Auctions As the Auction-House Race for Estates Continues, Sotheby’s Wins 26 Blue-Chip Treasures From the Anderson Collection Worth $55 Million The works, which will be auctioned in May, include pieces by Mark Rothko, Richard Diebenkorn, and Clyfford Still. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 26, 2020
Art Fairs Who’s in and Who’s Out at Art Basel? See the Exhibitor List for the Swiss Fair’s 50th Anniversary Edition 288 galleries will present booths at Art Basel's flagship fair in Switzerland this June. By Artnet News, Feb 26, 2020
Market Critics and Curators Are Finally Coming Around to the Riotous Pop Paintings of Peter Saul. So Why Is the Market Still Lagging Behind? The "patron saint" of Day-Glo colors is having quite a moment. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 26, 2020
Art Fairs To Strengthen Their Grip on the Moneyed Tech Sector, the Organizers of a Fair Dedicated to Digital Art Are Expanding to Paris The Contemporary and Digital Art Fair already had editions in New York and Miami last year. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 25, 2020
Galleries The Gallery-Share Model Is Finding New Life in Tokyo With an Initiative That’s Bringing a Slew of International Dealers to Japan Onsen Confidential wants to help form new partnerships and relationships—while offering participants the chance to steam in ancient hot springs. By Kate Brown, Feb 25, 2020
Market Sotheby’s Will Hold Its Closely Watched Spring Hong Kong Art Auctions in New York as the Coronavirus Epidemic Rages On The auction house will stage the auctions this April in New York. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 24, 2020
Art Fairs Collectors Flock to the 1-54 Art Fair in Marrakesh as the Demand for African Art Soars, Sparking Concerns About a Masterwork Exodus While some fear foreign speculators will snap up major works cheaply, others look to the growing number of African collectors and their private museums. By Naomi Rea, Feb 24, 2020
Art Fairs Art Basel Launches Online Viewing Rooms to Help Dealers Reach Collectors Virtually After Canceling the Hong Kong Fair The company is hoping to lure VIPs with a specially built platform. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 20, 2020
Art Fairs Frieze Los Angeles Round-Up: Here’s Everything We Published on the Fair in One Place From celebrities to sales, we've got all the news right here. By Artnet News, Feb 19, 2020
Galleries The $450 Million Marron Collection Is the Art Market’s Ultimate Prize. Now, Three of the World’s Top Rival Galleries Are Joining Forces to Sell It The heirs' decision to avoid the auction block comes as a surprise to the art world. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 19, 2020
Art Fairs A New Armory Show Prize Will Award $10,000 to an Outstanding Female Artist With a Solo Booth at the Fair The prize is cosponsored by a French nonprofit dedicated to women in the arts. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 19, 2020
Art Fairs The Critic Who Accidentally Smashed a $19,000 Glass Sculpture at an Art Fair Says It Was ‘Devoid of Artistic Attributes’ Anyway The critic is an outspoken opponent of what she calls the “fraud” of contemporary art. By Javier Pes, Feb 19, 2020
Market The UK’s Surprise Money Laundering Rules Blindsided Dealers Last Month. Here’s How They’re Coping With the Changes Galleries are finding ways to manage the administrative burden. By Naomi Rea, Feb 19, 2020
Art Fairs For Its 2020 New York Edition, SPRING/BREAK Will Take Over Ralph Lauren’s Former HQ With an Ode to Excess Curators will go wild with the broad theme of consumerism, close to the birthplace of American advertising. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 18, 2020
Art Fairs Paris Photo’s Inaugural New York Edition Features 126 International Galleries and a Curatorial Cameo From Antwaun Sargent The fair's artistic director promises plenty of "contemporary energy." By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 18, 2020
