Galleries Hauser and Wirth Is Opening a New Space Dedicated to Craft and Design in the Hamptons The mega-gallery is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a passion project of Manuela Wirth. By Eileen Kinsella, May 27, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Hong Kong Art Auction Exceeds Expectations With a $184 Million Haul That Set 11 New Records for Market Stars Christie's wide ranging combination of classic painting with ultra-contemporary names drew an eager pool of buyers. By Eileen Kinsella, May 26, 2022
Law & Politics Dealer Inigo Philbrick Gets Seven Years in Prison for ‘One of the Most Significant Frauds’ in Art-Market History Philbrick was found guilty of defrauding clients out of more than $86 million. By Eileen Kinsella, May 23, 2022
Art Fairs Collectors Flock to Comfort Food at Frieze New York, With Early Sales of a $1.3 Million Baselitz and Paintings of Interiors Dealers welcomed crowds of eager buyers as Frieze New York returned to the Shed for the second year running. By Eileen Kinsella, May 19, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Notched a Solid $408.5 Million Modern Art New York Sale Fueled by the Reliable Churn of Blue-Chip Monets and Picassos The sale set new records for Milton Avery and Leonora Carrington. By Eileen Kinsella, May 17, 2022
Auctions Here’s Your Guide to the Best, Most Desirable Artworks for Sale During New York’s $2.6 Billion Spring Auction Marathon Collections from the likes of the Macklowes, the Ammanns, and Anne Bass represent an almost unprecedented caliber of material. By Eileen Kinsella, May 5, 2022
Auctions In a Surprise Move, New York City Has Eliminated Longstanding Regulations Designed to Boost Transparency in the Auction Industry Some say the change could backfire on the auction sector. By Eileen Kinsella, May 3, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Will Offer Ann and Gordon Getty’s Sterling Collection of Impressionists and Old Masters, Raising a Potential $180 Million Proceeds from the sale will go to the couple's charitable foundation. By Eileen Kinsella, May 3, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Latest ‘Natively Digital’ Sale, Featuring Old-School Digital Artists, Squeaks by Its Low Estimate to Bring in $2.3 Million The curated sale embraced the history of digital art and included both NFTs and physical works. By Eileen Kinsella, May 1, 2022
Crime The Feds Indict Two Detroit Brothers and a Florida Man in a Long-Running Forgery Scheme Peddling Fake Art and Sports Memorabilia The men hawked works by purportedly by Gertrude Abercrombie, George Ault, and others from 2005 to 2020. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 27, 2022
Crime Hackers Broke Into Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Official Instagram and Made Off With Nearly $3 Million Worth of Stolen NFTs It's not the first time hackers have targeted apes. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 26, 2022
Art World MoMA and the Neue Galerie Join Forces to Acquire a Searing Self-Portrait by Käthe Kollwitz The work is already on view at MoMA, alongside another jointly acquired work by Paula Modersohn-Becker. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 24, 2022
Market To Ease Supply Chain Delays, Christie’s and the Shipping Company Crozier Are Teaming Up to Open New Sea Freight Routes The partnership will open routes traveling between New York, London, and Hong Kong. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 20, 2022
Auctions Artnet Auctions Is Teaming Up With Poly Auction to Stage an Online Sale of Blue-Chip Art in China This Summer The sale will appear on the Poly Auction platform. By Artnet News, Apr 20, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Will Sell the Complete Storied Collection of Swiss Connoisseurs Doris and Thomas Ammann This Spring Christie's hopes the sale is the biggest since the 2018 Rockefeller collection sale. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 6, 2022
