Auctions Christie’s Is Selling a Trove of Photos Documenting NASA’s Missions to Outer Space—See the Otherworldly Images Here The sale includes the first space selfie. By Caroline Goldstein, Nov 11, 2020
Galleries Dealers Say They Want to Diversify Their Rosters. A Look at Their Newly Signed Artists Shows Progress—Up to a Point Dealers are working to correct for long-held biases in the gallery system, but progress is not as rapid as they might think. By Kate Brown, Nov 10, 2020
Auctions Two Major Joan Mitchell Paintings Could Fetch a Total of $19 Million at Phillips Next Month The auction house is hoping to cash in on the excitement of a big retrospective of Mitchell's work next year. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 9, 2020
Analysis The Market for Chinese Art and Antiques Tumbled to a 10-Year Low in 2019, According to Our Exclusive Report Tensions between the US and China and political unrest in Hong Kong had much to do with the drop. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 9, 2020
Art Fairs Art Basel’s Parent Company Has Cleared a Path for James Murdoch’s Investment After Shareholders Threatened to Kill the Deal Murdoch will gain three seats on the board, while some Swiss leaders will step down next year. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 5, 2020
Art Fairs How the Director of Italy’s Top Art Fair Is Reimagining the Event—Yet Again—as the Country Goes Into Another Lockdown A scaled-back version of the fair was slated to open across three Turin museums this week. By Naomi Rea, Nov 4, 2020
Art Fairs Dealers Report Only a Smattering of Sales at Art Basel and TEFAF’s Online Art Fairs, Raising Doubts About the Value of the Virtual Events But with low or no cost to participate, there's not much risk either. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 3, 2020
Auctions Cardi B, David Hockney, and Other Creative Stars Made Artworks for an Auction Benefiting the Families of Slain Black Women—See Them Here The auction is organized by the African American Policy Forum. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 30, 2020
Auctions An Autumn Art Walk in the Hudson Valley Gave Lucky Hikers a Chance to See Artists Working in Plein Air Up Close (But Not Too Close) The event included 19 artists and over 200 visitors, and raised nearly $10,000 for two nonprofits. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 30, 2020
Galleries Paula Cooper Has Long Refused to Expand Her Storied Gallery Beyond New York. Now, She’s the Latest to Open Shop in Palm Beach When it comes to satellite art hubs, Palm Beach is officially the new Hamptons. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 29, 2020
Galleries Subscriptions Work for Wine and Razors… So Why Not Artworks? Here’s How One Gallery Is Rethinking Art Sales to Make It Through Lockdown In our latest spotlight on new business models for galleries, Kate Werble shows why commissioning unique work isn't just for blue-chippers. By Tim Schneider, Oct 29, 2020
Auctions Sotheby’s Two Evening Sales Bag a Muted $283.9 Million, Fueled by the Scene-Stealing Inclusion of Three Futuristic Alfa Romeos The sale was just as notable for what wasn't in it: the Baltimore Museum of Art withdrew two high-profile consignments at the last minute. By Nate Freeman, Oct 28, 2020
Auctions Amid a Growing Outcry, the Baltimore Museum of Art Withdrew Its Controversial Sale of Three Works Through Sotheby’s at the Eleventh Hour The withdrawal came after a group of former Association of Art Museum Directors presidents condemned the imminent sale. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 28, 2020
Art Fairs Frieze New York Is Moving From Its Palatial Tent on Randall’s Island to the Shed for a Pared-Down Art Fair in 2021 The next edition of Frieze New York will be a significantly smaller affair. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 28, 2020
Auctions The Museum of Islamic Arts Has Halted a Planned Sotheby’s Sale of Its Treasures After It Was Condemned by Israel’s President Israeli President Reuven Rivlin jumped into the fray after experts questioned the ethics of the auction. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 27, 2020
