Artnet News Pro A Decade After Its Failed Gallery Venture, Did Christie’s Just Dump Old Haunch of Venison Stock at a Provincial U.K. Auction? Artists and dealers are incensed by the “absurd” low prices and lack of research to the sale. By Colin Gleadell, Jan 28, 2022
Artnet News Pro ‘It Felt Like Olden Times’: The Old Masters Market Roars Back to Life at Sotheby’s New York With an Impressive $91 Million Sale Competition was surprisingly intense even on lots that were already pre-sold. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 27, 2022
Artnet News Pro As They Process Art Basel’s ‘Sad and Violent’ Displacement of FIAC, Parisian Gallerists Are Split Between Concern and Optimism While some worry the fair will lose its French identity, others welcome the growth potential of MCH’s involvement. By Anna Sansom, Jan 27, 2022
Artnet News Pro A New Wave of Lawsuits Accuses 50 Art Galleries of Allegedly Violating the Americans With Disabilities Act Dealers complain that a lack of clear guidelines has opened the door to a flood of lawsuits. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 26, 2022
Artnet News Pro The Appraisal: How the Yayoi Kusama Market Rode a Wave of Affordable Editions to a Record Year at Auction in 2021 On the heels of a major museum acquisition, we took a peek at what's been happening in the market for the 92-year-old artist. By Naomi Rea, Jan 25, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Law and Order This week, the uncertain limits of resale restrictions, South Korea blasts off, a shared-custody Kusama, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Jan 21, 2022
Artnet News Pro Singapore’s S.E.A. Focus Art Fair Is Trying to Woo Young, Crypto-Rich Collectors. But the Buying Is Slow Going The government-backed fair returns to attract a younger generation with NFTs and artist-made films. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 18, 2022
Artnet News Pro The Appraisal: 5 Reasons Why Sotheby’s Is Betting Big on René Magritte On the heels of Sotheby's $60 million consignment, we took a peek at what's been happening in the market for the Belgian Surrealist. By Artnet News, Jan 18, 2022
Artnet News Pro From a Cosmetics Entrepreneur to a Seasoned Cultural Advisor, Meet Five Under-the-Radar Saudi Art Collectors These collectors have been tirelessly working to capture the modern and contemporary history of Saudi Arabia now on the brink of change. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Jan 17, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Bright Lights, Big Promises This week: new African art in the limelight, the Artist Pension Trust in shambles, Magritte in the record books, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Jan 14, 2022
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction Around the World in December 2021 We harvested the Price Database to bring you the freshest crop of top lots. By Caroline Goldstein, Jan 13, 2022
Artnet News Pro A Buyer’s Guide to the Breakout Stars of the New Museum Triennial: Who They Are and Where to Find Them Here are six stars who made a splash in the closely watched show. By Artnet News, Jan 11, 2022
Artnet News Pro 5 Artists Who Work Extensively With Robotics Offer Tips on How to Do It (and Reveal How Much It Costs) The work can be expensive to make—but it doesn't have to be. By Anna Sansom, Jan 10, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Back to the Future This week, the case for Sotheby’s to go public again, Judy Chicago x Kanye West, and another 30-year-old talent goes stratospheric in Asia. By Tim Schneider, Jan 7, 2022
Artnet News Pro Who Were the Best-Selling Artists at Auction in 2021? See the Top 20 Names—and Find Out What They Reveal About the Market For the first time, a female artist cracked the top 10. By Julia Halperin, Jan 7, 2022