Art Fairs At Frieze L.A., Get Ready to Be Soothed by Flowers, Still Lifes, Ceramics, and More Flowers In these distressing times, dealers are turning to the some tried and tested art subjects and materials. By Janelle Zara, Feb 22, 2024
Wet Paint Jeffrey Epstein-Commissioned Painting Heads to Auction, Clearing Directors Squabble Over Brussels Branch, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, who showed up at the Met's opening for their Harlem Renaissance show? What notorious "good guy" of the art world threw the party of the week? By Annie Armstrong, Feb 22, 2024
Auctions Buyers Go Wild at Christie’s Elton John Sale, Led by a $1.9-Million Banksy Artworks, a Bentley, and the rockstar’s inimitable fashions attracted fevered bidding from around the globe. By Brian Boucher, Feb 22, 2024
Market How the Y2K-Era Art Boom in China Began a Remapping of the Global Art Market The explosion of China's art market and contemporary art scene in the 2000s was a once-in-a lifetime golden era. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 22, 2024
Artnet News Pro The View From: Soo Choi Alternative business models and a collaborative spirit are key for next-generation galleries, the Seoul dealer says. By Soo Choi, Feb 21, 2024
Auctions A Serene Landscape Painting Sold For More Than 200 Times Its High Estimate The painting is by artist David Cox, one of the most prominent painters of the Birmingham School. By Artnet News, Feb 21, 2024
Galleries ‘There Was a Wildness to It’: Dealer Javier Peres Reflects on His Raucous Rise in the 2000s The international dealer relives the raves and risks that were part of his formative years in what was then a very different moment in the art market. By Janelle Zara, Feb 21, 2024
Market A ‘Star Wars’ Script Harrison Ford Left Behind in London Sells for a Record Price The script dates to when the working title was still ‘Star Killers.’ By Artnet News, Feb 20, 2024
The Back Room Work of the Week: Joan Semmel’s ‘Hold Tight’ Lust was in the air during this Valentine's Day sale, which more than doubled the nonagenarian feminist painter's auction record. By Margaret Carrigan, Feb 20, 2024
Auctions $8 Million Worth of Jean Dubuffet Works Head to Sotheby’s The auction of works from the Mary and George Bloch collection follows a successful spate of single-owner sales. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 20, 2024
Auctions Moscow Auction House Sells a $1 Million Painting Reportedly Stolen from a Ukrainian Museum The auction house says it’s a different painting with the same title, but a former prosecutor isn’t convinced. By Brian Boucher, Feb 20, 2024
The Back Room Paint Drippings: Everything You Missed in the Art Industry Last Week Get caught up on the latest market moves, fast. By Annie Armstrong, Feb 19, 2024
The Art Detective Should Museums Show Art Owned by Patrons? It’s Tempting. It Can Also Blow Up As the Brooklyn Museum prepared to present the collection of a trustee, Swizz Beatz, it aimed to avoid controversy. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 16, 2024
Wet Paint New York’s Favorite Non-Gallery, Valentine’s Day With the Power Lesbians Playing Backgammon, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which artist got kicked out of a party at Casino? And who threw the best party of the week? By Annie Armstrong, Feb 15, 2024
Galleries In Surprise Move, Perrotin Ends Partnership with Paris Dealers, Withdraws from Dubai Branch The dealer is moving forward with a new Los Angeles space, set to open in time for Frieze. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 15, 2024
