Market An Acclaimed French Artist Has Accused Dealer Johann König of ‘Betrayal’ for Reselling His Work at an Art Fair Against His Wishes Saâdane Afif says his longtime dealer Mehdi Chouakri bought back one of the works to remove it from this "unhealthy" context. By Kate Brown, Sep 11, 2020
Galleries Zürich Art Weekend Has Always Thrived From Its Proximity to Art Basel. What Happens Now That the Big Fair Is Cancelled? Around 24 dealers and 10 local institutions are taking part in this year's event. By Naomi Rea, Sep 10, 2020
Galleries Famed Collector Charles Saatchi’s Only Daughter Is Opening a Huge London Gallery in Mayfair to Show Emerging Artists Phoebe Saatchi Yates is opening the space with her husband, Arthur. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 10, 2020
Galleries Hauser & Wirth Has Rallied More Than 100 Art Stars to Donate Works for a Fundraiser to Rescue the Queens Museum and 15 Other At-Risk New York Nonprofits The Swiss Institute, White Columns, and a host of other institutions will benefit from the sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 10, 2020
Market As a Tax Exemption Expires, the Art Trade Is Slammed With a New Tariff on Chinese Artworks Imported to the US Many US dealers hope the tax won't be here to stay By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 9, 2020
Market Millennials Are More Interested in Buying Art Than Ever—and 5 Other Takeaways From a New Art Basel Report on the State of the Market Despite a dramatic drop in sales, the report has a few bright spots. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 9, 2020
Galleries Seeing Room for Market Expansion, Hauser & Wirth Hires the Head of an Ultra-Luxurious London Department Store as Its Global CEO The Scottish businessman Ewan Venters has been the chief executive of Fortnum & Mason since 2012. By Naomi Rea, Sep 8, 2020
Galleries David Zwirner Is Hosting a Star-Studded Sale With Works by More Than 100 Artists to Raise Money for Joe Biden’s Campaign Works from artists including Richard Serra, Kehinde Wiley, and Chloe Wise will be available on Platform.art. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 8, 2020
Galleries ‘What Is an Exhibition Without an Opening?’: New York City Galleries Kick Off a Surreal Fall Art Season Unlike Any Other From safety upgrades to ethical reflections, New York dealers are finding their way through the strangest fall ever. By Tim Schneider & Eileen Kinsella, Sep 8, 2020
Auctions A New York Museum Is Selling Its Only Jackson Pollock Painting at Christie’s to Fund Acquisitions of Work by Women and Artists of Color The painting is consigned by the Everson Museum in Syracuse. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 3, 2020
Art Fairs A Wildly Popular Graffiti Exhibition Is Going ‘Beyond the Streets’ by Launching a New Online Art Fair Products on sale will range from $30 t-shirts to $30,000 paintings. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 3, 2020
Art Fairs A New Brussels Art Fair for Nearly a Dozen Belgian Galleries Is the Latest Signal That the Industry Is Going Local The Warehouse Art Fair is being spearheaded by the Maruani Mercier gallery. By Naomi Rea, Sep 3, 2020
Auctions Rachel Whiteread and 13 Other Art Stars Are Selling Work Made From the Scorched Fields of Iraq to Benefit Refugees The ashes were smuggled out of Iraq by charity workers. By Caroline Goldstein, Sep 3, 2020
Art Fairs Art Basel Miami Beach Is Officially Canceled for 2020 Art Miami, NADA Miami, Aqua Art Miami, and CONTEXT Art Miami all followed suit. By Nate Freeman, Sep 2, 2020
Market How Much Is a Signature Worth? An Epic Friendship Book Signed by Cosimo de Medici and a Holy Roman Emperor Sold for $3.1 Million A duke wanted to buy it in 1648. Now, 400 years later, the library housing his collection finally succeeded. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 2, 2020
