Artnet News Pro Who Won Auction Week? Here Are 12 Takeaways From New York’s Nearly $1.5 Billion Spring Sales From the priciest work to the biggest flop (and more), here are our parting observations from New York's marquee auctions this May. By Artnet News, May 23, 2023
Auctions A 2,000-Year-Old Gold Greek Stater Just Fetched $6 Million at Auction, Making It the Most Expensive Ancient Coin Ever Sold The coin once belonged to the State Hermitage Museum until it was sold off by Joseph Stalin. By Richard Whiddington, May 23, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s First Sale of NFTs From Three Arrows Capital’s Collection Pulled in a Stunning $2.4 Million, Obliterating Estimates A 'Fidenza' went for five times its presale estimate. By Richard Whiddington, May 22, 2023
Auctions Nearly $6 Million Was Just Raised to Help Preserve Nina Simone’s Childhood Home, Thanks to Venus Williams and Adam Pendleton An online sale co-curated by the tennis star and the artist featured works by 11 high-profile artists. By Vittoria Benzine, May 22, 2023
Art Fairs Where Does Art Stand Today? Here Are a Few Critical Impressions Gleaned at the Frieze New York Art Fair Takeaways from a frenzied week of art fairs. Plus, "That '70s Show!" By Ben Davis, May 22, 2023
Market Former Sotheby’s Asia Chief Executive Kevin Ching Joins Christie’s Amid a Regional Boom Auction houses in Asia should not focus on chasing trends, lest they neglect what they do best, the veteran warns. By Vivienne Chow, May 22, 2023
Auctions Claude Lalanne, Tiffany, and Two Giacometti Brothers Headline the June Design Sale at Christie’s New York The auction house will host a sale of unparalleled 20th- and 21st-century design on June 8. By Vittoria Benzine, May 22, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Buyer’s Choice This week: inside the collecting mind, a gossip hound’s how-to guide, a very Lalanne toast to the weekend, and much more. By Artnet News, May 19, 2023
Art Fairs 6 Galleries Changing the Conversation at New York’s 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair The fair serves to connect new audiences to African artists—but it opens new conversations around diaspora as well. By Melissa Smith, May 19, 2023
Art Fairs ‘The Dust, the Paint, the Glue’: Artists at NADA New York Embrace Household Materials and Domestic Scenes While Digital Art Recedes The taste-making fair is showing work from 88 exhibitors through May 21. By Richard Whiddington, May 19, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Sotheby’s ‘The Now’ and Contemporary Evening Auctions, May 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Tim Schneider, May 19, 2023
Auctions A Rare Ming Dynasty Cloisonné Box, Which Languished for Decades in a Dusty Attic, Fetched a Stunning $358,000 at Auction Edward Copleston Radcliffe paid just $79 for the artifact at Sotheby's back in 1946. By Sarah Cascone, May 19, 2023
Art Fairs Independent’s Spring Edition Demonstrates the Market’s Turn Toward Diverse, Thoughtful Work Over Trophies The fair saw a significant uptick in sold-out booths and attendance. By Caroline Goldstein, May 19, 2023
Art Fairs Fairgoers at Frieze Stood in Long Lines to Gobble Up Artist-Designed Plates Benefiting New York’s Coalition for the Homeless The project raised nearly $5 million to feed homeless New Yorkers in its two previous editions. By Sarah Cascone, May 19, 2023
The Hammer Simon de Pury on How the Obsessions of Our Youngest Generation Can Predict Future Trends in Collecting The veteran auctioneer shares what he's learned from observing successive generations of buyers. By Simon de Pury, May 19, 2023
