Auctions Kim Kardashian Triumphed in a Fierce Bidding War to Buy Princess Diana’s Amethyst Cross Pendant at Auction It’s thought that the Attallah Cross has only been worn by the princess. By Artnet News, Jan 18, 2023
Auctions The Personal Collection of André Leon Talley, Tastemaking ‘Vogue’ Icon, Heads to Christie’s A personalized gift from Andy Warhol leads the charity auction. By Lisa Ferber, Jan 18, 2023
Auctions A Monumental Munch Painting, Hidden From the Nazis in a Barn, Will Hit the Auction Block at Sotheby’s The large-scale painting, which has a remarkable history, is expected to fetch between $15 and $25 million. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 17, 2023
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Miami’s Michou Mahtani and Thomas Fuchs on Their Artist-Featured Dinner Parties and Their Wall of Dog Paintings The collector couple hosts an annual art dinner during Miami Art Week, letting a local artist transform their home. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 16, 2023
Galleries A Former Mega-Gallery Sales Rep’s New Gallery Model Asks Collectors to Slow Down and Spend Time With Emerging Artists Before Buying London's Pipeline Contemporary opened during Frieze Week 2022. By Josie Thaddeus-Johns, Jan 16, 2023
Art Fairs Hope Runs High at the New Art SG Fair. But Slow Early Sales Cast Doubt on Whether Singapore Can Lead the Region’s Market There was excitement in the air, but reports of some slow sales raised questions if the city-state was ready to join Hong Kong and Seoul as a regional market leader. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 13, 2023
Auctions A Māori Tribe in New Zealand Is Calling for the Return of Cultural Artifacts Listed in a Sotheby’s Auction The Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei people see the items as treasured relics that should be repatriated. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 13, 2023
NFTs How an NFT Collector Lost His CryptoPunk in a Hack—and Recovered It With Fundraising Help From His ‘#CommUNITY’ Campaigns such as GoFundNovo helped CryptoNovo raise the sum needed to buy his NFT back. By Min Chen, Jan 13, 2023
Market Former Sotheby’s Chairperson Patti Wong Is Launching an Art Advisory Firm for Collectors in Asia Patti Wong & Associates is the latest venture to be established by former auction house veterans. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 12, 2023
NFTs Whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg Drop a Collaborative NFT to Benefit Press Freedom The work centers on Ellsberg's 1971 leak of the Pentagon Papers. By Min Chen, Jan 12, 2023
Auctions Rare, Remarkable Chinese Porcelains From a Prominent Collecting Couple Go Up for Auction in New York Bonhams is selling the exemplary pieces collected over 50 years by Michael and Ewa Cohen. By Lisa Ferber, Jan 10, 2023
Galleries Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova Gets Her First Solo Show at Jeffrey Deitch, Where Attendees Are Instructed to Wear Balaclavas The activist artist continues the collective’s protest against Russia’s authoritarian regime. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 10, 2023
Auctions Who Were the Best-Selling Artists at Auction in 2022? See the Top 20 Names and Find Out What They Reveal About the Market The three highest-ranking artists each brought in over $500 million in sales last year. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 9, 2023
Auctions A Curios Collector’s Incredible Finds, From Prehistoric Fossils to Modern Art, Go Up for Auction at Sotheby’s London The sale, which runs January 9–19, offers wide access to the one-of-a-kind cabinet of curiosities. By Nell Card, Jan 9, 2023
Galleries Sukanya Rajaratnam, a Change-Making Dealer Who Brought Overlooked Artists to Mnuchin Gallery, Is Departing After 15 Years The veteran dealer brought previously marginalized black and female artists into the gallery's blue-chip fold. By Katya Kazakina, Jan 8, 2023