Market From A.I.’s ‘Dirty Secrets’ to Better Harnessing Data, 5 Key Insights From the Art Market 2050 Conference A half-day conference brought art world professionals and policymakers together to discuss technology's role in the future of the art market. By Riah Pryor, Oct 14, 2024
Market Frieze Week Sales Trickle In as the Art World Heads to Paris—and More Art Industry News Plus, a $58.9 million Lalanne sale at Christie's New York and the mega loans behind the Met's 'Siena' show. By Margaret Carrigan & Annie Armstrong, Oct 14, 2024
Art Fairs Art Basel Paris Director Clément Delépine Reveals What to Expect as the Fair Enters a New Era From lifestyle shopping to ambitious rehangs, we discuss what’s in store for the fair's debut at the newly-renovated Grand Palais. By Naomi Rea, Oct 13, 2024
The Art Detective The Met’s ‘Siena’ Blockbuster Has Priceless Loans. How Did It Come Together? It took new technology, years of collaboration, and major investments to deliver a show for the ages. 'This is not a grab and go,' one curator said. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 11, 2024
Auctions Lalanne Sculptures Make a Clean Sweep at Auction, Netting $59 Million The stampede for the animal sculptures smashed a handful of auction records. By Richard Whiddington, Oct 11, 2024
Wet Paint Pounding the Pavement at London’s Hottest Gallery Openings, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which artist has been added to Gagosian's roster? And which artist is collaborating with Eric Adams's favorite airline? By Annie Armstrong, Oct 11, 2024
Market $19.8 Million Modern-Contemporary Sale at Phillips London Reveals a Market Treading Water The total was 17.5 percent below last year's, but Joseph Yaeger popped in his first auction appearance, and a 2005 David Hockney made $4.31 million. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 10, 2024
Market How London Became a Launch Pad for Africa’s Booming Art Market An increasing number of firms dedicated to African art are setting up shop in London. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 10, 2024
Market $17.2 Million David Hockney Painting Leads Low-Key Sotheby’s London Sale Only 10 of the 22 lots sold for within or above their estimates, but there were a few bright spots. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 10, 2024
Market Koons ‘Balloon Monkey’ Makes $9.9 Million at ‘Solid’ $107 Million Christie’s Auction in London About 88 percent of lots sold, but half went for prices at or below their low estimates. By Colin Gleadell, Oct 9, 2024
Art Fairs Discoveries Abound at Frieze Masters. Big-Money Deals Do Not Hauser and Wirth moved a $4.9 million Manet, but sales were thin on the ground, dealers said. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 9, 2024
Art Fairs Sales Are Slow at Frieze London, But Focus on Fresh Talent Thrills David Zwirner placed a $2.2 million Lisa Yuskavage, and Lehmann Maupin found a buyer for a painting that Billy Childish made on site. By Margaret Carrigan, Oct 9, 2024
Art Fairs Venice Stars Dominate the Opening of Frieze London, But the Fair’s Controversial New Layout Is the Real Buzz Like what you saw at Venice? Shop it at Frieze London! By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 9, 2024
Market Asian Artists Are Everywhere During Frieze London, With K-Art (and K-Pop!) Front and Center Haegue Yang is at the Hayward, Mire Lee is at Tate Modern, the Japanese band IS:SUE was at the Serpentine, and the thrilling list goes on. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 8, 2024
Auctions Fashion Designer Kim Jones Curates a Show of Bloomsbury Group Treasures A recently rediscovered painting by Vanessa Bell sheds new light on Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 7, 2024
