Art Fairs From an Animatronic Gorilla to a Beaded Glass Cage—Here’s What Was Stealing the Scene at Art Basel Unlimited Ambitious projects by Ryan Gander, Christo, Kader Attia, and Liza Lou had VIPs talking. By Naomi Rea, Jun 10, 2024
Galleries Zurich Art Weekend Is Fostering Gallery Collaborations, Drawing Crowds Once a trade secret, the annual ritual has become an essential stop before Art Basel. This year, some 100 events were on offer. By Margaret Carrigan, Jun 10, 2024
Art Fairs Nikola Dietrich Tapped as New Director of Liste Art Fair The German art historian returns to Basel, where she was a head curator at the Kunstmuseum until 2014. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 10, 2024
Art Fairs At Art Basel, Collectors Take a Field Trip—Is It All Just a Rural Fantasy? With a wheat field in the Messeplatz and a social club on a farm, the art fair has gone cottagecore. By Louisa Elderton, Jun 10, 2024
The Art Detective Is the Party Over? What Nicolas Party’s Recent Auction Flops Mean for His Market The Swiss artist's prices soared in recent years, but now an art-market correction has arrived. By Katya Kazakina, Jun 7, 2024
Wet Paint Canada Gallery Gains an Intriguing New Partner—and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, is anyone in the art world paying attention to the U.S. presidential election? By Annie Armstrong, Jun 6, 2024
Auctions Work of the Week: Alexej von Jawlensky’s ‘Spanish Dancer’ The double-sided painting has been in private hands for almost a century. By Margaret Carrigan, Jun 5, 2024
Art Fairs Director Maike Cruse on What to Expect at Art Basel The new director discusses her vision for Art Basel, global market trends—and how to raise a wheatfield at the Messeplatz. By Kate Brown, Jun 5, 2024
The Appraisal Vilhelm Hammershøi’s Cool Interiors Are Hot With Collectors. Thank Vermeer A century after the Danish painter's death, prices for his work are rising. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 4, 2024
Auctions By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results from Phillips Hong Kong’s Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale Let the numbers tell the story. By Artnet News, Jun 3, 2024
The Hammer Simon de Pury on Why the Art Market Won’t Let the Lights Go Out Following the news of Christie's cyberattack, the veteran auctioneer looks back on another a sweaty auction moment. By Simon de Pury, Jun 2, 2024
Art Detective What the Auction Withdrawal of a $30 Million Brice Marden Painting Reveals About the Art Market It’s a tale of three powerhouse galleries, a regretful buyer, and big-league financing. By Katya Kazakina, May 31, 2024
Wet Paint A Hard Look at the Tumultuous New York Gallery Scene, as Dealers Shutter and Move Plus, White Columns stages its much-loved annual benefit auction, and a big-league artist hosts an epic birthday bash. By Annie Armstrong, May 31, 2024
Auctions By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results from Christie’s Hong Kong’s Sales of 20th- and 21st-Century Art Let the numbers tell the story. By Annie Armstrong & Eileen Kinsella, May 31, 2024
Auctions Sotheby’s Eyes Job Cuts in London, Other Offices The auction house's U.K. headquarters would reportedly be most affected in the layoffs that are being considered. By Eileen Kinsella, May 30, 2024
