On View ‘You Literally Got Me Into KAWS Fam’: What Game-Playing Teens Think About the Artist’s New Project on Fortnite Gamers who are unable see the London exhibition in person welcome the initiative, hoping to see more partnerships between videogames and art. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 25, 2022
Market The Louvre Is Bringing in Experts From Sotheby’s to Hunt for Looted Artworks in Its Storied Collection The experts will spend three years researching the museum's collection. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 24, 2022
Art Fairs Art Basel’s Parent Company MCH Group Bought Back a Minority Stake in the Singapore Fair ART SG Just a Few Years After Selling It Off The Swiss conglomerate is expanding its presence in Asia beyond its longtime hub of Art Basel in Hong Kong. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 24, 2022
Auctions British Pop Star Robbie Williams Is Selling a Trio of Banksy Works Worth Over $13 Million to Buy ‘New Art From New People’ It is the first time that the 'Angels' singer has decided to sell works from his private art collection. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 20, 2022
On View ‘It’s Just a Different Way of Reaching People’: KAWS on Why He Teamed Up With ‘Fortnite’ to Bring His Work Into the Virtual World 'I understood the scope of games outside gaming,' said the artist, a Fortnite player. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 20, 2022
Art World Christie’s Is Adding a Twist to Its Traditional London Sale: A Shanghai Event Aimed at Keeping Young Chinese Buyers Engaged Asian buying and bidding account for 40 percent of the London sales. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 20, 2022
Artnet News Pro Singapore’s S.E.A. Focus Art Fair Is Trying to Woo Young, Crypto-Rich Collectors. But the Buying Is Slow Going The government-backed fair returns to attract a younger generation with NFTs and artist-made films. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 18, 2022
Politics The Louvre May Take Far-Right Politician Marine Le Pen to Court for Using the Museum in a Campaign Video Le Pen filmed the video in front of the museum's iconic pyramid without permission. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 17, 2022
Art World Why Is This Dystopian Work of Chinese Art From the 2019 Venice Biennale Going Viral on TikTok? Artists Sun Yuan and Peng Yu's installation, "Can't Help Myself," is the subject of widespread debate on the social-media site. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 14, 2022
Crime Taiwan Has Pulled Artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung From the Venice Biennale After a String of Sexual Assault Allegations Prosecutors in Taiwan have stepped in to investigate the allegations made online, but no official charges have yet been filed. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 13, 2022
Art & Exhibitions A New Show at Selfridges Introduces an Internet-Addled Generation to the Op Art of Victor Vasarely (Don’t Worry, There Are NFTs Too) Proceeds from the sales will help fund the restoration of the artist's work. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 13, 2022
Art & Exhibitions Prince Charles Has Commissioned Seven Paintings of Holocaust Survivors to Serve as a ‘Guiding Light’ for Future Generations The portraits by Jenny Saville and six other U.K.-based artists will be unveiled at Buckingham Palace this month. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 12, 2022
Auctions Bonhams Has Acquired a Leading Nordic Auction House in a Bid to Boost Its Expansion Into Europe The acquisition is part of the U.K. auction house's ambitious plans to expand its reach in the European market. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 11, 2022
Artnet News Pro Orientalist Art, Long Shunned for Its Colonialist Eye on the East, Is Making a Comeback—and From the Unlikeliest Place The genre is now seen as a window into the Middle East in the 19th century, and it being sought-after by collectors from the Islamic world. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 3, 2022
Market After Bringing in a Record $1.2 Billion in Global Sales This Year, Phillips Plans a Major New Location in Hong Kong The company plans to move into a space overlooking Victoria Harbour. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 16, 2021