Galleries Yusaku Maezawa and Other Global Collectors Snap Up Millions of Dollars in Art From David Zwirner’s Virtual ‘Basel Online’ Gallery The digital sales came in fast and furious even as the gallery sold more art—including a $20 million Gerhard Richter—in the physical fair. By Andrew Goldstein, Jun 12, 2019
Art Fairs A Saudi Artist Is Debuting a Daring New Work About Murdered Dissident Journalist Jamal Khashoggi at Art Basel Abdulnasser Gharem, a former lieutenant colonel in the Saudi Arabian army, is showing a provocative work at the fair. By Kate Brown, Jun 11, 2019
Galleries Gagosian Will Open a Permanent Outpost in Basel—the 17th Location in the Gallery’s Growing Global Empire The new branch will be located in the same space where the gallery is holding an Art Basel-adjacent pop-up show. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 11, 2019
Auctions Egypt Tries to Halt the Auction of a King Tut Sculpture Amid Accusations That It Could Have Been Looted Egypt's most high-profile archaeologist wants the $5 million sculpture of the boy king to be repatriated. By Naomi Rea, Jun 11, 2019
Art Fairs The 6 Best—and Riskiest—Artworks at Art Basel Unlimited, Where the Fair’s Supersized Artwork Shines Among the show-stopping works is a Buddhist take on casino capitalism. By Tim Schneider & Kate Brown, Jun 11, 2019
Analysis The Cost of Price Transparency: Why Some Dealers Would Rather Alienate You Forever Than Reveal the Price of an Artwork And how the internet may finally change one of the art market's oldest customs. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 11, 2019
Galleries South Africa’s Goodman Gallery Is Opening a London Space as It Seeks Out New Markets for African Art Gallery director Liza Essers says the move will help ensure that "interest for African and diasporic art stretches beyond a 'fashionable moment' and into the history books.” By Naomi Rea, Jun 10, 2019
Auctions Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ and an Offbeat Modigliani Will Lead Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Auctions in London This Month The auction house is following up its record-setting $111 million Monet last month. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 7, 2019
Galleries Pace Will Open Its Museum-Size Flagship in New York With a Massive New Panoramic Drawing by David Hockney The inaugural lineup also includes exhibitions of work by Alexander Calder, Loie Hollowell, and Fred Wilson. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 7, 2019
Art Fairs Our Guide to All 7 Art Fairs Coming to Basel This Year, From the Blue-Chip to the Tongue-in-Cheek Seven fairs are descending on Basel this month. Here's what to see. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 5, 2019
Galleries David Kordansky Will Now Represent Acclaimed Sculptor Simone Leigh on the West Coast Kordansky will share representation with Luhring Augustine in New York. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 5, 2019
Art Fairs Can Art Basel Bring Foot Traffic Back to Galleries? Its Newly Enhanced App Aims to Send People to Visit Its Elite Exhibitors Around the World The Global Guide seeks to increase collectors’ engagement with participating Art Basel galleries year-round through a slate of new features. By Tim Schneider, Jun 5, 2019
Analysis This California Museum Had Big Ambitions—and Then Shuttered. Here’s What It Teaches Us About the Perils of Private Museums The Main was founded by a local developer to serve as a beacon of creativity in downtown Los Angeles. By Catherine Wagley, Jun 5, 2019
Market Gagosian Gallery Is Expanding Its Footprint in Basel With a Pop-Up Show on the History of Abstraction During This Summer’s Fair The ambitious exhibition is the latest example of the gallery growing its sales opportunities during the fair. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 4, 2019
Art Fairs ‘It’s About Supporting the New’: LISTE Director Joanna Kamm on How She’s Updating the Fair and Reviewing Its Controversial Age Policy The former gallerist shares her goals for the Swiss fair. By Kate Brown, Jun 4, 2019
