Auctions The U.K. Has Slapped an Export Ban on a $2.9 Million Alberto Giacometti Chandelier to Allow a Local Institution to Acquire the Work Will a U.K. museum step forward to buy the unique piece by the Swiss sculptor, or will the rare lighting fixture wind up abroad? By Sarah Cascone, Jul 14, 2023
Auctions France’s Oldest Auction Business, Drouot, Has Sold a 30 Percent Stake to Two Investment Companies The group said the investment will open up liquidity options for shareholders and help bolster the auction business. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 14, 2023
Auctions Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts’s Jazz-Age Collection Heads to Auction, Led by an Inscribed Copy of ‘The Great Gatsby’ His bandmates called him “totally unique and devoted to jazz and literature from boyhood.” By Adam Schrader, Jul 13, 2023
NFTs Jackson Pollock’s Paint-Splattered Studio Floor, Caked With Residues of His Artistic Activity, Will Be Featured in a New NFT Collection For the Ab-Ex star’s first Web3 outing, collectors will receive a NFT and a hand-numbered museum-quality print. By Min Chen, Jul 13, 2023
Art Fairs Frieze Expands Its American Footprint, Buying Up the Armory Show and Expo Chicago The stalwart U.S. art fairs will keep their own names and teams following the acquisitions. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 13, 2023
Galleries Facing Financial Woes, Simon Lee Gallery Has Gone Into Court-Ordered Administration The news comes after Golden Lion-winning artist Sonia Boyce parted ways with the gallery last month. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 13, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Reports Global Sales Dropped 23 Percent in the First Half of the Year To be sure, 2022's stellar line-up was tough to replicate. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2023
Galleries Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: New York Dealer Rob Dimin on Flying Solo and the Risks and Rewards of Shaping His Own Program Dimin wasted no time in opening his own Tribeca gallery after a split with his longtime partner last year. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2023
Auctions Despite the Headwinds of a Market Correction, Bonhams Achieved Its Best First-Half Year Results Ever Investments in acquisitions of auction houses, dubbed the 'Bonhams Network,' and a revamped political strategy have paid off. By Vivienne Chow, Jul 12, 2023
Auctions A Rediscovered Portrait of Katherine Parr, Henry VIII’s Sixth Wife, Fetches Four Times Its High Estimate at Sotheby’s The 16th-century painting of the English queen sold for $4.4 million. By Lee Carter, Jul 11, 2023
Auctions Two Rare Rembrandt Paintings, the Artist’s Last Known Portraits in Private Hands, Commanded $14 Million at Christie’s London The small paintings commanded a huge price. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 11, 2023
Market A Swedish Conceptual Art Duo Is Selling a New Run of Albrecht Dürer Prints to Propose an Alternative to Museum Deaccessioning Goldin+Senneby are working with the Whitworth museum to monetize an original impression in the museum's collection. By Holly Black, Jul 11, 2023
Auctions Tupac Shakur’s Self-Designed ‘Crown’ Ring Could Fetch $300,000 at Sotheby’s Auction Commemorating 50 Years of Hip Hop He wore the regal ring during his final public appearance at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards. By Adam Schrader, Jul 10, 2023
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Advisor and Curator Sigrid Kirk on Her Commitment to Women Artists and the Marlene Dumas That Got Away The collector took solace in a vulnerable Gillian Wearing self-portrait during lockdown. By Lee Carter, Jul 9, 2023
Auctions Fancy a Louis Vuitton Bag by Your Favorite Contemporary Artist? A Charity Auction With Sotheby’s Offers a Chance to Snag One for a Cause The online auction runs through July 12, with proceeds going to charities of the artists' choice. By Artnet News, Jul 7, 2023
