Analysis How Auctions Became the Ultimate Form of Art Market Theater The auction market has always been theatrical—but now, it’s more stage-managed than ever. Here’s what that means for buyers and sellers. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 29, 2024
The Back Room Paint Drippings: Everything You Missed in the Art Industry Last Week Get caught up on the latest market moves, fast. By Annie Armstrong, Feb 26, 2024
Art & Exhibitions A New Show Spotlights Long-Overlooked Artist Luis Caballero The late artist's drawings balanced queer tenderness with religious violence. By Daniel Culpan, Feb 22, 2024
Galleries ‘There Was a Wildness to It’: Dealer Javier Peres Reflects on His Raucous Rise in the 2000s The international dealer relives the raves and risks that were part of his formative years in what was then a very different moment in the art market. By Janelle Zara, Feb 21, 2024
Kenny Schachter Valley Guy, Part 2: Kenny Schachter Falls in Love with L.A., Opening Show While Dueling New York Neighbor In his second Hollywood diary, our columnist reports on a new Elon Musk creation, an art-filled boutique, and big-dollar deals. By Kenny Schachter, Feb 15, 2024
Art World Truman Capote’s ‘Swans’ Were Art World Doyennes, Too The spurned socialites Babe Paley, C.Z. Guest, and Lee Radziwill were esteemed collectors and art world denizens. By Katie White, Feb 2, 2024
The Back Room Paint Drippings: Everything You Missed in the Art Industry Last Week Get caught up on the latest market moves, fast. By Annie Armstrong & Margaret Carrigan, Jan 29, 2024
Art & Exhibitions From an Elliptical Piano to a Renaissance Altarpiece—Rare Treasures Abound at New York’s Winter Show The theme this year is Americana. By Lee Carter, Jan 19, 2024
The Art Detective Who Was Up and Who Was Down at the Art Auctions in 2023? A look at how the year's Top 500 artist list stacks up against the past. By Katya Kazakina, Jan 12, 2024
The Art Detective These Are the Worries Haunting a Post-‘Babylonian’ Art Market in 2024 Behind the scenes, there's a recalibration of values going on. By Katya Kazakina, Jan 5, 2024
Auctions The Met Is Selling a George Washington Portrait to Fund Its New Acquisitions The painting is could make $2.5 million when it hits the block at Christie's. By Adam Schrader, Jan 5, 2024
Studio Visit Stephen Wong on His Technicolor Landscapes, Where David Hockney Meets Anime These vibrant works have been increasingly in-demand. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 29, 2023
Auctions Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Works Sold at Auction in 2023—and Why They Fetched the Prices They Did Despite talk of a softening market, multiple records were set during this year. By Artnet News, Dec 27, 2023
People Audrey Rose Smith and Vicente Muñoz Plan a Perfect New York Holiday With Oysters, Art, and the Odeon The founders of 'Balcony' magazine, a print publication about the lives of artists, are spending the holidays at home in Brooklyn. By Katie White, Dec 15, 2023
Auctions The U.K.’s Oldest Known Scientific Instrument, Dubbed an ‘Early Computer,’ Heads to Auction The Medieval device was designed to tell time by tracking the position of the sun. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 11, 2023