The Back Room The Back Room: Wrap Party This week: a look back at Frieze L.A., a deeper gaze into Peter Doig’s solo act, Ernie Barnes rises again, and much more. By Artnet News, Feb 24, 2023
Art Fairs ARCO Madrid, Spain’s Biggest Art Fair, Saw Steady Sales Thanks to Lower Prices and an Influx of Latin American Collectors Collectors welcomed the fair as a platform for discovery of new artists and galleries, though sales did not move as quickly as other fairs. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 24, 2023
Artnet News Pro Looking for Love in the Art World? These 10 Charming and Eligible Artists, Dealers, Other Art-Adjacent Bachelors Are on the Market Single ladies, meet the artist, dealer, or writer of your dreams. By Annie Armstrong & Gutes Guterman, Feb 23, 2023
Wet Paint More Details on Peter Doig’s Defection from Michael Werner Gallery, the Rubells’ Next Artist in Residence Revealed, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, who all showed up for the Art World Series of Poker? Whose been selling fake Birkin bags to the art set? By Annie Armstrong, Feb 23, 2023
Market France’s Art Market Is Booming—But a New E.U. Sales Tax Hike Threatens to Undo Its Progress Overnight The new law will wipe out the country’s favorable art market-friendly tax rates. By Devorah Lauter, Feb 23, 2023
Art Fairs Art Basel Has Unveiled the Exhibitors for Its 2023 Flagship Swiss Fair—Find Out Who Made the Cut (and Who Didn’t) The fair will host 285 galleries in June. By Kate Brown, Feb 23, 2023
Auctions Smartphone, Smart Investment? An Original First-Generation iPhone, Still in Its Box, Just Sold for More Than $63,000 at Auction—a New Record Unopened, obsolete iPhones are now blue-chip collectibles. By Richard Whiddington, Feb 21, 2023
Artnet News Pro Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Frieze Los Angeles 2023 Here's what dealers said they sold at the largest edition to date of Frieze in L.A. By Artnet News, Feb 21, 2023
Auctions Christie’s Will Auction More Masterworks From the Estate of the Late Media Tycoon S.I. Newhouse, Expecting to Surpass $144 Million Pieces by Bacon, de Kooning, and Picasso are each expected to net more than $20 million in the single-owner evening sale. By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 21, 2023
The Hammer Simon de Pury on His Run-Ins With Pharrell Williams and How Hip Hop Revolutionized the World of Fine Jewelry The veteran auctioneer believes the producer will steer Louis Vuitton to greater heights. By Simon de Pury, Feb 21, 2023
Art Fairs Whoops! A Clumsy Art Fair Visitor Shattered a $42,000 Jeff Koons Balloon Dog Sculpture in Miami An artist-collector wants to buy the broken shards, believing that its story is more interesting than the artwork. By Vivienne Chow, Feb 20, 2023
The Art Detective Gerhard Richter’s Market Is Abuzz Following His Breakup With Dealer Marian Goodman. Here’s the Story Behind the Art World’s Most Shocking Defection It's a tale of two nonagenarian postwar art titans, the art market, and an unquenchable ambition for greatness. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 17, 2023
Art Fairs 6 of the Best Artworks at Frieze Los Angeles 2023, From a Jennifer Bartlett Masterwork to a Powerful Debut by a 24-Year-Old Rising Star Read on for Artnet News's editor-in-chief's picks from the fair. By Andrew Goldstein, Feb 17, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Who Benefits, Exactly? This week: the strange calculus of charity auctions, Adam Lindemann tries to make history (again), a Ugandan star on the rise, and much more. By Artnet News, Feb 17, 2023
Art Fairs Margot Robbie, Owen Wilson, and Jared Leto Made Appearances at Frieze L.A., But Catherine Keener Wowed Us as a Stealth Art Aficionado See all the celeb sightings at the fair. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 17, 2023
