Art Fairs As the Unrest in Hong Kong Intensifies, Dealers Grapple With the Pros and Cons of Attending Art Basel’s Fair in the City Two galleries have withdrawn, while others remain cautiously committed. By Julia Halperin & Naomi Rea & Kate Brown, Oct 7, 2019
Art Fairs Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2019 Here's what art dealers say they sold at the London fair (though watch out for number-fudging and other kinds of general sneakiness). By Artnet News, Oct 7, 2019
Auctions A Monumental Canvas by Yoshitomo Nara Sells for $25 Million in Hong Kong, Shattering the Artist’s Previous Auction Record It is the latest in a slew of artist records to be set at auction in Hong Kong. By Naomi Rea, Oct 7, 2019
Auctions In a Market Lacking Overall Confidence, Christie’s London Puts Together a Solid $79.6 Million Contemporary Sale The biggest successes of the night came from works by rising talents. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 4, 2019
Art Fairs Money Troubles Force MCH Group, Art Basel’s Parent Company, to Choose Its Fairs Over Its Event-Marketing Business A difficult restructuring process continues as the Swiss company seeks to reinvest in Art Basel and a streamlined portfolio of trade fairs. By Tim Schneider & Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2019
Art Fairs 7 Impressive Emerging Artists to Watch From the Frieze Week Fairs in London We scouted the many fairs to find a selection of rising artists you may not yet know. By Artnet News, Oct 4, 2019
Art Fairs At London’s 1–54 Fair, Curator Azu Nwagbogu Lays Out the Pitfalls of the New Wave of Interest in African Contemporary Art The former Zeitz Mocaa curator and founder of LagosPhoto offers his advice on unlearning old ways of seeing. By Kate Brown, Oct 4, 2019
Auctions Sotheby’s Stages a Stolid $67.3 Million Frieze Week Sale, Despite Boffo Bidding for Banksy, Basquiat, and Bacon Other standouts were Eisenman, Fontana, and Scarpitta. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 3, 2019
Auctions Banksy’s Chimp Parliament Painting Sells for a Startling $12 Million at Sotheby’s, Prompting Both Cheers and Jeers 'Devolved Parliament' came in equal to a work by Basquiat, and dwarfed interest in another monkey painting—by Francis Bacon. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 3, 2019
Art Fairs 5 Outstanding Works at Frieze London, From a Gripping Painting by Thornton Dial to Some Unsettling Photos by Cindy Sherman Our handy guide will help you find the cream of the crop at this year's event. By Andrew Goldstein, Oct 3, 2019
Market How Does a Super-Collector Shop at Frieze London? We Tagged Along With Jupiter Artland Patron Nicky Wilson The Scottish collector takes a surprisingly down-to-earth approach to the art fair. By Javier Pes, Oct 3, 2019
Galleries Studiously Avoiding Hong Kong, the Berlin-Based König Galerie Is Opening a Tokyo Location The gallery plans to present shows by artists born or based in Germany. By Kate Brown, Oct 3, 2019
Art Fairs As the Art World Stomps Its Carbon Footprint Across London, Dealers and Frieze Are Innovating New Green Solutions Thaddaeus Ropac is among the gallerists setting a green example by avoiding air transport and reusing crates. By Javier Pes & Naomi Rea, Oct 3, 2019
Auctions Phillips Defies Brexit Gloom as Records Tumble in Its $32 Million Contemporary Art Sale in London The sale set new records for Simone Leigh, Raoul De Keyser, Alex Katz, and others. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 2, 2019
Art Fairs ‘I Have an Enormous Belief in London’: Frieze Dealers Make Their Case in the Fair’s Early Hours as Brexit Looms and Galleries Flirt With Paris Major sales were reported, but also major questions about how to set a course in the future. By Nate Freeman, Oct 2, 2019
