The Back Room The Back Room: Storm Watch This week: dark clouds gathering over the market, mega-gallery Marxism, a van Gogh in the courtroom, and much more. By Artnet News, Jan 20, 2023
Artnet News Pro ‘The Gallery System Itself Is a Redistribution Scheme’: Commonwealth & Council’s Founders on Pooling Its Resources for the Collective Good Young Chung and Kibum Kim explain the impetus behind their Council Fund and Commonwealth Trust, which shares profits among the gallery’s artists. By Catherine Wagley, Jan 17, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: The Basquiat Slide This week: Jean-Michel's mixed signals, a power couple weathers the storm, top sellers consolidate their auction dominance, and much more. By Artnet News, Jan 13, 2023
Artnet News Pro Meet 5 Power Collectors From Southeast Asia Who Are Helping to Shape the Region’s Burgeoning Art Scene With the delayed fair due to open on January 11, we look at the area's strong and diverse collector base. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 10, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: A Taste of the Future This week: a 2023 predictions sampler, Singapore’s star turn begins, a Hollywood insider banks on an art-world outsider, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Jan 6, 2023
Artnet News Pro Patti Wong, the Retiring Sotheby’s Rainmaker Who Made Hong Kong an Auction Mecca, Reflects on Asia’s Rise as a Market Powerhouse In this exclusive interview with Patti Wong, the 30-year auction house veteran charts the rise of Asia and discusses how Hong Kong became an auction hub. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 3, 2023
Artnet News Pro These Are the 300 Most-Searched Artists on Artnet’s Price Database in 2022 Lauren Quin, Albert Willem, and Rachel Jones are newcomers to the Artnet Price Database as their careers skyrocket. By Annie Armstrong, Dec 27, 2022
Artnet News Pro The Art Market at a Glance: 6 Charts That Map the Biggest Changes in the Industry in 2022 The art market took a wild ride this year—here are some of the biggest changes we charted through the data. By Artnet News, Dec 26, 2022
Artnet News Pro People Just Love to Hate Los Angeles Art Dealer Nino Mier. Will He Be Able to Make Better Friends in New York? How the former sandwich boy made his way up through the Wild West of the art market to become one of the art world's most polarizing figures. By Annie Armstrong, Dec 19, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Don’t Believe the Hype This week: a sobering survey of gender and racial equity, Munich says ‘nein’ to Shepard Fairey, a Met director mouths off from beyond the grave, and much more. By Artnet News, Dec 16, 2022
Artnet News Pro How Crypto Investor Ryan Zurrer Went From Unapologetic NFT Speculator to Fervent Missionary of Digital Art We followed the entrepreneur on a whirlwind year of financial disappointments and intellectual victories. By Naomi Rea, Dec 15, 2022
Artnet News Pro London’s $56 Million Old Master Evening Sales Suggest That Experiments to Reinvent the Category May Be Paying Off Amid dwindling interest and low supply of top masterpieces, the efforts to expand the category's typical offerings are beginning to bear fruit. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 13, 2022
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Works Sold at Auction Around the World in November 2022 The vast majority of the most expensive artworks sold at auction in November 2022 came from Christie's sale of Paul Allen's treasure trove. By Caroline Goldstein, Dec 12, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Initial Descent? This week in the Back Room: sorting through South Florida, a rookie sensation at the Rubell, a Hong Kong competition-stoker, and much more. By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Dec 9, 2022
Artnet News Pro Hot Lots: 5 Female Artists Art Buyers Adored at Hong Kong’s Autumn Day Sales Works by emerging women artists from Asia and the west achieved auction prices well above the presale estimates. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 8, 2022