Artnet News Pro ‘We’re in Uncharted Territory’: Artist Joel Mesler on How a Career as a Dealer Prepared Him Not at All to Become a Market Darling Once a scout for up-and-coming artists, Mesler has seen prices for his own work rise by 900 percent in three years. By Henri Neuendorf, Jul 13, 2021
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 300 Most-Searched Artists on Artnet’s Price Database in June 2021—and the Rising Talents Poised to Break in Soon See who's up, who's down, and who's up next. By Julia Halperin, Jul 12, 2021
Artnet News Pro Germany’s Auction Market Has Remained Strong Through the Pandemic. Now, It’s Poised to Make Even Bigger Gains Germany's auctions saw more and more works going over the €1 million mark—and international auction houses like Sotheby's have noticed. By Kate Brown, Jul 12, 2021
Artnet News Pro Christie’s Sets Records for Georges de la Tour and Six Other Artists at Its Healthy $52.8 Million London Old Masters Sale Almost half of the lots at Sotheby's failed to sell, while Christie's total was buoyed by fresh-to-market works by Bernardo Bellotto and more. By Judd Tully, Jul 9, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: Changing the Game Art whales splash into sports memorabilia, information (and NFTs) don’t want to be free, Dana Schutz’s market conquers all, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Jul 9, 2021
Artnet News Pro Arco Madrid Created a Market Moment for Spanish Art—But the Pandemic Kept International Galleries and Visitors Away Sales edged forward on day one of the 40th edition of the Spanish art fair. By Jennifer O'Mahony, Jul 8, 2021
The Art Detective Why the Biggest Blue-Chip Art Collectors in the World Are Suddenly Pumping Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Into Baseball Cards Baseball, basketball, and hockey cards are now fetching as much as works by Alexander Calder and George Condo. By Katya Kazakina, Jul 8, 2021
Artnet News Pro Art Basel’s Noah Horowitz Is Stepping Down After Six Years as Director of Americas for the Fair Horowitz will remain in his role until August. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 7, 2021
Kenny Schachter After Years of Ridicule, Kenny Schachter Has Kissed and Made Up With Zombie Formalist Lucien Smith. Here, They Talk Art, Drugs, & the Market Our columnist sat down in Switzerland with the battle-scarred veteran of the market wars for a heart-to-heart conversation. By Kenny Schachter, Jul 7, 2021
The Gray Market How the $5.4 Million World Wide Web NFT Lays Bare the Promises and Lies of the Crypto-Art Market (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines whether information really wants to be free, or if that old ruse suggests a deeper problem. By Tim Schneider, Jul 7, 2021
Artnet News Pro Speculation Threatened to Derail Dana Schutz’s Market. Here’s How She and Her Dealers Rebuilt It on Solid Ground Dana Schutz's market offers an object lesson in how to survive speculation. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 6, 2021
Artnet News Pro How Will Art Basel Pull Off a Full-Scale Fair in September? Here’s How Organizers Are Getting Creative to Get It Done The physical edition of Art Basel boasts some novel new options for exhibitors. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 5, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: A Post-Auction World This week: Ex-Sotheby’s collaborators get competitive, an overseas auction cheat sheet, the next million-dollar millennial artist, and more. By Tim Schneider, Jul 2, 2021
Wet Paint Ex-Sotheby’s Rainmakers Battle It Out With New Firms, Tastemaking Gallery Cuts a Chunk of Its Roster, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip What A-list actor loaned a Huguette Caland to the Drawing Center? Which gallery threw a mega-bash at the Bowery Hotel? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Jul 2, 2021
Artnet News Pro Decorative Art Sales Accounted for a Whopping $825 Million at Auction Last Month. What’s Driving the Boom? We read the tea leaves in data from the Artnet Price Database to give you a sense of what's in store. By Julia Halperin, Jul 1, 2021
