Auctions Christie’s Is Cutting Its Catalogue Pages and Print Materials in Half Next Year to Curb Its Environmental Impact Most of its buyers don't receive catalogues anyway, the auction house says. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 20, 2019
Auctions Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction in 2019—and Why They Brought in the Prices They Did Plus, who bought and sold them (when we could figure it out). By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 20, 2019
Auctions The 1892 Manifesto That Gave Birth to the Modern Olympics Just Sold for $8.8 Million at Sotheby’s, Almost 9 Times Its Estimate The 14-page document sketches out the competition's revival, posing the Olympics as a boon to "the cause of peace." By Karen Chernick, Dec 19, 2019
Analysis In the Wake of Devastating Floods, It’s High Time for the Art World to Rethink Its Cherished Relationship to Venice The curator of the next Venice Biennale should be named any week now. That person is going to have a lot to think about. By Kate Brown, Dec 18, 2019
Auctions Hong Kong’s Art Auctions Declined in the First Major Slate of Sales Since Political Protests Engulfed the City Despite setting several new artist records in the region, fine-art sales were down about six percent versus last fall. By Tim Schneider, Dec 16, 2019
Art Fairs Independent Art Fair Hires Ashley Harris, Formerly of Sotheby’s, for Its Newly Created Role of Executive Director The move comes at a time of reckoning for art fairs around the globe. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 16, 2019
Auctions The First-Ever Auction of Contemporary Aboriginal Art in New York Soars Past Expectations to Bring in $2.8 Million Is there a "Gagosian effect" at play in the new fervor for Aboriginal art? By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 16, 2019
Auctions As Shakeups Continue at Sotheby’s, Auction Veteran Amy Cappellazzo Has Been Named Head of an Expanded Global Fine Arts Division The move comes as Sotheby's new CEO Charles Stewart reorganizes the company. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 12, 2019
Art Fairs One Year After an Eleventh-Hour Relocation, the Armory Show Is Reshuffling—on Purpose—for 2020 The fair welcomes 30 new exhibitors after a number of high-profile departures. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 12, 2019
Galleries Painter Avery Singer, the 32-Year-Old Sought-After Phenom, Is Now the Youngest Artist Represented by Hauser & Wirth One of the hottest young art stars joins the blue-chip gallery. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 12, 2019
Art Fairs The Organizers of Berlin’s Most Important Art Fair Have Canceled All Future Editions Due to Financial Shortfalls Koelnmesse, Art Berlin's parent company, has pulled the plug after repeated setbacks. By Kate Brown, Dec 11, 2019
Art Fairs Art Basel Miami Beach Round-Up: Here’s Everything We Published on the Fair and Its Satellites, All in One Place Analysis, highlights, and all the juicy details, all put together in one convenient place. By Artnet News, Dec 10, 2019
Art Fairs Despite a Strong Miami Fair, Art Basel’s Parent Company MCH Group Is Under Pressure to Cut Costs and Streamline Its Business Internal communications show MCH is still struggling with budget issues. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 9, 2019
Auctions Christie’s Will Launch a New Hong Kong Auction to Coincide With Art Basel, Undeterred by Ongoing Protests The contemporary art sale will coincide with Art Basel Hong Kong in March. By Taylor Dafoe, Dec 9, 2019
Art Fairs How the Unhinged Reaction to Maurizio Cattelan’s Banana Revealed the Thin Line Between the Art World and Total Anarchy Everyone from the Guerrilla Girls to Popeyes Chicken had something to say. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 9, 2019
