The Art Detective The L.A. Art Scene Was Booming. Why Are Galleries Suddenly Closing? At least 10 galleries have shuttered since 2023—and more may soon. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 1, 2024
The Art Detective ‘The Buyers Are Back’: In Paris, the Mood Was Buoyant, Even If Not Everyone Was Selling Museums opened blockbusters, Sotheby's christened its new home with a white-glove sale, and the rich embraced optimism. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 23, 2024
The Art Detective The Met’s ‘Siena’ Blockbuster Has Priceless Loans. How Did It Come Together? It took new technology, years of collaboration, and major investments to deliver a show for the ages. 'This is not a grab and go,' one curator said. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 11, 2024
The Art Detective Bear Alert! Auction Prices for Many Artists Are in Free Fall, But Some Emerging Works Climb Higher At sales this week, estimates were notably lower, and some consignors took haircuts. By Katya Kazakina, Sep 27, 2024
Art Detective At 69, Painter Dennis Kardon’s Career Was at a Standstill. Then a Big Gallery Came Calling How an old album cover sparked a fairytale-like reversal of fortune By Katya Kazakina, Sep 23, 2024
The Art Detective Shoptalk: Gallerist Paula Cooper on Her Enduring Relationships with Artists 'I’ve always liked challenging works,' she says in Part 3 of an expansive interview. 'I can’t help it.' By Katya Kazakina, Sep 16, 2024
The Art Detective Goodbye FOMO and Frenzy: A New Art Season Kicks Off With Cautious Optimism Buyers are in no rush to pull the trigger. By Katya Kazakina, Sep 6, 2024
The Art Detective Shoptalk: Art Dealer Paula Cooper Slams Auction Houses and Reveals Trade Secrets 'Some artists are too young to be at auction,' she says in Part 2 of a wide-ranging interview. 'They're destroying these young kids by auctioning them.' By Katya Kazakina, Aug 29, 2024
The Art Detective Shoptalk: Legendary New York Art Dealer Paula Cooper Opens Up About Her Path to Power 'I was dying to work for a gallery. But I had no experience, and I was very shy. The only thing I knew how to do was operate a switchboard.' By Katya Kazakina, Aug 22, 2024
The Art Detective Shoptalk: Dealer Stefania Bortolami on How Interdependence Has Shaped the Contemporary Art Scene "It’s a tough moment, in which we have to buckle up and take some strategic decisions." By Katya Kazakina, Aug 14, 2024
The Art Detective Shoptalk: Dealer Allegra LaViola on Making It Through Market Downturns "You can burn it all down and begin again." By Katya Kazakina, Aug 8, 2024
The Art Detective Nothing Is for Sale in Christopher Wool’s Acclaimed DIY Show. Will It Jump-Start His Market? 'I was kind of unaware that I had become known for auction prices,' the artist said. 'Things have gotten out of hand.' By Katya Kazakina, Jul 23, 2024
The Art Detective Is This Pissarro Print Worth $28,000—or $530? At 1stdibs, Dealers and an Algorithm Clash Start-ups are using AI to value art, with mixed results. One project has some sellers in revolt. By Katya Kazakina, Jun 28, 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
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