Auctions A Vampire-Slaying Kit—Complete With 19th-Century Bible and a Small Pistol—Just Sold for $3,100 at an English Auction House It's possible the buyer himself is a vampire seeking to protect himself. We have no evidence—but it's possible. By Tanner West, Jul 23, 2020
Galleries Taste-Making Dealer Gavin Brown Will Join Gladstone Gallery as a Partner, Ending the Decades-Long Run of His Rebel Art ‘Enterprise’ Brown will bring a number of his artists and his Roman outpost to Gladstone, effectively creating a new mega-gallery overnight. By Nate Freeman, Jul 20, 2020
Auctions Christie’s Makes a Bid for the Sneaker Market With a New Michael Jordan-Themed Auction Christie's is collaborating with sneaker purveyor Stadium Goods for a rare sale of Michael Jordan's game-worn shoes and other memorabilia. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 16, 2020
Auctions Beijing Is Clamping Down on ‘Subversive’ Activity in Hong Kong. The Art Market Doesn’t Seem to Care A strong auction week in the city suggests that the art market is detached from political concerns. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 16, 2020
Auctions Hit Hard by Travel Disruptions, British Airways Will Sell a $1 Million Bridget Riley Painting and 16 Other Works at Sotheby’s This Month Works by Damien Hirst, Julian Opie, and Marc Quinn are among those being auctioned off in July. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 14, 2020
Art Fairs Left With ‘No Choice,’ Frieze Art Fair Organizers Have Cancelled the Event’s 2020 London Edition The fair will instead take place online in October. By Kate Brown, Jul 14, 2020
Market Will the African Art Market’s Recent Rise Withstand the Shutdown? Dealers Say There’s Reason for Hope Dealers say that the market is buoyed by accessible price points. By Naomi Rea, Jul 14, 2020
Auctions Who Were the Winners of the First-Ever Hybrid Auction Week? Here Are 8 Takeaways From Summer’s Unprecedented—and Rather Surprising—Marquee Sales From the priciest work to the most flipped artwork, here are our parting observations from the season's auction marathon. By Artnet News, Jul 13, 2020
Auctions Christie’s First-Ever ‘Relay’ Sale Brought in an Impressive $421 Million in a Four-Hour, Four-City Digital Marathon Christie's pulled off a marathon four-hour sale with an innovative new platform. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 10, 2020
Market Media Tycoon James Murdoch May Soon Own More Than 40 Percent of the MCH Group, Art Basel’s Parent Company Murdoch, a former CEO of 21st Century Fox, is looking to own up to 44 percent of the company. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 10, 2020
Market Every Artist on This Online Art-Selling Platform Makes a Profit From Each Sale—Even If Their Own Works Don’t Find Buyers The creators of the new model say it's time for the art market to adapt to changing conditions. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 10, 2020
Auctions Sotheby’s Is Nixing Its Three-Year-Old Museum Prize Program, Which Honored Inventive Exhibitions, as It Looks to Cut Costs The auction house said it would still honor all existing grant pledges. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 9, 2020
Market After a Promising $3 Million Virtual Event This Spring, the Dallas Art Fair Is Launching a Year-Round Digital Marketplace An extension of the in-person fair, the new platform Culture Place will connect Texas-based galleries with collectors. By Artnet News, Jul 9, 2020
Art Fairs With the Fate of the Fair in Question as the Virus Overwhelms Florida, Art Basel Miami Beach Just Gave Dealers More Time to Commit The fair says it is "deeply committed" to holding the event in December "if at all feasible." By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 8, 2020
Galleries Dealers Remain Committed to Hong Kong Despite the New National Security Law—But They’re Looking for Cheaper Spaces to Rent Some galleries are leaving Hong Kong's Central district in favor of a blooming gallery hub in Wong Chuk Hang. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 6, 2020
