Artnet News Pro Who Won Auction Week? Here Are 12 Takeaways From New York’s Nearly $1.5 Billion Spring Sales From the priciest work to the biggest flop (and more), here are our parting observations from New York's marquee auctions this May. By Artnet News, May 23, 2023
Opinion Kenny Schachter Spills the Tea on New York’s Spooky Spring Auctions (Including the Art Consigned by His Mother-in-Law) Our intrepid columnist had an inside view of the distinctly uneven market action in the salesrooms last week. By Kenny Schachter, May 23, 2023
Market Former Sotheby’s Asia Chief Executive Kevin Ching Joins Christie’s Amid a Regional Boom Auction houses in Asia should not focus on chasing trends, lest they neglect what they do best, the veteran warns. By Vivienne Chow, May 22, 2023
Law & Politics Greece Wins Back Hundreds of Stolen Artifacts From the Disgraced Dealer Robin Symes After a 17-Year Legal Battle Among the returned goods is a bronze statue of Alexander the Great and a precious Neolithic statuette. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 22, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Sotheby’s ‘The Now’ and Contemporary Evening Auctions, May 2023 Get the stats behind the spin. By Tim Schneider, May 19, 2023
Art Fairs Independent’s Spring Edition Demonstrates the Market’s Turn Toward Diverse, Thoughtful Work Over Trophies The fair saw a significant uptick in sold-out booths and attendance. By Caroline Goldstein, 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
The Art Detective ‘My Assistant Told Me to Slow Down’: How Top Art Collectors Budget Their Money (and Time) During New York’s Big Auction Season With auctions, art fairs, and gallery dinners galore, it's not easy for the well-heeled to stick to a schedule. By Katya Kazakina, May 13, 2023
Museums & Institutions Oops! A Clumsy Museum Visitor Tripped and Damaged an Ancient Chinese Bronze Sculpture of an Owl in Minneapolis Included in a new exhibition of ancient Chinese bronzes, the vessel was once used in rituals of ancestral worship. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 9, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: King Charles III Sat for a British Photographer for His Official Coronation Pictures + Other Stories Plus, the Greek government cracks down on construction near archaeological sites and Steve McQueen speaks out about his Grenfell Tower project. By Artnet News, May 9, 2023
Archaeology & History Archaeologists in Britain Have Uncovered New Sections of a Roman Barricade That Guarded London 2,000 Years Ago The little-known riverside wall shows the Romans put defense over trade. By Richard Whiddington, May 9, 2023
Art Fairs Taipei Dangdai Returns to Its First Full-Scale Edition Since 2020, With a Fresh Crop of Galleries Catching Up With an Active Younger Crowd of Buyers Thirty first-time exhibitors are hoping to build relationships with Taiwanese collectors. By Vivienne Chow, May 9, 2023
Art & Exhibitions An Exhibition of Historic Menus Starts With Levity But Serves Up Cultural Commentary as the Main Course "A Century of Dining Out: The American Story in Menus, 1841-1941" is on view at the Grolier Club in New York. By William Van Meter, May 9, 2023
Art & Tech Can You Spot A.I.-Generated Art When You See It? Google’s New Online Game Will Put Your Eye to the Test Artists-in-residence at Google have created a game to test if people can differentiate between A.I. and human-made images. By Richard Whiddington, May 8, 2023
Auctions Here’s Your Go-To Guide to the Biggest New York Art Auctions in May 2023 Four major auction houses host 20 sales from May 9 through May 19. By Artnet News, May 8, 2023