NFTs The Boom and the Bust: How NFTs Went the Way of Beanie Babies Have NFTs become the tackiest status symbol? By Amy Castor, Sep 15, 2022
Art World Art Industry News: Art Basel Staffs Up to Build a Year-Round ‘Marketplace’ Outside of Fairs + Other Stories Plus, PPOW is collecting goods for migrants in New York, and Dia Art Foundation staffers vote to form a union. By Artnet News, Sep 15, 2022
Art World Six Women-Led Galleries Will Now Represent Painter Rochelle Feinstein, Following Their Globe-Spanning Joint Exhibition This Year The artist has welcomed the support calling it a 'one for all and all for one' approach By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 13, 2022
Art Fairs Collectors Were Decisive at the VIP Opening of the Armory Show, With Early Six-Figure Sales and a Focus on Latinx Art Here's what sold on the VIP preview day of The Armory Show. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 9, 2022
Law & Politics The New York Attorney General Ramps Up Its Investigation of Sotheby’s, Accusing the Auction House of Helping More Clients Evade Taxes The attorney general is narrowing in on "resale certificates" that have special tax benefits. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 28, 2022
Auctions The Eclectic Collection of the Late Joseph Hotung, a Member of One of Hong Kong’s Most Prominent Families, Could Fetch $50 Million at Sotheby’s The collection ranges from Chinese antiquities to Impressionist masterpieces By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 28, 2022
Auctions Simon de Pury’s Daring New Auction Venture Is a Bona Fide Success, With All 16 Lots by Women Artists Sold All of the hammer proceeds go to the artist and their gallery. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 25, 2022
The Appraisal Roy Lichtenstein’s Art Has the Most Pop in the Private Market. With a Special Sale in the Hamptons, Do His Public Prices Have Room to Grow? The artist is famous for his Ben-Day dot portraits of women—but some market players are hoping to broaden his appeal. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 15, 2022
Artnet News Pro Why Are Art Investors Suddenly Ravenous for Dinosaurs? A Q&A With Nicolai Frahm, a Collector With Scientists on Speed Dial The advisor shares what he has learned from a decade of collecting in the field. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 11, 2022
Auctions Andy Warhol Made Some Very Unusual Paintings When He Was in Art School. Now His Family May Be Trying to Bring Them to Auction Warhol made the works while studying at the Carnegie Institute in the 1940s. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 11, 2022
Auctions Auction Veteran Simon de Pury Explains the Bold Business Model for His Latest Auction, Designed to Benefit Artists Above All The auction presents works exclusively by women artists made in the past three years. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 9, 2022
Museums & Institutions Arts Council England Has Issued New ‘Proactive’ Restitution Advice for Museums, Replacing Outdated, Two-Decade-Old Guidance The previous report was issued all the way back in 2000. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 8, 2022
Law & Politics Henry Darger’s Heirs Open Up a New Front in Their Legal Battle to Control His Lucrative Market A group of 50 distant relatives are trying to wrest control from the late artist's former landlords. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 2, 2022
NFTs Burn, Baby, Burn! Damien Hirst Will Set His Own Drawings Aflame in the Culmination of His Grand NFT Experiment ‘The Currency’ What happens when a YBA crosses paths with NFTs? By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 26, 2022
Law & Politics A Sculptor’s Lawsuit Against Jeff Koons Over the Originality of the Mega-Artist’s Most Infamous Work Can Proceed, a U.S. Judge Rules Michael Hayden says Koons improperly used one of his sculptures in the "Made in Heaven" series. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 20, 2022