Market At a Post-Crypto-Crash Art Basel, Tech-Based Art Is Trying Hard to Blend in and Look Like… Painting? Buyers are more cautious, even as buzz about A.I. and blockchain continue in the background. By Kate Brown, Jun 14, 2023
Art Fairs ‘I Am Just the Host’: Latifa Echakhch Has Devised Precarious Stage-Scapes for an Artist-Curated Concert Series at Art Basel Experimental musicians, including artists Robert Longo and Naama Tsabar, are performing throughout the week. By Annie Armstrong, Jun 14, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s Will Offer a Rare Klimt Portrait in London With a Whopping $80 Million Estimate—Which Could Set a European Record The painting, made near the end of the artist's life, will lead the Sotheby's London summer sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 14, 2023
Artnet News Pro At Art Basel, Asian Collectors Are Back in Force, While Galleries Nudge Asian Artists Into the Spotlight Asian collectors are a bit cautious, despite their enthusiastic return to the Swiss fair. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 13, 2023
Market Art Basel’s Day-One Sales Show Demand for Fresh Work Is Undented, While Secondary Material Receives More Price Scrutiny Economic jitters did not spell doom, but a market recalibration could be at hand. By Naomi Rea, Jun 13, 2023
Galleries Perrotin Gallery Is in Talks to Sell a Majority Stake to Investment Firm Colony to Fund Further Expansion Emmanuel Perrotin, who predicts increased gallery consolidation, even floated the idea of buying up rivals. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 12, 2023
Art Fairs Liste, Art Basel’s Go-To Satellite Fair for Emerging Artists, Is Back With an Edgy Edition for a World in Flux Galleries are taking commercial risks to bring ambitious projects to showcase emerging talents from around the world. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 12, 2023
Art Fairs See Some of the Best Works in Art Basel’s Unlimited Sector This Year, From a Massive Metal Ship to an Ironic Mattress Sale Installation The fair's sector for large-scale works and installations feels like a victory lap for some of the most talked-about artist projects of the last year. By Kate Brown, Jun 12, 2023
NFTs How This NFT Collection of Anthropomorphic Deer Made Its Welsh Creator $600,000 in Mere Hours Ashley Crossland picked the wild animal to reflect the 'unpredictable nature of the NFT space.' By Richard Whiddington, Jun 12, 2023
Galleries Art Buyers Stopping Off in Zurich on Their Way to Art Basel Found Heady Exhibitions and a Market in Transition: It’s Now a Buyer’s Game We headed to the Swiss financial center to take a finger to the wind before Art Basel. By Naomi Rea, Jun 12, 2023
Art Fairs Here’s Your Go-To Guide to This Week’s Art Fairs in Basel, Switzerland, From the International Heavyweights to the Cozy Local Affairs Here's all the practical information you need to know. By Artnet News, Jun 11, 2023
Galleries Hauser and Wirth Announces Its New Paris Gallery’s Inaugural Show and Its Debut Director The gallery will open this fall, in time for the Paris + fair. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 11, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Working for the Weekend This week: London Gallery Weekend, Mike Bloomberg's philanthropic flex, a doggone surprise in the Old Master market, and much more. By Artnet News, Jun 9, 2023
Artnet News Pro Amid Recession Fears and a Leadership Shuffle, Art Basel Could be Different This Year. Art Pros Weigh In With Predictions As the art world gathers, we spoke with industry experts to see what's at the top of their minds going into next week. By Kate Brown, Jun 9, 2023
The Art Detective Market Reset or Not, Art Basel Still Dazzles: Top Trophies Range From a $60 Million ‘Mellon’ Rothko to $22.5 Million Bronze Spider Several artworks are being offered at a significant markup over prices they commanded just recently, while others are coming to the fair at a steep discount. By Katya Kazakina, Jun 9, 2023