Art Fairs Galleries Buddy Up for Booth Space at Art Basel Paris “It seems more interesting to work with than against one another,” said gallery director Isabella Ritter. By Margaret Carrigan, Oct 16, 2024
Museums & Institutions ‘We’ll Leave the Soup at Home’: Climate Protestors Offer To Meet U.K. Museum Directors Just Stop Oil said it is "unafraid to use the cultural power of their national institutions" to fight the climate crisis. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 16, 2024
Kenny Schachter Kenny Schachter Reveals More on the Koons-Pace Breakup, Diddy’s Deaccessioning, the Gogo-LVMH Non-Deal, and His Own Crypto Hack Our columnist has been skipping art fairs, but he comes bearing scoops. By Kenny Schachter, Oct 16, 2024
Art & Exhibitions With a New Show at Musée d’Orsay, Elmgreen and Dragset Are Writing Fragile Masculinities Back Into Art History A cast of soft and solitary characters permeates the august hall of the French museum. By Kate Brown, Oct 16, 2024
Art World As Interest Surges in Indigenous Australian Art, Market-Making Gallery Readies Third Location D'Lan Contemporary, which has branches in New York and Melbourne, will soon be operating in Sydney. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 15, 2024
Art History Famed Roman Sculpture ‘Apollo Belvedere’ Reemerges After Major Restoration The classic figure of the Roman god, a gem of the Vatican Museum collection, "represents the highest ideal of art.” By Tim Brinkhof, Oct 15, 2024
Law & Politics Nan Goldin and Molly Crabapple Arrested at Pro-Palestine Demonstration on Wall Street The activists barred the entrance to the New York Stock Exchange to protest corporate war profits. By Brian Boucher, Oct 15, 2024
Archaeology & History DNA Analysis Sheds New Light on Christopher Columbus’s Mysterious Origins New genetic research has revealed that the famed explorer was part Jewish. By Tim Brinkhof, Oct 15, 2024
Auctions Works by Amy Sherald, Jeff Koons, and More Raise $1.5 Million for Kamala Harris Visual artists are bringing their star power together to fundraise for the Democratic candidate. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 15, 2024
Museums & Institutions ICA Miami Snaps Up the De La Cruz Collection Space for $25 Million The building, right next door to the ICA's existing facility, effectively doubles its exhibition space. By Brian Boucher, Oct 15, 2024
Collectibles Record-Setting ‘Game of Thrones’ Auction Bags More Than $21 Million The sale proved to be one of Heritage Auctions' biggest and most profitable in history. By Tim Brinkhof, Oct 15, 2024
Market Sotheby’s Debuts an Expanded New Parisian Home Amid Art Market Shifts The Paris expansion is one of several major real estate shifts Sotheby’s has made over the last year even as debt woes plague the firm. By Margaret Carrigan, Oct 14, 2024
Art History This 18th-Century Painting Could Rewrite Black History in Britain New research brings to light the life of James Cumberlidge, a servant who became a trumpeter for King George III. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Oct 14, 2024
Market From A.I.’s ‘Dirty Secrets’ to Better Harnessing Data, 5 Key Insights From the Art Market 2050 Conference A half-day conference brought art world professionals and policymakers together to discuss technology's role in the future of the art market. By Riah Pryor, Oct 14, 2024
Market Frieze Week Sales Trickle In as the Art World Heads to Paris—and More Art Industry News Plus, a $58.9 million Lalanne sale at Christie's New York and the mega loans behind the Met's 'Siena' show. By Margaret Carrigan & Annie Armstrong, Oct 14, 2024
