Market How London Became a Launch Pad for Africa’s Booming Art Market An increasing number of firms dedicated to African art are setting up shop in London. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 10, 2024
Market $17.2 Million David Hockney Painting Leads Low-Key Sotheby’s London Sale Only 10 of the 22 lots sold for within or above their estimates, but there were a few bright spots. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 10, 2024
Market Koons ‘Balloon Monkey’ Makes $9.9 Million at ‘Solid’ $107 Million Christie’s Auction in London About 88 percent of lots sold, but half went for prices at or below their low estimates. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 9, 2024
Art Fairs Discoveries Abound at Frieze Masters. Big-Money Deals Do Not Hauser and Wirth moved a $4.9 million Manet, but sales were thin on the ground, dealers said. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 9, 2024
Art Fairs Sales Are Slow at Frieze London, But Focus on Fresh Talent Thrills David Zwirner placed a $2.2 million Lisa Yuskavage, and Lehmann Maupin found a buyer for a painting that Billy Childish made on site. By Margaret Carrigan, Oct 9, 2024
Art Fairs Venice Stars Dominate the Opening of Frieze London, But the Fair’s Controversial New Layout Is the Real Buzz Like what you saw at Venice? Shop it at Frieze London! By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 9, 2024
Market Asian Artists Are Everywhere During Frieze London, With K-Art (and K-Pop!) Front and Center Haegue Yang is at the Hayward, Mire Lee is at Tate Modern, the Japanese band IS:SUE was at the Serpentine, and the thrilling list goes on. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 8, 2024
Auctions Fashion Designer Kim Jones Curates a Show of Bloomsbury Group Treasures A recently rediscovered painting by Vanessa Bell sheds new light on Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 7, 2024
Auctions Tom Brady’s Prized Jerseys and Custom Watches Head to Auction Sotheby's will offer timepieces by the likes of Audemars Piguet and Patek Phillippe as well as game-worn jerseys. By Sofia Hallström, Oct 7, 2024
Market Consignors Revealed! Eric Clapton and Damien Hirst Are Selling Art in London This Week Other big names sending work to the auction block include an Australian billionaire, Wall Street exec, and a restaurateur By Colin Gleadell, Oct 7, 2024
Market Kasper König’s Collection Makes $6.6 Million in Cologne—and More Essential Art Industry News Plus, Jeffrey Gibson joins Hauer and Wirth, Christie's Ventures makes two new investments, and dealer Peter Freeman returns to Paris. By Margaret Carrigan, Oct 7, 2024
Analysis To Frieze or Not to Frieze: Are Collectors Prioritizing Paris Over London? An expanded and rebranded Art Basel Paris may have VIPs rethinking their options this year. By Margaret Carrigan, Oct 7, 2024
Market Data Dive: Why Auction Sales Have Fallen at Every Price Point The market’s lower end saw the smallest contraction. By Margaret Carrigan, Oct 5, 2024
Auctions Work of the Week: Lois Dodd Painting Soars Past Estimate, as Auction Hot Streak Continues The top three prices for the artist, who is known for quiet observations of rural life, have all come this year. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2024
Auctions A $50 Painting Bought at a Barn Sale in the Hamptons Could Fetch $150,000 at Auction The masterpiece by prominent Canadian artist Emily Carr has been rediscovered after nearly a century. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 4, 2024
