Auctions A Painting by a One-Eared Dog Named Van Gogh Just Sold for $10,000 at an Animal Rescue Benefit Auction The charity auction runs through the end of the month. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 3, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: The Doig Defection This week: a different type of Peter Doig solo show, a job posting for the ages, the quick COVID recovery of California's creative class, and much more. By Artnet News, Mar 3, 2023
NFTs Sarah Meyohas’s Pioneering Bitchcoin NFT Is Entering the Centre Pompidou’s Collection in a Landmark Acquisition of Digital Works It will join 17 other NFTs in the French national collection. By Min Chen, Mar 3, 2023
Art Fairs 5 Artists to Discover at the Outsider Art Fair, From a Vermont Grocery Cashier to a Santa Fe Tattooist The fair never fails to introduce amazing self-taught artists. By Sarah Cascone & Annie Armstrong, Mar 3, 2023
Auctions Phillips Pulled In a Modest $24 Million Contemporary Sale in London, Led by Cecily Brown, Caroline Walker, and Other Female Stars Gerhard Richter's star lot was withdrawn at the last minute. By Vivienne Chow, Mar 2, 2023
Art Fairs Dubai’s Art Market Sees the Benefit of a Post-Lockdown Property Boom—and the Influx of Russian Cash VIPs flooded the opening days of Art Dubai for its biggest and most international edition yet. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Mar 2, 2023
Market ‘It’s a Threat to the French Artistic Scene’: JR, Ugo Rondinone, and More Than 100 Other Artists Decry an E.U. Sales Tax Hike on Art Without a cultural exception for art, the VAT on work sold in France will increase four-fold. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 2, 2023
Auctions In Its First Major Modern and Contemporary Offering of 2023, Sotheby’s London Saw Five Artworks Sell for More Than $18 Million Each Demand for ultra-contemporary works was strong and Asian bidders were active. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 1, 2023
Analysis State of the Art Market: An Analysis of Global Fine Art Auction Sales in 2022 Here’s what recent auction results can tell us about the state of play in the art market. By Artnet News and Morgan Stanley, Mar 1, 2023
The Gray Market The Virality of That Broken Jeff Koons Sculpture Says a Lot About Art’s Place in the Mainstream Our columnist picks up the pieces of why a smashed Jeff Koons edition worth $42,000 became one of the biggest stories anywhere. By Tim Schneider, Mar 1, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Pulled In $202 Million at Its 20th/21st-Century Sales in London—But Not Many Buyers Went Big Two back-to-back evening sales set the tone for the market year ahead—resilient if not spectacular. By Naomi Rea, Feb 28, 2023
Analysis California’s Creative Economy Has Made a Spectacular Post-Pandemic Rebound, According to a New Report It also outperformed the overall economy. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 28, 2023
Auctions Bought in a Thrift Store for $700, a Rare Giacometti Chandelier Just Sold at Auction for Almost $3 Million The final hammer price is just shy of the lot's high estimate, but far exceeds the original $700 paid for the chandelier. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Feb 28, 2023
NFTs The Crypto Community Has Gone Nuts for Bitcoin NFTs. Here’s How the New Niche Collectibles Are Building Buzz and Value In a short time, more than 210,000 of these digital assets have been inscribed. By Dorian Batycka, Feb 28, 2023
Auctions Props From the Hit Oscar Nominee ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’—Including a $90,000 Raccoon Puppet—Are Up for Auction The auction will benefit charities including the Asian Mental Health Project and Laundry Workers Center. By Min Chen, Feb 27, 2023