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Art Fairs

Frieze New York’s Online Edition Launches With Seven-Figure Sales to VIPs as Art Dealers Hustle to Get a Handle on Virtual Fairs

Mega-dealers report robust sales at the first virtual edition of Frieze New York, while smaller galleries saw a slower pace.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 6, 2020

Market

When an Art Collective Cut Up a $30,000 Damien Hirst Spot Print, the Spots Sold Out. Now the Leftover Paper Just Sold Too—for $261,000

The collective also sold the 88 individual spots cut out from the print individually.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 6, 2020

Auctions

Sotheby’s Is Reopening Salesrooms—and Aggressively Cutting Costs—in a Race to Repay Almost $120 Million in Debt This Year

A newly released report set off alarm bells about the company's debt load.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 5, 2020

Auctions

The Nazis Wanted to Put This Painting in a Museum Dedicated to Hitler. Now It’s the Star Lot of One of the First Live Auctions Since Lockdown

Carl Spitzweg's 19th-century painting hung in several German presidents' offices before its restitution.

By Kate Brown, May 5, 2020

Market

A Trove of Artifacts Inscribed With Gibberish Was Intercepted at Heathrow. They May Reveal an Alarming New Front in the War on Forgery

British Museum curators explain what makes the new wave of bogus antiquities different.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 4, 2020

Galleries

For Its First Show Post-Lockdown, Perrotin Is Opening Up Its Paris Gallery to Two-Dozen Local Dealers in a Show of Solidarity

The gallery's "Stay United" initiative will run through August.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 4, 2020

Market

The New Art Market Calendar: Here Is an Up-to-Date List of the Biggest Sales Events Still Planned for This Year of Upheaval

The art-market calendar is looking pretty different these days. Here are all the fairs and events currently scheduled through December.

By Caroline Goldstein, May 4, 2020

Auctions

Sotheby’s Is Betting Big on Its June Auction With a $30 Million Lichtenstein Brushstroke Painting, Even as the Sales Remain Uncertain

The auction house seems committed to some version of an in-person sale, which will be held the week of June 29.

By Artnet News, May 1, 2020

Market

Christie’s Literally Wants to Offer You the Moon With the Sale of a $2.5 Million Chunk of Lunar Meteorite

The 30-pound moonrock fell to earth in the Sahara desert.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 1, 2020

Auctions

Global Auction Sales Fell 76 Percent Last Month as the Lockdown Battered Markets, But Demand Is Steady for Lower-Priced Items

We broke down worldwide auction results from March to see what segments of the market are shrinking the fastest—and where signs of hope remain.

By Julia Halperin, Apr 30, 2020

Art Fairs

The Art Market Is Hoping a Crush of Post-Lockdown Art Fairs Will Come to the Rescue This Fall. But Many Collectors Say They Won’t Go

What happens to a handshake business when no handshakes are allowed?

By Nate Freeman, Apr 29, 2020

Galleries

In a Radical Move, Sotheby’s Has Debuted a New Online Sales Platform for Blue-Chip Contemporary Art Galleries, Taking a Cut of All Sales

Sotheby's will take a flat commission from galleries based on sales.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 28, 2020

Analysis

‘It’s Liberating’: 3 Ways a Tech-Savvy Los Angeles Gallery Is Using the Lockdown Era to Leapfrog Into Future of the Global Art Market

In our first spotlight on new business models for galleries, Various Small Fires leverages technology, intimacy, and collaboration in Seoul.

By Tim Schneider, Apr 28, 2020

Art Basel Says It’s ‘Too Early’ to Confirm Its Marquee Fair Will Take Place This Fall, But Promises More Online Offerings

The fair's latest missive to exhibitors also offers a series of perks.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 27, 2020

Frieze New York’s Online Edition Launches With Seven-Figure Sales to VIPs as Art Dealers Hustle to Get a Handle on Virtual Fairs

When an Art Collective Cut Up a $30,000 Damien Hirst Spot Print, the Spots Sold Out. Now the Leftover Paper Just Sold Too—for $261,000

Sotheby’s Is Reopening Salesrooms—and Aggressively Cutting Costs—in a Race to Repay Almost $120 Million in Debt This Year

The Nazis Wanted to Put This Painting in a Museum Dedicated to Hitler. Now It’s the Star Lot of One of the First Live Auctions Since Lockdown

A Trove of Artifacts Inscribed With Gibberish Was Intercepted at Heathrow. They May Reveal an Alarming New Front in the War on Forgery

For Its First Show Post-Lockdown, Perrotin Is Opening Up Its Paris Gallery to Two-Dozen Local Dealers in a Show of Solidarity

The New Art Market Calendar: Here Is an Up-to-Date List of the Biggest Sales Events Still Planned for This Year of Upheaval

Sotheby’s Is Betting Big on Its June Auction With a $30 Million Lichtenstein Brushstroke Painting, Even as the Sales Remain Uncertain

Christie’s Literally Wants to Offer You the Moon With the Sale of a $2.5 Million Chunk of Lunar Meteorite

Global Auction Sales Fell 76 Percent Last Month as the Lockdown Battered Markets, But Demand Is Steady for Lower-Priced Items

The Art Market Is Hoping a Crush of Post-Lockdown Art Fairs Will Come to the Rescue This Fall. But Many Collectors Say They Won’t Go

In a Radical Move, Sotheby’s Has Debuted a New Online Sales Platform for Blue-Chip Contemporary Art Galleries, Taking a Cut of All Sales

‘It’s Liberating’: 3 Ways a Tech-Savvy Los Angeles Gallery Is Using the Lockdown Era to Leapfrog Into Future of the Global Art Market

15 Minutes with a Price Database Power User: Sotheby’s Design Impresario Jodi Pollack

Art Basel Says It’s ‘Too Early’ to Confirm Its Marquee Fair Will Take Place This Fall, But Promises More Online Offerings

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