The Hammer Simon de Pury on How the Obsessions of Our Youngest Generation Can Predict Future Trends in Collecting The veteran auctioneer shares what he's learned from observing successive generations of buyers. By Simon de Pury, May 19, 2023
Style Maestro Dobel Serves Up a Taste of Traditional and Modern Oaxacan Designs at Frieze New York The latest iteration of the top-shelf tequila brand's 'Artpothecary' offers an artistic escape along with cocktails. By Artnet News, May 19, 2023
Crime Thieves Targeted a Regional History Museum in the U.K., Making Off With 12 Precious Historical Artifacts The break-in was only the latest in a series of thefts in the area, according to local police. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 19, 2023
Art World Putin Has Ordered a State Museum to Return Russia’s Most Precious Icon to the Orthodox Church, Raising Panic Over Its Fragile Condition Conservationists fear the icon might simply disintegrate if removed from museum conditions. By Brian Boucher, May 19, 2023
Gallery Network Don’t Miss These 5 Top Lots from New Art Est-Ouest’s Upcoming Hong Kong Auction, From a Massive Kusama ‘Net’ to a Quintessential Nara The 164-lot auction includes important modern and contemporary artists ranging from Gutai to Pop art. By Artnet Gallery Network, May 19, 2023
Market Sotheby’s Shanghai Space Opens, Along with New Digital Initiatives Allowing Chinese Buyers to Shop Around the Clock The new location in China's art capital aims to capture potential of the mainland Chinese market, which is still growing. By Vivienne Chow, May 19, 2023
Archaeology Archaeologists in Pompeii Have Found Two Skeletons Believed to Be Victims of an Earthquake Just Before the Vesuvius Eruption One figure had his arm raised in self-protection against the room’s falling south wall. By Vittoria Benzine, May 19, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Wim Wenders Dropped a 3D Anselm Kiefer Doc at Cannes + Other Stories Plus, Dia will steward Cameron Rowland's land art project and Ortuzar Projects expands in Manhattan. By Artnet News, May 19, 2023
Up Next Emerging Artist Diane Dal-Pra’s Cushiony Paintings of Women Blend Magical Realism with a Touch of Insomnia Dal-Pra's work is currently included in "Rear View" at LDGR's new flagship New York location. By Devorah Lauter, May 19, 2023
Auctions A Major Withdrawal in Sotheby’s $205 Million Double-Header Underscores the Mixed Results of New York’s Spring Auction Season A slew of withdrawals and a smattering of passed lots didn't manage to dampen spirits entirely at Sotheby's sales Thursday night, the last of the spring auction season in New York. By Tim Schneider, May 18, 2023
Art World Go Drinking With Art Advisors, Never Say ‘Nice to Meet You,’ and 33 Other Useful Things I’ve Learned as an Art-World Gossip Columnist Our columnist reflects back over reporting more than 80 gossip columns about the art world, and what she's learned along the way. By Annie Armstrong, May 18, 2023
The Art Angle The Art Angle Podcast: What Does Connoisseurship Mean in the Digital Age? This week, a special live recording of a talk featuring Dominique Lévy, Michael Diaz-Griffith, and Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan. By Artnet News, May 18, 2023
Style At Frieze New York, a Curator Has Assembled Artwork That Explores Time for Breguet The luxury watchmaker tapped Somi Sim to bring together artists exploring notions of time. By William Van Meter, May 18, 2023
Gallery Network Spotlight: Nepalese Artist Subash Thebe Limbu’s Award-Winning New Film Explores Time Travel Through an Indigenous Lens 'Ladhamba Tayem; Future Continuous' (2023) was recently awarded the Grand Prix by the Hyundai Motor Group's annual VH Award. By Artnet Gallery Network, May 18, 2023
On View How a Broadway Producer Recreated Peggy Guggenheim’s Groundbreaking ‘Exhibition of 31 Women’ on Its 80th Anniversary The show returns to its original venue on 57th Street in New York. By Katie White, May 18, 2023
