The Art Detective Revealed: The Biggest Consignors to the $2.9 Billion Fall Auctions in New York, From a Greek Shipping Family to a Storied Art Dealer Here's who's selling what. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 10, 2022
Art Fairs The New Fine Arts Paris and La Biennale Fair Kicked Off With So-So Sales, But Dealers Still Hail the Merger as the ‘Start of a Renaissance’ Next year's edition of this new fair formed of two old rivals will take place later in November, avoiding the clash with other events like Paris Photo. By Anna Sansom, Nov 10, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Fort Gansevoort’s Adam Shopkorn Travels to the Canadian Arctic for One Very Chilly Studio Visit The owner of Fort Gansevoort gallery shows us a week in his life. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 10, 2022
Galleries A Sprawling Software Company Has Snapped Up Art-Inventory Management Upstart ArtBinder ArtBinder, founded by Alexandra Chemla, flourished by helping galleries tackle inefficiencies. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 10, 2022
Auctions Paul Allen’s Masterpiece-Filled Collection Sells for $1.5 Billion at Christie’s, the Biggest Sale in Art-Market History Never before has the art market absorbed so many eight- and nine-figure works in a single night. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 9, 2022
Art Fairs The Boom in West African Art Enlivened Nigeria’s Art X Lagos Fair—But Economic Worries Ran Below the Surface The fair created a buzz among the fashionable set in Lagos. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 9, 2022
Auctions One of the Most Complete T. Rex Skulls Ever Found May Fetch $20 Million at a Single-Lot Sale at Sotheby’s We could have another blockbuster fossil auction on our hands. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 8, 2022
Auctions Here’s Your Guide to the Priciest and Most Sought-After Artworks for Sale During New York’s $2.1 Billion Fall Auction Marathon Led by the Allen Collection, the fall season ahead is set to break more than a few records. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 8, 2022
The Gray Market What the Rising Tide of Art Vandalism Tells Us About Where We Are Headed as a Culture Our columnist connects the targeting of artworks in museums, on television, and in the art market to the troubling trajectory of culture at large. By Tim Schneider, Nov 8, 2022
NFTs OpenSea’s New Tool Enforces Royalties for NFT Creators. But Some Say It Goes Too Far in Quashing the Competition The tool allows creators to bake a royalty enforcement mechanism into new collections, but blacklists marketplaces with optional royalties. By Richard Whiddington, Nov 8, 2022
Auctions Phillips Is Expanding to Texas With the Hire of a Dallas-Based Philanthropist as Its New Regional Director Philanthropist Joyce Goss was named the auction house’s first Regional Director, Texas. By Artnet News, Nov 8, 2022
Artnet News Pro Japan Boasts the World’s Third Largest Economy. So Why Does It Still Have a Disproportionately Small Share of the Global Art Market? Market initiatives in Tokyo and an emerging generation of serious collectors are signaling an art market expansion. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 7, 2022
Art Fairs Asia-Pacific’s Largest Photography Fair Will Host Its Inaugural New York Edition Next Fall Photofairs New York plans to exhibit photography, film, and virtual reality works, with 100 international galleries in participation. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 7, 2022
Artnet News Pro ‘Inequalities Are Never Bad for the Art Market’: Economist Françoise Benhamou on What the Financial Headwinds Portend for the Industry From the pandemic to "wokeism," the French economist weighs in on the most pressing issues in today's art market. By Anna Sansom, Nov 6, 2022
The Art Detective The Rumor That LVMH Is Buying Gagosian Just Won’t Die. There May Be Something to It—But Not What You Think People inquiring about whether the world's largest art gallery is for sale may be asking the wrong question. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 4, 2022
