Auctions Is Demand for Market Darling Yoshitomo Nara’s Work Cooling? Artnet’s analytics reveal that global auction sales of Nara’s work have dropped by 56 percent since 2021. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 3, 2024
Market India Art Fair Cancels Its Mumbai Event—and More Art Industry News Plus, why dealers' outlooks for Art Basel Miami Beach are sunny despite the economic gloom. By Annie Armstrong, Dec 2, 2024
Market Following the Market’s Banana Boost, Experts’ Outlook for Art Basel Miami Beach Is Bright Textile artists, who continue their rise in the market, and institutionally linked artists of color will have strong showings at the fair. By Brian Boucher, Dec 1, 2024
Market At Shanghai Art Week, Slower Sales and More Subdued Parties The city's art scene is continuing to grow, but it is not immune from market troubles By Cathy Fan, Nov 29, 2024
Market Collector Justin Sun Wants to ‘Thank’ the Vendor Behind the $6.2 Million Banana At a press conference in Hong Kong, Sun ate the banana that was a part of the artwork he bought at Sotheby's. By Kate Brown, Nov 28, 2024
Market Former David Zwirner Director Leo Xu on Big Shifts in the Chinese Art Industry "The Chinese art market feels somewhat adrift, with more uncertainty than during the first half of the year," he said. By Leo Xu, Nov 28, 2024
Auctions Woof! This Famous Dog Portrait Could Fetch Up to $2.5 Million One of artist George Stubb's best known works, the portrait reflects changing social attitudes toward dogs. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 28, 2024
Auctions Here Are the Ten Most Expensive Lots Sold at Auction in October 2024 The top performers include a David Hockney landscape and a giant bronze Lalanne bear. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 27, 2024
Auctions Sale of Contested Roman Plate Sparks Debate Over Auction House Due Diligence Bonhams is facing calls to withdraw a Roman plate from an upcoming antiquities sale after a researcher has renewed claims that it was looted. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 27, 2024
Auctions Hot Lots and Top Flops: 4 Artworks That Had Surprising Results at the Big November Day Sales in New York One eagle-eyed bidder got a drawing by a major figure for a steal. By Eileen Kinsella & Annie Armstrong, Nov 26, 2024
Auctions Lalanne Elephants Stampede to a $11.6 Million Finish at Auction The total value of the artist's work at auction this year has surpassed $100 million. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 26, 2024
Wet Paint A Tiny Art Fair Takes Over the Chelsea Hotel—and More Juicy Art Gossip Plus, from which shuttered art world haunt has Sofia Coppola been buying dishware? And who just joined Gladstone's roster from another Chelsea enterprise? By Annie Armstrong, Nov 25, 2024
Market Frieze L.A. Selects 101 Exhibitors for its 2025 Edition—and More Art Industry News Plus, the stats behind the spin of New York's auction week. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 25, 2024
Auctions How Rembrandt’s Landmark ‘100 Guilder Print’ Outsold Its Namesake Price Even though the Dutch master reportedly bid on his own works at auction, this one achieved its nominal price only after his lifetime. By J. Cabelle Ahn, Nov 24, 2024
Auctions By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results from Phillips’s Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York Let the numbers tell the story. By Annie Armstrong, Nov 23, 2024