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Auctions

Beijing Is Clamping Down on ‘Subversive’ Activity in Hong Kong. The Art Market Doesn’t Seem to Care

A strong auction week in the city suggests that the art market is detached from political concerns.

By Vivienne Chow, Jul 16, 2020

Auctions

Hit Hard by Travel Disruptions, British Airways Will Sell a $1 Million Bridget Riley Painting and 16 Other Works at Sotheby’s This Month

Works by Damien Hirst, Julian Opie, and Marc Quinn are among those being auctioned off in July.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 14, 2020

Art Fairs

Left With ‘No Choice,’ Frieze Art Fair Organizers Have Cancelled the Event’s 2020 London Edition

The fair will instead take place online in October.

By Kate Brown, Jul 14, 2020

Market

Will the African Art Market’s Recent Rise Withstand the Shutdown? Dealers Say There’s Reason for Hope

Dealers say that the market is buoyed by accessible price points.

By Naomi Rea, Jul 14, 2020

Auctions

Who Were the Winners of the First-Ever Hybrid Auction Week? Here Are 8 Takeaways From Summer’s Unprecedented—and Rather Surprising—Marquee Sales

From the priciest work to the most flipped artwork, here are our parting observations from the season's auction marathon.

By Artnet News, Jul 13, 2020

Auctions

Christie’s First-Ever ‘Relay’ Sale Brought in an Impressive $421 Million in a Four-Hour, Four-City Digital Marathon

Christie's pulled off a marathon four-hour sale with an innovative new platform.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 10, 2020

Market

Media Tycoon James Murdoch May Soon Own More Than 40 Percent of the MCH Group, Art Basel’s Parent Company

Murdoch, a former CEO of 21st Century Fox, is looking to own up to 44 percent of the company.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 10, 2020

Market

Every Artist on This Online Art-Selling Platform Makes a Profit From Each Sale—Even If Their Own Works Don’t Find Buyers

The creators of the new model say it's time for the art market to adapt to changing conditions.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 10, 2020

Auctions

Sotheby’s Is Nixing Its Three-Year-Old Museum Prize Program, Which Honored Inventive Exhibitions, as It Looks to Cut Costs

The auction house said it would still honor all existing grant pledges.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 9, 2020

Market

After a Promising $3 Million Virtual Event This Spring, the Dallas Art Fair Is Launching a Year-Round Digital Marketplace

An extension of the in-person fair, the new platform Culture Place will connect Texas-based galleries with collectors.

By Artnet News, Jul 9, 2020

Art Fairs

With the Fate of the Fair in Question as the Virus Overwhelms Florida, Art Basel Miami Beach Just Gave Dealers More Time to Commit

The fair says it is "deeply committed" to holding the event in December "if at all feasible."

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 8, 2020

Galleries

Dealers Remain Committed to Hong Kong Despite the New National Security Law—But They’re Looking for Cheaper Spaces to Rent

Some galleries are leaving Hong Kong's Central district in favor of a blooming gallery hub in Wong Chuk Hang.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 6, 2020

Galleries

‘It Feels Like We’re in It Together’: How a Utopian Collective-Ownership Model Is Helping This South African Art Gallery Thrive in Precarious Times

In our latest spotlight on new business models for galleries, Stevenson shows how 13 owners can be better than one.

By Tim Schneider, Jul 6, 2020

Auctions

Phillips Scored $41 Million in a White-Glove Contemporary Evening Sale as the Auction House Got Hip to New Online Landscape

Matthew Wong and Amoako Boafo continued to perform above estimates, while Titus Kaphar, Christina Quarles, and Ali Banisadr set artist records.

By Nate Freeman, Jul 2, 2020

Galleries

New York’s Galleries Are Preparing to Reopen to an Uncertain Art Market This Week. Will Anyone Show Up?

Appointments, masks, and hand sanitizer will be the new norms.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 2, 2020

Beijing Is Clamping Down on ‘Subversive’ Activity in Hong Kong. The Art Market Doesn’t Seem to Care

Hit Hard by Travel Disruptions, British Airways Will Sell a $1 Million Bridget Riley Painting and 16 Other Works at Sotheby’s This Month

Left With ‘No Choice,’ Frieze Art Fair Organizers Have Cancelled the Event’s 2020 London Edition

Will the African Art Market’s Recent Rise Withstand the Shutdown? Dealers Say There’s Reason for Hope

Who Were the Winners of the First-Ever Hybrid Auction Week? Here Are 8 Takeaways From Summer’s Unprecedented—and Rather Surprising—Marquee Sales

Christie’s First-Ever ‘Relay’ Sale Brought in an Impressive $421 Million in a Four-Hour, Four-City Digital Marathon

Media Tycoon James Murdoch May Soon Own More Than 40 Percent of the MCH Group, Art Basel’s Parent Company

Every Artist on This Online Art-Selling Platform Makes a Profit From Each Sale—Even If Their Own Works Don’t Find Buyers

Sotheby’s Is Nixing Its Three-Year-Old Museum Prize Program, Which Honored Inventive Exhibitions, as It Looks to Cut Costs

After a Promising $3 Million Virtual Event This Spring, the Dallas Art Fair Is Launching a Year-Round Digital Marketplace

With the Fate of the Fair in Question as the Virus Overwhelms Florida, Art Basel Miami Beach Just Gave Dealers More Time to Commit

Dealers Remain Committed to Hong Kong Despite the New National Security Law—But They’re Looking for Cheaper Spaces to Rent

‘It Feels Like We’re in It Together’: How a Utopian Collective-Ownership Model Is Helping This South African Art Gallery Thrive in Precarious Times

Phillips Scored $41 Million in a White-Glove Contemporary Evening Sale as the Auction House Got Hip to New Online Landscape

New York’s Galleries Are Preparing to Reopen to an Uncertain Art Market This Week. Will Anyone Show Up?

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