Art Fairs ‘Relaxed Friendly People Wearing Cool Shoes’ Rushed NADA Miami to Buy Up Art in the Lower and Mid Price Ranges Buying was brisk as collectors warmed to new work at lower price points than at Art Basel. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 1, 2022
Art Fairs A McDonald’s Made Entirely of Felt Is Miami Beach’s Trendiest New Restaurant (But You Can’t Eat There, Because It’s Art) The British artist Lucy Sparrow is back with another delightfully delicious felt installation, this one inspired by the world's most famous fast food restaurant. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 30, 2022
Galleries Germany Pumped More Than €30 Million of Public Money Into the Commercial Art Market During the Pandemic. Was It Actually Needed? A report questioned whether galleries like Esther Schipper and Sprüth Magers should have benefited from the government program, which was not based on need. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 16, 2022
Art Fairs The Boom in West African Art Enlivened Nigeria’s Art X Lagos Fair—But Economic Worries Ran Below the Surface The fair created a buzz among the fashionable set in Lagos. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 9, 2022
Reviews Truffles, Private Collection Tours, and Tons of Prizes: Turin’s Contemporary Art Scene Shines During the Artissima Fair The region around the northern Italian city is a heartland of big industry, banking, and nobility—and many private foundations. By Kate Brown, Nov 8, 2022
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Design Collector and Fair Director Jill Bokor on the Danger of Buying a Chair That You Can’t Actually Sit in Bokor, who now oversees the prestigious fair Salon Art + Design, has worn many art-world hats. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 7, 2022
Art Fairs Marc Spiegler Is Stepping Down as Global Director of Art Basel, After More Than a Decade at the Helm Noah Horowitz is returning to the company next month to the newly created role of Art Basel CEO. By Kate Brown, Oct 28, 2022
Studio Visit Art Star Derrick Adams on the Wall of Photos and Carefully Curated Playlist That Keep Him Inspired in the Studio Ahead of unveiling a new commission at the IFPDA Print Fair in New York, Derrick Adams invites us inside his Brooklyn studio. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 25, 2022
The Art Detective Sculptor Carol Bove Is in High Demand, Now With a Show at Zwirner’s New Gallery in Paris. So Why Aren’t Her Auction Prices Keeping Up? “She’s one of the most significant and interesting sculptors working today,” says Catherine Craft, who curated Bove's show at the Nasher. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 21, 2022
Art Fairs Paris Internationale Opens in a Historic Venue—Featuring Edgy, New Artistic Positions and Quite a Few Paris+ VIPs "We’re not just a young fair," said its director, adding that the fair team is “ambitious for the future." By Devorah Lauter, Oct 19, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Says $107 Million London Frieze Contemporary Sales Are Its Best in Seven Years Despite several withdrawn lots, energy in the London saleroom was high By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 14, 2022
Pop Culture Comic Book Dealers Are Making Six-Figure Sales at New York’s Comic Con, Thanks to the Boom in Film and TV Adaptations The comic book market is in uncharted waters. We talked to the experts to help understand why. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 7, 2022
Law The Judd Foundation Is Suing Two Galleries for ‘Disfiguring’ an $850,000 Donald Judd Sculpture With Fingerprints Fingerprints can "leave permanent, disfiguring, irreversible marks" on Judd's anodized aluminum surfaces, the foundation says. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 6, 2022
Art Fairs At a Famous Florence Old Masters Fair, Italy’s Impending Elections Have Dealers Fretting About the Future of Its Art Market At BIAF, dealers expressed both hope and fear over an expected right-wing win. By Naomi Rea, Sep 23, 2022
Art Fairs Dealers Have Long Had a Love-Hate Relationship With Art Fairs. Here’s Why They Are Growing Fonder Lately While still a huge lift, fairs are more important than ever, dealers say. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 20, 2022
