Auctions Christie’s Revives the Market’s Mood With a Strong $168 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale in London The auction was led by a rare Monet that sold for $32.8 million. By Colin Gleadell, Jun 20, 2018
Auctions Sotheby’s Begins the Summer Season With a Limp $116 Million Impressionist and Modern Sale, Its Lowest Total Since 2012 Much of the tally was secured in advance by a hefty slate of guarantees. By Colin Gleadell, Jun 19, 2018
Auctions The Financial Wizard Who Made Damien Hirst a Star Is Now Cashing In With a Sotheby’s Sale of His Art Collection Frank Dunphy was Hirst's business manager for more than 15 years. By Henri Neuendorf, Jun 18, 2018
Art Fairs Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Art Basel 2018 Here's what art dealers say they sold at the fair (though watch out for number-fudging and other kinds of general sneakiness). By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 18, 2018
Analysis The Gray Market: Why Art Basel Is Both a Gift and a Curse (and Other Insights) Our columnist returns from Art Basel with thoughts on the fair's Swiss exceptionalism and its meaning in the art world of 2018. By Tim Schneider, Jun 18, 2018
Art Fairs A Punning Artist Turned Art Fair Prankster Plants a Pot of ‘Art Basil’ at Gagosian’s Booth You say Basel, I say basil. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 15, 2018
Market ‘Why Was It So Hard to Get Here?’ European Collectors Are at Last Buying Up Work by African American Artists at Art Basel Artists including Sam Gilliam, McArthur Binion, and Barkley Hendricks are in high demand this year in Basel. By Julia Halperin, Jun 15, 2018
Analysis How Dealers Are (Slowly) Rebooting Their Businesses to Take Software-Based Art Mainstream At Art Basel 2018, there are signs the art market is finding a language to contextualize technology. By Tim Schneider, Jun 14, 2018
Galleries This Gallery Believes Cryptocurrency Is the Future—and It Just Sold a Piece Worth Nearly $1.3 Million in Bitcoin to Prove It The sale was made via Instagram, Signal, and Postmates. The buyer remains unknown. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 14, 2018
Art Fairs Calvin Klein Teams Up With Italian Artisans to Bring an Americana-Infused Chair Collection to Basel Raf Simons brings his passion for design to Art Basel. By Dan Thawley, Jun 14, 2018
Art Fairs 5 Standout Young Artists to Discover at Liste 2018 Here are the rising stars of Liste founder Peter Bläuer’s valedictory fair. By Andrew Goldstein, Jun 14, 2018
Art Fairs 10 of the Best Artworks at Art Basel 2018 Standouts include a moving Alina Szapocznikow, a striking new direction for Miriam Bäckström, and more. By Andrew Goldstein, Jun 13, 2018
Art Fairs Turner Prize-Winner Lubaina Himid Is a Star at Art Basel—and She’s Getting a Solo Show at the New Museum Curators and collectors at Art Basel are clamoring for the artist, who long lacked consistent representation. By Julia Halperin, Jun 12, 2018
Auctions Sotheby’s Paris Is Selling Off the Last of Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent’s Eclectic Art Collection The first sale from the collection was a landmark in auction history. By Henri Neuendorf, Jun 11, 2018
Analysis The Gray Market: Why the Art Market Should Heed Warren Buffett’s Warning About ‘Short-Termism’ (and Other Insights) Our columnist warns you shouldn't read too much into a gallery's sales at Art Basel and the pressure to make the cut at a mega fair. By Tim Schneider, Jun 11, 2018
