The Art Detective Should Museums Show Art Owned by Patrons? It’s Tempting. It Can Also Blow Up As the Brooklyn Museum prepared to present the collection of a trustee, Swizz Beatz, it aimed to avoid controversy. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 16, 2024
The Art Detective Amid Rash of Vandalism, New York Art World Grapples with Divide on Israel-Hamas War Galleries and museums have been tagged all over town. Everyone is wondering: Who is responsible, and what comes next? By Katya Kazakina, Feb 12, 2024
The Art Detective Undervalued Pop Legend James Rosenquist Is Having a Moment MoMA and a Michelin-starred restaurant are spotlighting the artist, as Phillips readies a special sale of his prints. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 2, 2024
The Art Detective The Art World Remembers Dealer Brent Sikkema as a ‘Bridge’ and ‘Ambassador’ for Venturesome Artists The New York gallerist, who was murdered earlier this month, was a champion of Latin American art in the United States. By Katya Kazakina, Jan 26, 2024
The Art Detective Who Was Up and Who Was Down at the Art Auctions in 2023? A look at how the year's Top 500 artist list stacks up against the past. By Katya Kazakina, Jan 12, 2024
The Art Detective These Are the Worries Haunting a Post-‘Babylonian’ Art Market in 2024 Behind the scenes, there's a recalibration of values going on. By Katya Kazakina, Jan 5, 2024
The Art Detective On Edge Before Miami Basel, the Art World Is Bracing for ‘the Question’ Could a heightened scrutiny of artists' personal beliefs impact the contemporary art market? By Katya Kazakina, Dec 1, 2023
The Art Detective Two Contemporary Female Painters Triumphed at Sotheby’s. Who Came Out on Top Depends on How You Do the Math Six female artists infiltrated the highest echelon of the art market during the series of bellwether New York auctions this month. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 23, 2023
The Art Detective How Dealer Leo Koenig Scored the Steal of This $2.2 Billion Auction Season Looking for lessons in the recent $2.2 billion round of auctions. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 17, 2023
The Art Detective Revealed: The Major Mystery Consignors of New York’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Fall Auction Season Market conditions have changed considerably—but there are still plenty of trophies set to trade hands. By Katya Kazakina, Nov 3, 2023
The Art Detective The Horse Trading Behind the Ecstatic, $3 Billion Mark Rothko Exhibition at Fondation Louis Vuitton The show is the "fulfillment of a long-standing personal wish” of Bernard Arnault. No expense was spared. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 27, 2023
The Art Detective Airlifted Giacomettis in Tel Aviv, Canceled Doha Celebrations, and the Deepening Rift in the Art World Over Israel From insuring the safety of priceless art to grappling with political speech within their ranks, museums are feeling the effects of war. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 20, 2023
The Art Detective ‘Where Are You, People?’ The Art World’s Deafening Silence After the Hamas Attack in Israel No major institutions or galleries spoke out in solidarity with Israel for days. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 12, 2023
The Art Detective A New Titan Has Arrived: Inside White Cube Gallery’s Extravagant Opening on Madison Avenue The mega-gallery arrived in style, and made a statement by opening on the Upper East Side. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 6, 2023
The Art Detective Questions About World War II Ties Again Haunt Christie’s as a Swiss Museum Plans to Sell Three Prized Cézanne Paintings What facts should be disclosed about the family wealth behind such famous art collections? By Katya Kazakina, Sep 29, 2023
