The Art Detective In a Jittery Market, a Glut of Art Fairs Is Again Putting Galleries Through the Wringer—With No End in Sight Remember when a crammed calendar of global art fairs drove art dealers to desperation? Well, it's ba-aack. By Katya Kazakina, Sep 8, 2023
Wet Paint Wet Paint, Armory Week Edition: A Ride-Along Through Gallery Openings With Gaïa Matisse, Photos From Our Kickoff Party, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, why did one of downtown's most contentious critics cancel himself? Who was spotted modeling Joan Jonas paintings for Rachel Comey? By Annie Armstrong, Sep 8, 2023
Art Fairs At the Armory Show, an Artist Is Selling a Collection of All the Underwear Men Have Left in His House for $50,000 Jonathas de Andrade's installation features 68 pairs of vacuum sealed men's briefs. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 8, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Seoul Survivor This week: the state of Seoul’s art-fair landscape, a sleeper Guercino unveiled, and much more. By Artnet News, Sep 8, 2023
Art Fairs The Armory Show’s VIP Preview Opened With Brisk Sales and a Lot of Chatter About the Fair’s Future The New York fair marches on even as questions swirl about consolidation in the industry. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 8, 2023
Market ‘We All Start Somewhere’: A Defense of an Art World Underclass, the So-Called ‘Gmail Art Advisor’ "The term is being used to disparagingly refer to any girl out here hustling," said one advisor. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 7, 2023
Art Fairs At Independent 20th Century, a Rewarding Roster of Self-Taught Artists Share the Spotlight With a Conceptual Coffee Klatch The fair's second edition trains a sustained eye over the recent past and offers a corrective to historical blind spots. By Annie Armstrong, Sep 7, 2023
Art Fairs A Trip to Spring Break Art Show Yields a Touching Encounter With Steve Buscemi, a Racy Call Center, and Much, Much More See some of the installations and artists that stand out at this jam-packed fair. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 7, 2023
Art Fairs Seoul Is Famous For Its Late-Night Markets. During Art Week, a Pop-Up Art Market Showcases the Alternative Side of the Scene Platforming artist-run spaces and Asia-based galleries, pop-up fair Our Week wants to expand the horizons of the international art crowd in Seoul. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 7, 2023
Art Fairs South Korea’s Homegrown Fair, Kiaf Seoul, Strives to Win the Hearts of a Growing International Art Crowd Experimental works with a biological bent stood out amid the commercial pieces dominating the regional fair. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 7, 2023
Auctions With a New Milan Space, Phillips Opens a Fresh Front in the Scramble for European Collectors Phillips Milan is located in the historic heart of the city. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 7, 2023
Auctions The Epic Auction of Freddie Mercury’s Personal Effects Hit $15.4 Million in a Frenzy of Bidding—on the First Day Alone Bidders battled for a piece of the Queen frontman's life and career. By Lee Carter, Sep 6, 2023
Galleries Gagosian Gallery Lures Eminent Sculptor Carol Bove Away From Rival Mega-Gallery David Zwirner Gagosian will start exhibiting Bove's sculptures this fall at its New York gallery and at Paris+. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 6, 2023
Analysis Will the Latest Version of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Fly in the High-End Art World? From exercise equipment to major art purchases... will the Affirm business model fly in the gallery world? By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 6, 2023
Art Fairs Armory Show Director Nicole Berry on Hiring Women Curators to ‘Challenge the Canon,’ and What’s in Store for the Fair Now That It’s Owned by Frieze Berry has helmed the fair through numerous crises since 2017. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 6, 2023
