Art Fairs Art Basel 2019 Recap: Here’s Everything We Wrote About This Year’s Megawatt Fair, in One Place All of our interviews, news, and analysis from the fair. By artnet News, Jun 18, 2019
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 19 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week It's another busy week for art in New York as summer officially begins. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 17, 2019
Art World Swiss Museums Dedicated Just a Quarter of Their Solo Shows to Women Artists Over the Past Decade So much for neutrality. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 17, 2019
Politics The Director of Berlin’s Jewish Museum Has Resigned Over a Controversial Tweet About the Israel-Palestine Debate Peter Schäfer, who led the museum since 2014, has been criticized for being too vocal in the debate over Israel. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 17, 2019
Auctions French Media Tycoon Patrick Drahi Has Acquired Sotheby’s for $3.7 Billion, Taking the Publicly Traded Auction House Private Sotheby's will no longer trade on the New York Stock Exchange. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 17, 2019
Art World Why Dior Turned to Hyperreal Japanese Sculptor Hajime Sorayama for Its Futuristic New Men’s Collection The collaboration followed a surprise visit by Dior Men's creative director, Kim Jones, to Sorayama's studio. By In Partnership with Dior, Jun 17, 2019
Art World Art Industry News: A Rampaging Toddler Knocked Over a $50,000 Artwork at Art Basel + Other Stories Plus, 91 percent of the pledges to repair Notre Dame remain unpaid and a Babe Ruth jersey sets a new auction record. By artnet News, Jun 17, 2019
Art World The Mona Lisa Will Emerge From Behind Its Bullet-Proof Glass in the Louvre’s First-Ever Virtual Reality Experience The Paris museum embraces virtual reality technology for its blockbuster Leonardo exhibition. By Naomi Rea, Jun 17, 2019
Art Fairs Price Check! Here’s What Sold—And for How Much—at the 2019 Edition of Art Basel Here's what art dealers say they sold at the swanky Swiss fair (though watch out for number-fudging and other kinds of general sneakiness). By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 17, 2019
Politics For Years, Iran’s Art Scene Has Been a Pioneer in the Middle East. Now US Sanctions Are Knocking Its Artists Back to the 18th Century All-cash deals, logistical nightmares, scarce art materials—this is what life is like for artists living in Iran under crushing sanctions. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Jun 17, 2019
On View See How Beloved Children’s Illustrator Maurice Sendak Brought His ‘Wild’ Drawings to Life on the Stage in a New Exhibition Sendak often drew on the Morgan's collection for inspiration in his theatrical works. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 17, 2019
Art World From Seth Rogen’s New Art Career to the Death of Pop Painter Joyce Pensato: The Best and Worst of the Art World This Week Catch up on this week's news—fast. By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 14, 2019
Auctions Here are the 12 Weirdest Items From the Burt Reynolds Estate Sale, Ranked From Badass to Just Bad From his sexy, sexy pajamas to props from 'Friends' to some actual (terrifying) art, the sale captures the actor’s ups and downs. By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 14, 2019
Art World ‘A Sense of Beauty and a Bit of History’: What Artist Fernando Mastrangelo Hopes Viewers Take Away From His Striking Lounge at Art Basel Mastrangelo made several site visits to the Swiss Jura Mountains to prepare for his work. By In Partnership with Audemars Piguet, Jun 14, 2019
People ‘I’m Obsessed With Creating Icons’: The Design Visionary Behind Mercedes-Benz on the Art of Car Design Gorden Wagener talks going from professional surfer to car designer, rendering ideas in oil on canvas, and the future of the auto industry. By Chris Shott, Jun 14, 2019
