The Art Detective Private Foundations Made Artists and Dealers Rich. What If Many Are Just ‘Tools for Flippers’? Institutions established by collectors have a veneer of permanence. In reality, 'they can do whatever they want.' By Katya Kazakina, Apr 26, 2024
Wet Paint The Low-Profile, Fast-Expanding Art Dealer Headed to Paris—and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, a mysterious show of Cady Noland work is coming to New York. By Annie Armstrong, Apr 26, 2024
Auctions Cindy Sherman Is Selling Her Twice-Worn Marc Jacobs Dress for Charity Other celebrities including Oprah Winfrey and Cate Blanchett have also contributed lots to the benefit sale. By Vittoria Benzine, Apr 26, 2024
Auctions A Monet Haystack Painting Could Fetch $30 Million at Auction The series is among the Impressionist’s most beloved subject. By Artnet News, Apr 25, 2024
The Hammer Simon de Pury on the Rising Costs of the Venice Biennale The veteran auctioneer shares his financial trials and QR tribulations at the exalted art exhibition. By Simon de Pury, Apr 25, 2024
Market A Gustav Klimt Portrait, Presumed Lost for Decades, Sets a New Record at $32 Million The painting's provenance has sparked considerable debate among specialists. By Brian Boucher, Apr 24, 2024
Auctions Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Lots Sold at Auction in March 2024 London sales of blue-chip stars accounted for every single entry By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 24, 2024
Auctions Fashion Icon Vivienne Westwood’s Personal Wardrobe Heads to Auction The auction includes art-filled playing cards signed by Westwood, which will be sold to benefit Greenpeace. By Verity Babbs, Apr 23, 2024
The Back Room Work of the Week: Rudolf Stingel’s Gagosian Exhibition in New York A multifaceted installation—a self-portrait, of sorts—is on offer for $3.5 million. By Katya Kazakina, Apr 23, 2024
The Back Room Paint Drippings: Everything You Missed in the Art Industry Last Week A record-setting Leonora Carrington work heads to Sotheby's, protests break out at the Venice Biennale, and more industry news. By Annie Armstrong, Apr 22, 2024
Market Tang Contemporary Art Founder Zheng Lin on the Untapped Potential of Southeast Asia 'In these challenging times, galleries must adapt to survive,' the veteran dealer says. By Zheng Lin, Apr 19, 2024
Auctions A Floral Still Life by Florine Stettheimer Shatters Her Auction Record The paintings is just one of 10 Stettheimer works that have come to market. By Brian Boucher, Apr 19, 2024
Auctions Four Career-Defining Joan Mitchell Masterpieces Head to Auction The group of paintings will be sold as part of Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction on May 13. By Verity Babbs, Apr 19, 2024
Wet Paint Zwirner Lands a Septuagenarian Star, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, Larry David makes his debut on the gallery circuit. By Annie Armstrong, Apr 19, 2024
Auctions Tiny Michelangelo Sketch of a Marble Block Sells for 33 Times Its Estimate The scribble by Michelangelo brought in more than $200,000. By Tim Brinkhof, Apr 18, 2024