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Opinion

Is Infantilism the Key to KAWS’s Unstoppable Rise? Kenny Schachter Peers Behind the Scenes at the London and Hong Kong Auctions

Our columnist pulls back the curtain on the swarms of flippers fueling the art market.

By Kenny Schachter, Oct 10, 2019

Art Fairs

Tickets to the Art Basel Inside Conference in Abu Dhabi, a ‘New Kind of Experience,’ Cost $15,000 (Without Airfare)

That's more than TED's marquee conference—but less than Davos.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 11, 2019

Art World

Art Industry News: The Smithsonian’s Lonnie Bunch Recalls an Awkward Visit by Donald Trump + Other Stories

Plus, a Chinese billionaire museum founder is arrested and Nan Goldin slams the Sacklers’ settlement proposal.

By artnet News, Sep 2, 2019

Market

The 1972 Nike ‘Moon Shoe’ Sells for $437,500 at Sotheby’s, Setting a New World Record for Sneakers at Auction

The previous record was for a pair of signed Michael Jordan Converses, worn during his 1984 gold medal-winning Olympic final.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 23, 2019

Analysis

‘He Can Play With the Big Boys’: What’s Behind the Effort to Revive the Market for ’80s Bad-Boy Painter Steven Parrino?

Steven Parrino, an art star of the 1980s, is back in the spotlight thanks to new shows at Skarstedt and a renewed push by Gagosian.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 8, 2019

Auctions

A Lewis Chessman, Bought for $6 and Then Tucked Away in a Drawer for Decades, Just Sold at Auction for Almost $1 Million

The rest of the Lewis trove belongs to British museums.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 3, 2019

Auctions

French Media Tycoon Patrick Drahi Has Acquired Sotheby’s for $3.7 Billion, Taking the Publicly Traded Auction House Private

Sotheby's will no longer trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 17, 2019

Art Fairs

Price Check! Here’s What Sold—And for How Much—at the 2019 Edition of Art Basel

Here's what art dealers say they sold at the swanky Swiss fair (though watch out for number-fudging and other kinds of general sneakiness).

By Caroline Goldstein, Jun 17, 2019

Auctions

Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ and an Offbeat Modigliani Will Lead Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Auctions in London This Month

The auction house is following up its record-setting $111 million Monet last month.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 7, 2019

Opinion

Is Infantilism the Key to KAWS’s Unstoppable Rise? Kenny Schachter Peers Behind the Scenes at the London and Hong Kong Auctions

Art Fairs

Tickets to the Art Basel Inside Conference in Abu Dhabi, a ‘New Kind of Experience,’ Cost $15,000 (Without Airfare)

Art World

Art Industry News: The Smithsonian’s Lonnie Bunch Recalls an Awkward Visit by Donald Trump + Other Stories

Market

The 1972 Nike ‘Moon Shoe’ Sells for $437,500 at Sotheby’s, Setting a New World Record for Sneakers at Auction

Analysis

‘He Can Play With the Big Boys’: What’s Behind the Effort to Revive the Market for ’80s Bad-Boy Painter Steven Parrino?

Auctions

A Lewis Chessman, Bought for $6 and Then Tucked Away in a Drawer for Decades, Just Sold at Auction for Almost $1 Million

Auctions

French Media Tycoon Patrick Drahi Has Acquired Sotheby’s for $3.7 Billion, Taking the Publicly Traded Auction House Private

Art Fairs

Price Check! Here’s What Sold—And for How Much—at the 2019 Edition of Art Basel

Auctions

Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ and an Offbeat Modigliani Will Lead Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Auctions in London This Month

Auctions

Here’s What to Expect at the $1.3 Billion Spring Auctions in New York, From a $58 Million Koons to a Once-Lost Cézanne

Art Fairs

Price Check! Here’s What Sold—And For How Much—at Frieze New York 2019

Auctions

Sotheby’s Veteran David Norman, Who Helped Sell the First Work of Art to Break $100 Million at Auction, Joins Phillips

Galleries

Superstar Artist Takashi Murakami Just Split With Blum & Poe, His Longtime Gallery That Made Him Famous. Why?

Opinion

A Very Special Easter Poem From Kenny Schachter and Jeff Koons’s Inflatable Bunny

Galleries

David Zwirner Will Represent the Family of Artist Paul Klee, Who Have Never Before Worked With a Gallery

Is Infantilism the Key to KAWS’s Unstoppable Rise? Kenny Schachter Peers Behind the Scenes at the London and Hong Kong Auctions

Tickets to the Art Basel Inside Conference in Abu Dhabi, a ‘New Kind of Experience,’ Cost $15,000 (Without Airfare)

Art Industry News: The Smithsonian’s Lonnie Bunch Recalls an Awkward Visit by Donald Trump + Other Stories

The 1972 Nike ‘Moon Shoe’ Sells for $437,500 at Sotheby’s, Setting a New World Record for Sneakers at Auction

‘He Can Play With the Big Boys’: What’s Behind the Effort to Revive the Market for ’80s Bad-Boy Painter Steven Parrino?

A Lewis Chessman, Bought for $6 and Then Tucked Away in a Drawer for Decades, Just Sold at Auction for Almost $1 Million

French Media Tycoon Patrick Drahi Has Acquired Sotheby’s for $3.7 Billion, Taking the Publicly Traded Auction House Private

Price Check! Here’s What Sold—And for How Much—at the 2019 Edition of Art Basel

Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ and an Offbeat Modigliani Will Lead Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Auctions in London This Month

Here’s What to Expect at the $1.3 Billion Spring Auctions in New York, From a $58 Million Koons to a Once-Lost Cézanne

Price Check! Here’s What Sold—And For How Much—at Frieze New York 2019

Sotheby’s Veteran David Norman, Who Helped Sell the First Work of Art to Break $100 Million at Auction, Joins Phillips

Superstar Artist Takashi Murakami Just Split With Blum & Poe, His Longtime Gallery That Made Him Famous. Why?

A Very Special Easter Poem From Kenny Schachter and Jeff Koons’s Inflatable Bunny

David Zwirner Will Represent the Family of Artist Paul Klee, Who Have Never Before Worked With a Gallery

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