Art Fairs After 15 Years, Governors Island Has Rejected Artist-Run Fair Portal This Year, as Demand for Exhibition Space Grows Organizers 4heads hope that they can find a new home for Portal, which has helped emerging artists to create stunning installations since 2008. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 7, 2023
Auctions A Picasso Portrait Consigned by His Ex-Wife’s Estate Just Set a Record for the Artist in the Frothy German Auction Market The work hammered at €3.4 million at Van Ham yesterday. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 6, 2023
Auctions A Towering 18th-Century Astronomical Clock, Made by a Clockmaker to King Louis XV, Could Fetch $850,000 at Auction The clock still works, even after two and a half centuries. By Artnet News, Jun 6, 2023
Galleries Mega-Gallery Pace Expands Its International Footprint With a New Office in Berlin Led by Former König Partner Laura Attanasio "There still is so much untapped potential in Germany and German-speaking Europe," the gallery says. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 6, 2023
Auctions Rock Legend Freddie Mercury’s Personal Collection, From Stage Costumes to Handwritten Lyrics, Has Begun a World Tour Before Auction The lots have been perfectly preserved in the Queen frontman’s London home since 1991. By Lee Carter, Jun 5, 2023
Art Fairs Here Are 4 Highlights From Art Basel’s New Kabinett Sector, Coming to the Swiss Fair for the First Time This Month Including historical figures like Pati Hill and youngsters like Petrit Halilaj, these thematic displays will take place inside the galleries’ booths. By Artnet News, Jun 4, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: The Fineberg Flop This week, a postmortem of spring's most pivotal (and disappointing) sale, a buzzy new project space on Henry Street, and much more. By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2023
Galleries ‘Nothing Was Compromised’: Hunter Biden’s Art Dealer Says His Gallery Has Been Targeted by Hackers Meanwhile Georges Bergès has also been asked to hand over all documents relating to Biden. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 2, 2023
Art Fairs How Is the Art World Responding to the Tech Revolution? Here’s Our Pick of A.I. and Tech-Centered Art Shows, Talks, and Events at Zurich Art Weekend While interest in NFTs is lagging, a whole host of artists are moving forward the conversation around A.I. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jun 2, 2023
Wet Paint A Famous Artist Plops Down on Henry Street, the Case of Allan Schwartzman and the Delectable Sandwich Mixup, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, who are the art world's Taylor Swift fans devout enough to trek out to see her perform in New Jersey? What buzzy Dimes Square restaurant is closing? By Annie Armstrong, Jun 1, 2023
Art Fairs TEFAF’s Global Managing Director Bart Drenth Has Resigned Following an Artnet News Report on His Provocative Anti-Woke Tweets Drenth has stepped down less than six months after being appointed to the position. By Taylor Dafoe, May 31, 2023
Auctions Sotheby’s Is Selling a Mother Lode of 37 More NFTs From the Collection of Bankrupt Hedge Fund Three Arrows Capital This auction follows Sotheby's first sale of 3AC NFTs, which fetched $2.4 million. By Richard Whiddington, May 31, 2023
Auctions Disco Queen Donna Summer’s Personal Possessions—Gold Records, Handwritten Lyrics, and Her Own Abstract Paintings—Are Heading to Auction This June Christie's relives the legend's heyday with a shimmering sale timed with her HBO documentary. By Vittoria Benzine, May 30, 2023
Auctions Two Miniature Qing Dynasty Jars, Snapped Up at a U.K. Thrift Store for $25, Just Sold for More Than $74,000 at Auction The 18th-century jars bear the mark of the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty. By Artnet News, May 30, 2023
Auctions By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s Hong Kong Evening Sales, May 2023 The combined hammer total from the Post-Millennium and 20th/21st Century Sales barely surpassed the presale low estimate. By Vivienne Chow, May 30, 2023
