Auctions Sotheby’s U.K. Profit Dropped by 24 Percent Last Year, With Brexit the Likely Culprit "The increased red tape resulting from Brexit is...further contributing to the U.K. art market's decline." By Vivienne Chow, Aug 17, 2023
Analysis The Art Market Has Taken a Hit. Are We About to Enter Bargain City? The exuberance that gripped the art trade for the past two years has dissolved. Here’s how to get an edge in the buyer’s market. By Katya Kazakina, Aug 11, 2023
Politics Ukraine Has Launched an Online Database That Lists Artworks Owned by Sanctioned Russians The goal of the project is to prevent Russian oligarchs from using art to evade sanctions and launder money. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 9, 2023
Museums & Institutions The Hermitage Amsterdam Has Settled With a Belgian Magazine That Claimed the Museum Stole Its Brand Identity As part of the agreement, the magazine will adopt a new name this September. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 1, 2023
Studio Visit In His Downtown L.A. Studio, Artist Cosmo Whyte Works Nights Surrounded by Books, Beads, and Two Taxidermied Roosters The artist's solo show "Hush Now, Don't Explain" is currently on view at Anat Ebgi in Los Angeles. By Katie White, Aug 1, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: It’s Gogo Time This week: Larry’s life and legacy, Zwirner on Zwirner, cultural infrastructure accounting, and much more. By Artnet News, Jul 28, 2023
Art & Exhibitions The Kyiv Biennial Will Open ‘Against All Odds’ in Several Cities in Ukraine and Europe This Fall Three exhibitions will take place in Ukraine, showing art made by displaced artists responding to life under occupation. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 28, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Is There Anyone on Larry Gagosian’s Blacklist? The Mega-Dealer on His Moral Line + Other Stories Plus, the Young V&A is seeking new LGBTQ+ material and the U.K. wants to buy a Henry VIII tapestry from Spain. By Artnet News, Jul 26, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Unesco Condemns Russian Missile Strikes Which Collapsed Odesa Cathedral + Other Stories Plus, South Korea approves plans for Samsung Collection museum and Picasso makes a cameo in 'Oppenheimer.' By Artnet News, Jul 25, 2023
Art & Exhibitions Which Artists Are Headed to the Venice Biennale in 2024? Here’s an Up-to-the-Minute List of All the National Pavilions Announced So Far Keep checking back for updates as more participating artists are announced. By Artnet News, Jul 24, 2023
Museums & Institutions A Belgian Magazine Is Threatening to Sue the Newly Rebranded Hermitage Amsterdam Museum for Cribbing Its Brand Identity The logo for the H’ART Museum, as the institution will soon be called, looks suspiciously similar to that of HART magazine. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 17, 2023
Gallery Network With a Focus on Sustainability, the New Louis Roederer Photography Prize Is a ‘Party with a Purpose’ Darius Sanai, co-creator of Louis Roederer Photography Prize for Sustainability, shares his ambitions for the prize. By Darius Sanai, Jul 7, 2023
Art & Exhibitions ‘What We Are Providing May Simply Be Unwanted’: After Backlash From the Latvian Art Scene for Its Links to Russia, The Riga Biennial Has Called Off Its Third Edition The biennial's attempt to reboot after distancing itself from its Russian origins were not able to appease its critics. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 7, 2023
The Hammer Simon de Pury on Why We Urgently Need to Find Future-Proof Models for Charity Auctions and Fundraising Events Commercial auctions successfully adapted to the new reality, but charity galas and fundraisers are a different beast. By Simon de Pury, Jul 3, 2023
Art World Art Industry News: Prince William Has Knighted the Turner Prize-Winning Artist Grayson Perry + Other Stories Plus, the artist list is out for the São Paulo biennial and Hauser & Wirth now represents Daniel Turner. By Artnet News, Jun 29, 2023