rea, Oct 1, 2021

Museums

Bug Infestations at Museums Surged During Lockdown. Here’s How They Are Fighting Back to Defend Their Art From Pesky Critters

Institutions are reaching for innovative solutions to combat pests. Among them: micro-wasps.

By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Sep 30, 2021

Art Collectors

A Film Producer Is Opening a Coworking Space in Brussels Where He Can Show Off His Art Collection (Because Private Museums Are So 2019)

The inaugural exhibition at Cloud Seven will be "ghost curated" by the spirit of Alighiero Boetti.

By Naomi Rea, Sep 29, 2021

Artnet News Pro

Couldn’t Make It to Basel? Here Are 6 Rising-Star Artists That Were Creating Serious Buzz at the Fairs

We scoured the main fair and its edgier sisters Liste and June for the most exciting up-and-coming talent.

By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Sep 27, 2021

People

‘This Is My Swan Song’: After a Brush With Death, Tracey Emin Has Returned to Her Hometown to Build a Museum and Write Her Legacy

After she dies, the artist wants her new Margate studio to become a museum.

By Naomi Rea, Sep 22, 2021

Art Fairs

‘Now It’s Just the Real People’: Art Basel Opens Its First Fair in 18 Months With an Among-Friends Vibe (and Steady Sales, Too)

There was nary an American collector in sight.

By Eileen Kinsella & Naomi Rea, Sep 21, 2021

Art Fairs

Switzerland Has Given an Eleventh-Hour Reprieve From Costly Additional Testing for Art Basel Visitors Who Received the AstraZeneca Vaccine

From today, all visitors to Switzerland who have received an EMA-approved vaccine will be allowed to obtain a Swiss Covid certificate.

By Naomi Rea, Sep 20, 2021

Art World

In Pictures: See the Spectacular Realization of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Ultimate Dream to Wrap the Arc de Triomphe in Paris

Armies of workers have been required to realize the vast project.

By Naomi Rea, Sep 17, 2021

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London Editor

With Camera Crews and a Slick Studio, Christie’s $88 Million Evening Sale in London Felt Like a TV Show—Luckily, Buyers Tuned in

Art-Market Dynamos Amy Cappellazzo, Yuki Terase, and Adam Chinn Are Betting on Asia With a New Advisory Venture

‘It’s Great to Be Back’: International VIPs Flock to Frieze London, Ready to See—and Spend—After a Year’s Hiatus

‘You Have to Experience It in the Radical Present’: How Anicka Yi’s Ultra-Sensorial Tate Commission Resists the Age of Instagram Art

9 Gallery Shows to See in London During Frieze Week, From a Ron Mueck Retrospective to a Motley Crew of Ominous Skeletons

In London for Frieze? Don’t Miss These 7 Museum Shows, From Theaster Gates at Whitechapel to Anicka Yi’s Turbine Hall Commission

Frieze Opens Its Cork Street Gallery Complex, Offering International Dealers a Slower-Paced Alternative to the Art-Fair Hamster Wheel

London Unveils Its First Public Monument Celebrating the Windrush Generation of Caribbean Migrants to the U.K.

Bug Infestations at Museums Surged During Lockdown. Here’s How They Are Fighting Back to Defend Their Art From Pesky Critters

A Film Producer Is Opening a Coworking Space in Brussels Where He Can Show Off His Art Collection (Because Private Museums Are So 2019)

Couldn’t Make It to Basel? Here Are 6 Rising-Star Artists That Were Creating Serious Buzz at the Fairs

‘This Is My Swan Song’: After a Brush With Death, Tracey Emin Has Returned to Her Hometown to Build a Museum and Write Her Legacy

‘Now It’s Just the Real People’: Art Basel Opens Its First Fair in 18 Months With an Among-Friends Vibe (and Steady Sales, Too)

Switzerland Has Given an Eleventh-Hour Reprieve From Costly Additional Testing for Art Basel Visitors Who Received the AstraZeneca Vaccine

In Pictures: See the Spectacular Realization of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s Ultimate Dream to Wrap the Arc de Triomphe in Paris

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