Auctions Sold! 5 Auction Moments That Rocked the Boat in 2024 From a multimillion dollar banana to the end of a museum, these are the standout moments from a year on the auction house floor. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 18, 2024
Auctions Christie’s: Auction Sales Fell 16 Percent This Year Private sales helped cover some of the gap. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 17, 2024
Market Why There’s a Bull Market for Lucy Bull’s Psychedelic Paintings The artist's auction sales topped $10 million this year. By Katya Kazakina, Dec 17, 2024
The Hammer Simon de Pury on the Hidden Factors That Shape Art Prices From installation and catalogue presentation to intangible factors like "aura," tiny details can make or break success. By Simon de Pury, Dec 16, 2024
Auctions Botticelli’s $12.6 Million Masterpiece Leads London’s Old Masters Sales The 15th-century work had never before been offered at auction. By Vivienne Chow, Dec 10, 2024
Art Fairs Here’s What Sold—and For How Much—at Art Basel Miami Beach 2024 Price check! A $4.75 million David Hammons, and a $3.5 million Yayoi Kusama are on their way to new homes. By Artnet News, Dec 9, 2024
The Art Angle What Sold in Miami Plus, how A.I. is changing authentication in auction houses and two 2025 art fairs are canceled. By Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan, Dec 8, 2024
Art Fairs Pierce Brosnan Is Plugging a New A.I. Platform With an Art Drop The 007 star is showing his new work with the A.I.-powered Olea. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 4, 2024
Art World At NADA Miami, Collectors Are ‘Ready to Buy Stuff,’ But the Dance Floor Is Far From Crowded Dealers who took risks in their booths did well, and new Los Angeles galleries generated heat. By Annie Armstrong, Dec 3, 2024
Auctions Is Demand for Market Darling Yoshitomo Nara’s Work Cooling? Artnet’s analytics reveal that global auction sales of Nara’s work have dropped by 56 percent since 2021. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 3, 2024
Law & Politics Rising Artist Hunter Biden Receives Presidential Pardon From His Dad Hunter Biden has built a fine art career amid swirling controversies. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 2, 2024
Market India Art Fair Cancels Its Mumbai Event—and More Art Industry News Plus, why dealers' outlooks for Art Basel Miami Beach are sunny despite the economic gloom. By Annie Armstrong, Dec 2, 2024
Market Following the Market’s Banana Boost, Experts’ Outlook for Art Basel Miami Beach Is Bright Textile artists, who continue their rise in the market, and institutionally linked artists of color will have strong showings at the fair. By Brian Boucher, Dec 1, 2024
Up Next How Libasse Ka’s Painting Career Was Sparked by an Unlikely Meeting in an Electronics Shop The artist known for his carefully layered paintings is set to have his first institutional solo exhibition at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens in 2025. By Katie White, Nov 29, 2024
Market Collector Justin Sun Wants to ‘Thank’ the Vendor Behind the $6.2 Million Banana At a press conference in Hong Kong, Sun ate the banana that was a part of the artwork he bought at Sotheby's. By Kate Brown, Nov 28, 2024
