Artnet News Pro By The Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s 21st-Century Evening Sale, May 2023 The sale hit all its major marks. By Eileen Kinsella, May 16, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Small But Mighty 21st-Century Sale Reached $100 Million, Aided by Larry Gagosian’s Covert Bids and a Strong Showing of Women Artists An early Jean-Michel Basquiat painting was the top lot of the night. By Eileen Kinsella, May 15, 2023
Auctions Kenny Scharf’s Fantastical Art Car—Complete With a Working Turntable and Disco Ball—Rolls Into Auction The mobile party machine leads a sale of Modern and contemporary art on May 23. By Lee Carter, May 15, 2023
Auctions Two Rare Rembrandt Portraits Will Hit the Block at Christie’s in July—199 Years After They Were First Sold by the Auction House The rediscovered paintings are believed to be the last known portraits by the artist in private hands. By Taylor Dafoe, May 15, 2023
Auctions A Philadelphia Man Paid $6,000 for Cracked Church Windows He Saw on Facebook. Turns Out They’re Tiffany—and Worth a Half-Million The precious stained glass was set to be sledgehammered, but the antiques dealer intervened just in time. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 15, 2023
Art Fairs At Taipei Dangdai, Instagram Bait Mingled With 20th Century Masterpieces, Catering to the Eclectic Tastes of Two Generations of Wealth Considered Taiwanese buying habits and ongoing tensions with China hampering attendance meant sales were slower off the mark than at competing Asian fairs. By Frederik Balfour, May 15, 2023
NFTs Kenny Schachter’s New NFT Game Is an Art-World Battle Royale That Pits Traditional Artists Against Digital Creators 'Pop Principle' drops May 18 on Daata. By Min Chen, May 15, 2023
The Art Detective ‘My Assistant Told Me to Slow Down’: How Top Art Collectors Budget Their Money (and Time) During New York’s Big Auction Season With auctions, art fairs, and gallery dinners galore, it's not easy for the well-heeled to stick to a schedule. By Katya Kazakina, May 13, 2023
NFTs A New NFT and ‘Speculative Reality’ Puzzle From Artist Trevor Paglen Sends Users on a Dark, Mind Control-Themed Treasure Hunt "I was thinking about audience in a different way," the artist said. By Brian Boucher, May 12, 2023
Art Fairs See 6 Highlights From TEFAF New York, From a Lalanne Grasshopper Bar to a Seafaring Pair of Wyeth Murals The tony New York edition of Europe's top fair for historical masterpieces arrives at the Park Avenue Armory. By Lee Carter, May 12, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s S.I. Newhouse and 20th-Century Evening Sales, May 2023 The night began with nervous energy but the anxiety soon gave way to quiet confidence. By Tim Schneider, May 12, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Heavy Is the Hammer This week: a New York auction primer, a gala speech gone wrong, a canny mega-gallerist consignor, and much more. By Artnet News, May 12, 2023
Art Fairs 5 Must-See Booths at Independent New York, From Vietnam Protest Photos to a Racy Film Inspired by Yayoi Kusama Despite the recent boom of all things digital, Independent is a highly analog affair. By Richard Whiddington, May 12, 2023
Galleries Gagosian Is Closing Its Britannia Street Gallery in London and Will Launch a New Public Art Program Instead The gallery has announced the new initiative Gagosian Open, which will bring art into public spaces By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 12, 2023
Market Onetime Andy Warhol Superstar Baby Jane Holzer Is Selling Prints by the Artist for Fractional Ownership The company is trying to remove stigma now associated with buying art via the blockchain. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 11, 2023
