As Competition Ramps Up in the Primary Market, Midsized Galleries Promoted Their Close Ties to Artists at Paris+

Art Fairs

As Competition Ramps Up in the Primary Market, Midsized Galleries Promoted Their Close Ties to Artists at Paris+

But worries persist about the future for smaller galleries. "Maybe we’re dancing on a volcano,” one dealer said.

By Anna Sansom, Oct 21, 2022

The Art Detective

Sculptor Carol Bove Is in High Demand, Now With a Show at Zwirner’s New Gallery in Paris. So Why Aren’t Her Auction Prices Keeping Up?

“She’s one of the most significant and interesting sculptors working today,” says Catherine Craft, who curated Bove's show at the Nasher.

By Katya Kazakina, Oct 21, 2022

Auctions

Museums and Private Collectors Jousted for Treasures From the Getty Family Collection in a $79 Million White-Glove Auction at Christie’s

A new record was set for Mary Cassatt and a museum swooped in to seal a major pre-auction deal.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 21, 2022

Art Fairs

The 7 Best Booths at Art Basel’s Extraordinarily Swanky New Paris+ Fair

There's a lot to see at the new event. Here is our pick of what not to miss.

By Julia Halperin, Oct 20, 2022

Wet Paint

Wet Paint in the Wild: Pace’s Kimberly Drew Celebrates Black Womanhood—and Takes a Breather—at Simone Leigh’s Venice Retreat

We handed over the camera to the Pace associate director.

By Annie Armstrong, Oct 19, 2022

Art Fairs

Museums and Private Foundations From Bangladesh to Miami Are Flexing Their Muscles—and Checkbooks—at Paris+

Curators, museum directors, and collection founders were out in force at the first edition of the new French fair.

By Devorah Lauter, Oct 19, 2022

Art Fairs

Thronged by Collectors and the City’s Intelligentsia, Paris+ Opens to Buzzing Business—Even If Sales Are Slow on the Highest End

The calibre of VIPs was high and dealers were exuberant about first-day sales.

By Naomi Rea, Oct 19, 2022

Art Fairs

Paris Internationale Opens in a Historic Venue—Featuring Edgy, New Artistic Positions and Quite a Few Paris+ VIPs

"We’re not just a young fair," said its director, adding that the fair team is “ambitious for the future."

By Devorah Lauter, Oct 19, 2022

The Gray Market

How to Avoid the Worst Traps of the A.I.-Assisted Artwork Debate

Our columnist consults with two visionary artists on the hottest topic in art and tech: what is the future of A.I.-assisted artwork?

By Tim Schneider, Oct 18, 2022

Art Fairs

A Ukrainian Collective Has Pulled Out of the Paris Internationale Art Fair After Learning a Russian Gallery Was Also Participating

The owner of Moscow gallery Iragui pushed back, saying "art can be a diplomatic bridge."

By Kate Brown, Oct 18, 2022

Some People Trade in Their Old iPhones. A Smarter Person Just Sold Their First-Generation Device at Auction for Nearly $40,000

It originally cost $499.

By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 18, 2022

The Mayor of L.S. Lowry’s Hometown Implores Wealthy Athletes to Buy a $9 Million Soccer Painting by the Artist to Keep It in a Local Museum

Otherwise the work could be sold off to a private collection.

By Vittoria Benzine, Oct 17, 2022

Price Database

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