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Art Fairs

The Seattle Art Fair’s Parent Company Vulcan Is Closing Its Art and Entertainment Division, Throwing the Future of the Fair Into Question

The closure of the arts division at the late Paul Allen's company also threatens the future of several Seattle museums and a beloved cinema.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 1, 2020

Market

‘We Should Not Forget We Are in the Magic Business’: A Roundtable Discussion on How the Lockdown Era Could Change the Art Market Forever

Three market players—Marc Glimcher, Johann Koenig, and Elizabeth Dee—speak candidly about how they'd like to see the art world change.

By Claudia Bodin, Jun 1, 2020

Auctions

Sotheby’s Will Reimagine the Auction Experience by Livestreaming Its Big-Money June Art Sales—Without an Audience

The sale is scheduled for June 29.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 29, 2020

Galleries

Museums and Art Galleries in Seoul Shut Down Again as the City Sees a Second Wave of Coronavirus Cases

South Korea had previously been praised for its exemplary response to the crisis.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 28, 2020

Galleries

Hong Kong Galleries Are Banding Together to Launch a Mini Art Fair to Help Revive the City’s Struggling Art Market

The June debut of "Unscheduled" will feature 13 galleries primarily from Hong Kong.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 24, 2020

Art Fairs

In the Latest Blow to Singapore’s Fledgling Art Market, the Inaugural Art SG Fair Has Been Delayed for a Second Time

Organizers now hope to open the event in November 2021.

By Sarah Cascone, May 22, 2020

Auctions

The Collection of Cable-Television Impresario Ginny Williams, Full of Top-Notch Works by Women, Could Fetch $50 Million at Sotheby’s

The collection will be sold across a series of sales throughout 2020.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 22, 2020

Analysis

Online Viewing Rooms Are Creating a Goldmine of User Data on Art Collectors. Here’s How Galleries Are Using It—and How They Could in the Future

Dealers and fairs are beginning to take advantage of information that has long been accessible to other online retailers.

By Tim Schneider, May 21, 2020

Galleries

Just How Bad Has the Financial Fallout Been for US Galleries? A New Survey Crunches the Numbers—and They’re Bleak

Full-time unemployment hasn't dipped too dramatically, but galleries are bracing for dramatic losses this quarter.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 19, 2020

Market

Antiques Traders Angry at the UK’s Ivory Ban, One of the World’s Toughest, Have Lost Their Fight to Overturn It in Court

Dealers argue that the ban’s strict prohibitions will decimate the UK’s antiques market.

By Naomi Rea, May 19, 2020

Art Fairs

Untitled Is Bringing the First-Ever Art Fair to Take Place in Virtual Reality to Your Screen This Summer

The fair sped up the development of the technology amid the current shutdown

By Eileen Kinsella, May 18, 2020

Auctions

Sotheby’s Online Contemporary Sale Fetches $13.7 Million—More Than Doubling the Previous Record for a Virtual Art Sale, Set Three Weeks Ago

But the statistics don't account for the high number of withdrawn works.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 15, 2020

Galleries

A London Gallery Is Trying Out a New Pitch on Collectors: Live With an Artwork for Six Weeks and Then Tell Us If You Want to Buy It

The gallery's owner says the idea came to him before the global shutdown got underway.

By Caroline Goldstein, May 15, 2020

Auctions

Christie’s Will Replace Its Marquee June Sales in New York With a Streaming ‘Relay’ Auction to Unfold Across Four Cities Worldwide

The sale kicks off at 8 p.m. local time in Hong Kong on July 10.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 15, 2020

Art Fairs

NADA Is Launching a Communal New Online Art Fair for 200 Dealers Who Will Equally Share 20 Percent of All Sales

Galleries will also pay 10 percent of their sales proceeds to NADA for organizing the event.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 14, 2020

The Seattle Art Fair’s Parent Company Vulcan Is Closing Its Art and Entertainment Division, Throwing the Future of the Fair Into Question

‘We Should Not Forget We Are in the Magic Business’: A Roundtable Discussion on How the Lockdown Era Could Change the Art Market Forever

Sotheby’s Will Reimagine the Auction Experience by Livestreaming Its Big-Money June Art Sales—Without an Audience

Museums and Art Galleries in Seoul Shut Down Again as the City Sees a Second Wave of Coronavirus Cases

Hong Kong Galleries Are Banding Together to Launch a Mini Art Fair to Help Revive the City’s Struggling Art Market

In the Latest Blow to Singapore’s Fledgling Art Market, the Inaugural Art SG Fair Has Been Delayed for a Second Time

The Collection of Cable-Television Impresario Ginny Williams, Full of Top-Notch Works by Women, Could Fetch $50 Million at Sotheby’s

Online Viewing Rooms Are Creating a Goldmine of User Data on Art Collectors. Here’s How Galleries Are Using It—and How They Could in the Future

Just How Bad Has the Financial Fallout Been for US Galleries? A New Survey Crunches the Numbers—and They’re Bleak

Antiques Traders Angry at the UK’s Ivory Ban, One of the World’s Toughest, Have Lost Their Fight to Overturn It in Court

Untitled Is Bringing the First-Ever Art Fair to Take Place in Virtual Reality to Your Screen This Summer

Sotheby’s Online Contemporary Sale Fetches $13.7 Million—More Than Doubling the Previous Record for a Virtual Art Sale, Set Three Weeks Ago

A London Gallery Is Trying Out a New Pitch on Collectors: Live With an Artwork for Six Weeks and Then Tell Us If You Want to Buy It

Christie’s Will Replace Its Marquee June Sales in New York With a Streaming ‘Relay’ Auction to Unfold Across Four Cities Worldwide

NADA Is Launching a Communal New Online Art Fair for 200 Dealers Who Will Equally Share 20 Percent of All Sales

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