Analysis At Hong Kong’s Latest Round of Auctions, Work by Western Artists Reached a New High Sales topped $260 million during the October auction week, with western artists tripling their previous total. By Tim Schneider, 21 hours ago
Art and Law Gagosian to an Angry Collector Who Paid Millions for Jeff Koons Sculptures That Never Arrived: You Can’t Rush a Perfectionist The dealer argues that Steve Tananbaum's claims are baseless because the artist "often takes years" to complete his sculptures. By Eileen Kinsella, 2 days ago
Auctions Banksy Authenticates and Renames His Shredded $1.4 Million Painting—Which the Buyer Plans to Keep Sotheby's now calls it "the first work in history ever created during a live auction." By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 11, 2018
Art and Law Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Accuses Sotheby’s of Price Inflation in a $380 Million Suit Despite turning hefty profits on artworks, the Russian billionaire continues his international legal fight with dealer Yves Bouvier. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 3, 2018
Auctions Swizz Beatz to the Art World: Pay Your Artists Royalties When Their Work Is Resold The hip-hop producer found a receptive audience at Sotheby's. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 25, 2018
Opinion While Mark Grotjahn Angles for a Megadeal, Kenny Schachter Is Dying to Make His Own Retrospective a Success By Kenny Schachter, Sep 14, 2018
Market 11 Never-Seen Photos From Diane Arbus’s Most Famous Series Will Debut in New York This Fall The show is a product of a unique collaboration between Arbus's longtime dealer, Fraenkel Gallery, and David Zwirner. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 14, 2018
Auctions Will This Painting Make David Hockney the Most Expensive Living Artist When Christie’s Sells It This Fall? The painting could sell for $80 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 13, 2018
Auctions Attention Shoppers: Sotheby’s Will Auction an Entire Supermarket Next Month, Made by Conceptual Artist Xu Zhen It's fully stocked—with empty products. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 29, 2018
Auctions The Francophile Connoisseur Elizabeth ‘Mimi’ Stafford’s Art Collection Will Go on Sale at Christie’s This Fall Monet, Pissarro, and Lorrain paintings are among the highlights. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 28, 2018
Auctions The Chinese Art Market Is Reviving But Nonpayments Increasingly Plague the Sector, Our Exclusive Auction Report Reveals The sixth annual artnet and China Auctioneers report shows that other weaknesses combine to paint a bleak picture of the market. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 9, 2018
Auctions Sotheby’s Quarterly Financial Report Shows That Behind Flashy Sales, Pricey Guarantees Are Sinking Profits A change in the Hong Kong sales date also affected the house's second-quarter report. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 6, 2018
People UK Museums Pledge $20 Million to Save Thousands of Titanic Artifacts—and James Cameron Is on Board, Too A group of British museums is hoping to keep the collection from being broken up and sold off. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 25, 2018
Art and Law Why One of Justice Kennedy’s Final Decisions Could Cost the Art World Millions of Dollars How a ruling on taxes in South Dakota might affect dealers nationwide. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 11, 2018
Art and Law Ending a Seven-Year Dispute, a US Court Rules That Artists Aren’t Entitled to Royalties for Artworks Resold at Auction The Ninth Circuit ruled that US Copyright law trumps a California law requiring payment of royalties to artists. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 9, 2018
