Auctions Sotheby’s Was Hoping This KAWS Painting of ‘The Simpsons’ Would Sell for $1 Million. It Just Went for $14.7 Million The painting was sold by Japanese designer NIGO, who commissioned the work in 2005. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 1, 2019
Art Fairs Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at the 2019 Edition of Art Basel Hong Kong Here's what art dealers say they sold at the well-attended Hong Kong fair (though watch out for number-fudging and other kinds of general sneakiness). By artnet News, Apr 1, 2019
Art Fairs At Salon du Dessin in Paris, Chaumet Unveils Rarely Seen Drawings From Its Vaults Works on view reveal the jeweler's long history of working with natural motifs. By Nazanin Lankarani, Mar 29, 2019
Auctions A $25 Million Francis Bacon ‘Screaming Pope,’ Seen in Public Only Once, Is Hitting the Block at Sotheby’s The painting is from the collection of Richard E. Lang and Jane Lang Davis, heading to Sotheby’s New York in May. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 29, 2019
Art Fairs 5 Standout Artworks at Art Basel Hong Kong, From a $27,000 Charging Bull to a Photograph Capturing the End of a Soviet Era The show offers a good chance to see works by artists you may not see at other fairs this year. By Andrew Goldstein, Mar 28, 2019
Auctions Late Condé Nast Tycoon S.I. Newhouse’s Collection Is Headed to Christie’s—and His Jeff Koons ‘Rabbit’ Could Break the Artist’s Auction Record The blockbuster sale also includes important works by Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Warhol. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 27, 2019
Art Fairs Art Basel Hong Kong Kicks Off With a Buzz—and a $19 Million Picasso—as the Market’s Center Drifts Eastward The seventh edition of the fair opened to swift sales, despite pre-opening jitters about the mainland Chinese economy. By Julia Halperin, Mar 27, 2019
Art Fairs Artist Fernando Mastrangelo Wants to Help You Relax After a Long Day at Art Basel Hong Kong in a Lounge Inspired by the Swiss Mountains The artist has partnered with Audemars Piguet to transform the fair's collectors lounge into a calming mountainous retreat. By artnet News, Mar 25, 2019
Art Fairs 5 Rising Artists From Across Asia to Seek Out at Art Basel Hong Kong You may not know these artists yet—but you should. By Julia Halperin, Mar 25, 2019
Analysis Inside the Craze for KAWS: How a New Jersey Graffiti Artist Achieved Art-Market Domination Without Following Any of the Rules Ahead of Art Basel Hong Kong, where the artist is omnipresent, we uncover the forces behind his meteoric rise. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 25, 2019
Art Fairs Amid a Gloomy Economic Forecast and Simmering Political Tensions, Art Dubai Tries to Find Stability The fair opened under a cloud this week, but some exhibitors have remained optimistic. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Mar 22, 2019
Art Fairs There’s a Lot to See During Art Basel Hong Kong. Here’s a Rundown of the Highlights Getting ready to head over to the fair? We've got you covered. By Caroline Goldstein, Mar 22, 2019
Market Anxious London Art Dealers Are Hatching Emergency Plans to Ship Art Abroad as Brexit Negotiators Get a Two-Week Extension The mood in the UK is apprehensive as the nation waits to see how Prime Minister Theresa May will proceed. By Javier Pes, Mar 22, 2019
Auctions A Late Tang Dynasty Sculpture Bought at a Missouri Garage Sale for Less Than $100 Just Sold for $2.1 Million The owner first suspected the bronze deity might be worth more than she paid for after taking it on the 'Antiques Roadshow.' By Sarah Cascone, Mar 22, 2019
Art Fairs Meet the Art SWAT Team That Keeps Fakes Out of Europe’s Fanciest Art Fair We talked to TEFAF's global vetting chairman Wim Pijbes about the fair's new approach. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 22, 2019
