Auctions Hot Lots and Top Flops: 4 Artworks That Had Surprising Results at the Big November Day Sales in New York One eagle-eyed bidder got a drawing by a major figure for a steal. By Eileen Kinsella & Annie Armstrong, Nov 26, 2024
Art & Tech Artists With Early Access to A.I. Tool Release Blistering Open Letter, Decrying ‘Art Washing’ The artists published a copy of the A.I. tool on Hugging Face, an open-source platform for machine learning and artificial intelligence. By Adam Schrader, Nov 26, 2024
Art World The Venice Biennale Saw Fewer Attendees, But a More Diverse Crowd The numbers for the 60th Biennale have been released. By Verity Babbs, Nov 26, 2024
Museums & Institutions Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art Names New Leadership Team John K. Lapiana has been appointed director after a year and a half in an interim role following the abrupt departure of Ngaire Blankenberg. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 26, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Art Deco Star Tamara de Lempicka Has Never Been More Popular. Here’s Why Furio Rinaldi, co-curator of the De Young's major retrospective, explains what has made Lempicka's art last. By Adam Schrader, Nov 25, 2024
Art World A Las Vegas Gallery Is Selling a Bronze Cast of a Leonardo Wax Sculpture for $100 Million Da Vinci created 'Horse and Rider' in the 1500s. By Adam Schrader, Nov 25, 2024
Archaeology & History Crypto Investor Buries 5 Treasure Chests Filled With Rare Artifacts Across the U.S. Jon Collins-Black’s book provides clues to help searchers find the 'magical' treasure. By Verity Babbs, Nov 25, 2024
Art Market Minute Beyond the Banana at New York’s Auctions Plus, Untitled launches a new fair in Houston. By Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan, Nov 24, 2024
Pop Culture Marc Jacobs Unveils His Restored Frank Lloyd Wright House Photographer Gregory Crewdson captured a series of moody portraits of the designer at home for the December issue of 'Vogue.' By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 23, 2024
Auctions By the Numbers: Christie’s 21st-Century Evening Sale A carefully orchestrated sale marked a win for Christie's amid a more cautious market environment By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 22, 2024
Art Fairs A Revamped Abu Dhabi Art Draws Attention as Major Market Players Invest in the Gulf The 16th edition of the fair was its largest ever as international interest and investment in the region grows. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Nov 22, 2024
Auctions By the Numbers: Sotheby’s ‘The Now’ and Evening Contemporary Sales Amid a more cautious market, overall volume is down sharply from last year's totals. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 22, 2024
Pop Culture ‘Wicked’ Costume Designer on How M.C. Escher and Damien Hirst Inspired His Vision of Oz Designer Paul Tazewell had a particular vision for the outfits of Oz. By Vittoria Benzine, Nov 22, 2024
Auctions Keith Haring’s Subway Drawings Pull in $9.2 Million in a White-Glove Sale The subway drawings, produced during the 1980s on vacant advertising boards, exceeded Sotheby’s sales estimates. By Tim Brinkhof, Nov 22, 2024
Auctions Basquiat and Hockney Lead Christie’s Slimmed-Down $106.5 Million Contemporary Sale The evening saw several records set for emerging artists but many high-profile lots went for their low estimates. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 22, 2024
