Market Sotheby’s and a Former Banksy Dealer Team Up to Test the Market for Street-Artist Rammellzee in London Are blue-chip collectors ready for Rammellzee's mythical brand of Afrofuturism? By Sarah Cascone, Aug 10, 2018
Auctions The Chinese Art Market Is Reviving But Nonpayments Increasingly Plague the Sector, Our Exclusive Auction Report Reveals The sixth annual artnet and China Auctioneers report shows that other weaknesses combine to paint a bleak picture of the market. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 9, 2018
Art Fairs NADA New York Is No More: The Fair Shuts Down to Focus on Supporting Brick-and-Mortar Galleries Where They Live But NADA Miami will go on. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 8, 2018
Art Fairs Some Top Dealers Skipped the Seattle Art Fair, But Solid Sales for Repeat Galleries Illustrate the Rewards of Choosing Fairs Wisely Dealers stress quality over quantity when it comes to Seattle buyers. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 8, 2018
Art Fairs The Head of MCH Group, Art Basel’s Parent Company, Resigns Over Troubles at the Baselworld Watch Trade Fair Trade fairs in general are battling pressures as longtime exhibitors increasingly rely on social media and online sales to bolster business. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 6, 2018
Auctions Sotheby’s Quarterly Financial Report Shows That Behind Flashy Sales, Pricey Guarantees Are Sinking Profits A change in the Hong Kong sales date also affected the house's second-quarter report. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 6, 2018
Art Fairs Art Fair or Marvel Movie? The Seattle Art Fair Kicks Off With an Epic Robot Battle (It’s Performance Art) High-tech art took the spotlight at the latest edition of the Seattle Art Fair—but there were plenty of traditional works on hand, too. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 3, 2018
Galleries David Zwirner Hires a Millennial Social Media Influencer to Reinvent Its Online Sales Operation The dealer compared the gallery's website to a "sixth gallery space"—and has brought on Elena Soboleva to lead it. By Henri Neuendorf, Aug 3, 2018
Galleries Trade War? Trade More, Say the Hip Western Art Dealers Popping Up at Condo Shanghai Dealers participating in Condo Shanghai find audiences eager to discover new work as the gallery exchange model gains more traction. By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Aug 2, 2018
Art Fairs Seattle Art Fair Artistic Director Nato Thompson on How to Cut the Crap and Connect With an Audience The Creative Time alum speaks with artnet News's editor-in-chief Andrew Goldstein about the intersection of art and tech and how to add heft to art-fair programming. By Andrew Goldstein, Aug 1, 2018
Analysis Part Capitalist, Part Socialist, Estonia May Have Cracked the Code for a Thriving Art Scene. Here’s How They Did It Estonia has built something of a cultural utopia, complete with government-subsidized art-fair participation and a national artists' union. By Kate Brown, Jul 24, 2018
Auctions The $835 Million Rockefeller Auctions Fueled a Record Half Year for Christie’s The Rockefeller results combined with regular spring sales to give the auction house its best six months ever. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 24, 2018
Analysis The Gray Market: Why Art Gallery Attendance Is the Wrong Metric to Measure (and Other Insights) Our columnist on lessons from the Chelsea Art Walk, a subsidized House for Artists, and the complications of New York's Culture Pass. By Tim Schneider, Jul 23, 2018
Auctions The Eclectic Art Collection of Beloved Actor Robin Williams Is Headed to Sotheby’s This Fall Proceeds will benefit the late actor's favorite charities. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 20, 2018
Galleries The End of Exhibitions? As Attendance Plummets, New York Dealers Are Scrambling to Secure the Future of the Art Gallery To lure the public back into art galleries, dealers are banding together and adopting vintage tactics like the old-fashioned gallery walk. By Rachel Corbett, Jul 18, 2018
