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
Analysis By the Numbers: The Art Market Reality Check Has Arrived Halfway Through 2023 Find out exactly how much the art market has contracted so far this year. By Julia Halperin, Aug 11, 2023
The Intelligence Report Introducing: The Artnet Intelligence Report, Mid-Year Review 2023 Our inaugural half-year edition of the Artnet Intelligence Report illustrates the turbulence—and opportunities—defining today's market, with features ranging from an analysis of the spring auctions to a look at the impact of trophy lots, brought to you by Morgan Stanley. By Artnet News, Aug 11, 2023
Auctions Phillips Reports a Sharp Drop in Global Sales, With Private Sales Slumping to One-Third of Last Year’s Total Coming off a peak year, the newly challening environment has hit auction houses hard. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 10, 2023
The Art Detective Digging Into David Zwirner’s Messy Chelsea Gallery Development Deal That Wasn’t The developer's LLC connected to the stillborn project filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. By Katya Kazakina, Aug 10, 2023
Auctions This Piano—Purchased by John Lennon, Gifted to Sam Green, Then Loaned to Andy Warhol—Could Ring Up $3 Million at Auction Lennon and Yoko Ono composed songs for their 1980 album, "Double Fantasy," on the piano. By Adam Schrader, Aug 7, 2023
Auctions Phillips Is Going Into the Direct Art Sales Business, Commissioning Monthly Drops From Artists and Collaborators The new platform launches this month, offering work from Brooklyn-based artist Cj Hendry. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 7, 2023
Auctions $50,000 for Apple Sneakers, Six Figures for a 2007 iPhone—the Resale Market for the Tech Giant’s Products Is Hitting New Heights Sotheby's is the latest to muscle in on an exploding secondary market for vintage Apple items. By Lee Carter, Aug 4, 2023
Galleries JTT, the New York Gallery Known for Minting Star Artists, Is Closing After More Than a Decade The gallery helped discover artists such as Issy Wood, Sable Elyse Smith, and Jamian Juliano-Villani. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 4, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Deconstructing Diego Cortez This week, lessons from a legendary impresario/ art thief, Lisa Yuskavage on mammary matters, the $100 million sale that wasn’t, and more. By Artnet News, Aug 4, 2023
The Gray Market What Have I Learned About the Art Market Since January 2018? A Look Back and a Farewell As he rides off into the sunset, our columnist looks back on more than a half decade of eerily circular art-business news. By Tim Schneider, Aug 2, 2023
Art Fairs With Mystery Tattoos, Sustainably Minded Sculptures, and Gold-Accented Concert Posters, the Seattle Art Fair Revels in an Eclectic Selection A large-scale installation by Jeffrey Gibson, just announced as the U.S. representative for the 2024 Venice Biennale, is a highlight. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 28, 2023
Galleries Artist and Activist Jesse Krimes, Whose Work Reflects His Experience While Incarcerated, Has Joined Jack Shainman Krimes also heads the Center for Art and Advocacy, a new non-profit dedicated to mentoring justice-impacted creatives. By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 28, 2023
The Art Detective He Was the Legendary Impresario Who Put Jean-Michel Basquiat on the Map. But Now Former Friends Reveal Another, Darker Side of Diego Cortez Years after the events took place, denizens of the art world are still reckoning with the dealer's complex legacy. By Katya Kazakina, Jul 28, 2023
Wet Paint Has the Art World Forgotten How to Take Summer Off? Plus, The Famous Art Dealers Behind These Mystery Artworks, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what artist worked as Tom Holland's hand double in a recent tv show? Which systems-loving artist shut down a party in NoLIta? By Annie Armstrong, Jul 28, 2023
