Art Fairs Art Basel Hong Kong Opens With a Local Focus, Strict Rules, and Surprisingly Strong Sales After Nearly Being Called Off The crowd was noticeably thinner, and an international presence was sparse, but homegrown heroes were able to shine. By Vivienne Chow, May 26, 2022
Market The Auction Market Is on Fire, But Fairs Are Still Flailing: 7 Takeaways From the 2022 Art Basel Market Report Also, NFTs are definitely a thing. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 28, 2022
Market James Murdoch Is Backing a Start-Up That Will Allow Collectors to Buy NFT Art From Galleries Using Old-Fashioned Fiat Blockchain.art seeks to provide a seamless and happy marriage for NFTs and the art world. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 20, 2021
Artnet News Pro Couldn’t Make It to Basel? Here Are 6 Rising-Star Artists That Were Creating Serious Buzz at the Fairs We scoured the main fair and its edgier sisters Liste and June for the most exciting up-and-coming talent. By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Sep 26, 2021
Art Fairs ‘Now It’s Just the Real People’: Art Basel Opens Its First Fair in 18 Months With an Among-Friends Vibe (and Steady Sales, Too) There was nary an American collector in sight. By Eileen Kinsella & Naomi Rea, Sep 21, 2021
Analysis High Net Worth Millennial Women Are Powering a Gallery Recovery and 7 Other Takeaways From Art Basel’s Latest Market Report Dealers emphasized the importance of maintaining relationships with collectors and attending art fairs By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 9, 2021
Artnet News Pro As Health and Administrative Hurdles Mount, Some Participants Worry That This Year’s Art Basel Could Become a Very Costly Flop New travel and vaccine guidelines have thrown a curveball at the Swiss fair's plans. By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Sep 2, 2021
Artnet News Pro ‘What’s the Rush?’: Art-Industry Pros Are Ambivalent About Returning to the Art-Fair Traveling Circus This Fall Collectors and advisors are largely avoiding international travel, even as art fairs return in force. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 29, 2021
Art Fairs Who’s in and Who’s Out at the 2021 Art Basel Fair in Switzerland This September? Here’s the Full List Two-dozen galleries from around the world will make their Art Basel debut this fall. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 20, 2021
Artnet News Pro Art Shipping in the Age of COVID Is More Expensive and Complicated Than Ever—and a Return to ‘Normal’ Remains Very Far Away Advisors and art dealers are facing new logistical challenges as shippers urge patience. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2021
Artnet News Pro Art Basel’s Noah Horowitz Is Stepping Down After Six Years as Director of Americas for the Fair Horowitz will remain in his role until August. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 7, 2021
Artnet News Pro How Will Art Basel Pull Off a Full-Scale Fair in September? Here’s How Organizers Are Getting Creative to Get It Done The physical edition of Art Basel boasts some novel new options for exhibitors. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 4, 2021
Galleries Why Watch Hulu When You Can Watch Art? David Zwirner Launches a Star-Studded Livestream Program at Galleries Around the Globe The gallery will host six talks across four cities and show dozens of artworks in a bid for live programming. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 9, 2021
Art Fairs Following a Safe and Successful Hong Kong Fair, Art Basel Confirms That Its Marquee Swiss Edition Will Take Place This September The fair will proceed—with new safety protocols in place. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 3, 2021
Market The Art Industry Is in Its Worst Recession Since 2009, Art Basel’s Latest Art Market Report Finds Global sales of art and antiques in 2020 were down 22 percent from 2019, as trading dropped across practically all market sectors. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 15, 2021