Auctions Buoyed by Demand for Young Stars, Christie’s Hybrid New York and Hong Kong Auction Fetched a Healthy $119 Million New records were set for Amoako Boafo, Shara Hughes, and Dana Schutz, among others. By Eileen Kinsella, 2 hours ago
Auctions Bidders at the Big Three Auction Houses Are Overwhelmingly Male. Why? Women May Have a Different Sense of Art’s Value Interviews with those in the trade suggest that women collectors are more interested in creating value than buying trophies. By Julia Halperin & Tim Schneider, 18 hours ago
Art Fairs ‘I’ve Been Missing This Vibe’: How Dealers Desperate for Human Contact Took Advantage of Art Basel’s Tiny In-Person Hong Kong Fair Gallerists were excited to jump back in—but they say it's crucial that a bigger Art Basel returns as soon as possible. By Vivienne Chow, 2 days ago
Market More Than 40 International Galleries Are Collaborating on a New Auction-Style Sales Platform Championing Art From the Global South An online research hub is also being organized as part of the initiative. By Naomi Rea, Nov 26, 2020
Art Fairs In Lieu of a Miami Edition, NADA Art Fair Organizers Will Stage Small-Scale Viewings Across 44 International Cities This December Shows will take place in New York, Los Angeles, Warsaw, Riga, and Tokyo. By Kate Brown, Nov 24, 2020
Art Fairs Latin American Galleries Missing Out on Miami Beach Have Banded Together to Form Their Own Version of Art Basel in Mexico City The event was spearheaded by the gallery kurimanzutto. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 23, 2020
Auctions The Secret Buyer of the Royal Opera House’s £13 Million David Hockney Is Its Own Board Chair—and He’s Lending It Back David Ross purchased the artwork at Christie’s last month and will now lend it back to the British public. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 20, 2020
Galleries Pace Will Move Into Blain Southern’s Former Space in Mayfair, Nearly Doubling Its Gallery Footprint in London The new space will be unveiled in fall 2021. By Kate Brown, Nov 19, 2020
Analysis Virtual Art Fairs Were Seen as a Lifeline in the Lockdown Era. A New Study Shows They Are Failing New York’s Art Market Collectors say they are absolutely exhausted with the "onslaught of art" being sold online. By Tim Schneider, Nov 18, 2020
Analysis 7 Myths About New York Art Collectors That Get Thoroughly Busted by a New Survey of the City’s Art Scene A new survey argues that New York is extremely well positioned to bounce back from the shutdown. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 18, 2020
Art Fairs Frieze Los Angeles Is Overhauling Its Format for the Social-Distancing Era, Moving From February to July and Spreading Out Across the City The fair plans to return to its February dates in 2022. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 17, 2020
Art Fairs Art Basel Has Postponed Its March Hong Kong Fair to May as Travel Uncertainty Likely Delays the Market Calendar’s Return Until Mid-Year Meanwhile, online viewing rooms are planned for Art Basel Miami Beach. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 17, 2020
Galleries Pace Gallery’s Longtime President Is Taking an Indefinite Leave of Absence Following Misconduct Allegations Douglas Baxter has pledged to cooperate with the gallery’s legal investigation. By Zachary Small, Nov 16, 2020
Galleries Pace Gallery Is Launching a Legal Investigation Into Two of Its Top Presidents Following Allegations of Workplace Abuse The announcement comes the day after Artnet News published an investigation into the gallery's work environment. By Zachary Small, Nov 13, 2020
Art Fairs Dealers Spent Weeks in Quarantine to Participate in Shanghai’s Art Week, the First Major In-Person Event Since Lockdown. Was It Worth It? Here's what it took for US and European galleries to participate in Shanghai's West Bund and ART021 fairs. By Eileen Kinsella & Nate Freeman, Nov 13, 2020
