Art World A New Thriller Starring Mick Jagger Paints a Dark and Dramatic Picture of Art Dealing, But Its Director Says It’s ‘Not a Satire About the Art World’ Director Giuseppe Capotondi says his film 'The Burnt Orange Heresy' shouldn't be taken too seriously. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 6, 2020
Art Fairs 5 of the Best Artworks to Be Found at the Armory Show, From a $210,000 Livestream of the Sun to the ‘Amazing Black-Man’ It's well worth sticking your hands in your pockets and heading out to the fair this year. By Andrew Goldstein, Mar 5, 2020
The Intelligence Report Introducing: The Artnet Intelligence Report, Spring 2020 Edition From a breakdown of the market’s performance in 2019 to a gripping account of how A.I. could transform the art business, here are the highlights. By Artnet News, Mar 4, 2020
Art Fairs ‘It’s Obviously a Really Exciting Thing’: How Native American Art Has Become a Sleeper Sensation in Museums and the Art Market Alike The Independent art fair is taking its cue this year from "maverick" dealers who spotlight marginalized communities. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 3, 2020
Art Fairs 8 of the Best Artworks to See at the ADAA Art Fair, From a Supernatural Alice Neel Painting to Zanele Muholi’s Latest Portrait Series We perused the booths to highlight the most impressive stands in the fair. By Sarah Cascone & Eileen Kinsella & Tim Schneider, Feb 27, 2020
Law & Politics Art Investors Go to War Over Disgraced Dealer Inigo Philbrick’s Scheme to Sell Stakes in a $1 Million Wade Guyton Painting Investor Andre Sakhai paid $350,000 for a half share of a Wade Guyton painting. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 4, 2020
Auctions Picasso’s Granddaughter Is Selling a Trove of His Unique—and Highly Coveted—Ceramic Works at Sotheby’s London Next Month The eclectic collection of ceramics and drawings has relatively approachable prices for Picasso. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 29, 2020
Auctions In a Frenzy for Floral Furniture and Dog Art, Buyers Smash Expectations at Sotheby’s $7.6 Million ‘Prince of Chintz’ Sale The late designer Mario Buatta's estate raked in $7.6 million. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 28, 2020
Analysis How Do You Build a Blue-Chip Market in 10 Years? The Trajectory of ‘Bad Painter’ Albert Oehlen Provides a Blueprint Could 2020 be the year that Albert Oehlen—a polarizing artist both beloved and dismissed—sees his work top $10 million at auction? By Nate Freeman, Jan 8, 2020
Auctions Experts Say This Painting of a Random Woman Is Really a Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I—and Now It Could Fetch $322,000 at Auction This early piece of “brand management,” as a Bonham’s expert puts it, contrasted a “dour” image of the queen. By Nan Stewert, Nov 27, 2019
Auctions Feverish Bidders Snapped Up All 274 Works in a Triumphant Sotheby’s Sale From the Collection of Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne The sale quadrupled its high presale estimate and drew more that 4,000 bidders. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 25, 2019
Art Fairs Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and For How Much—at the 2019 Edition of FIAC Here's what art dealers say they sold at the Paris fair (though watch out for number-fudging and other kinds of general sneakiness). By Artnet News, Oct 21, 2019
People Stefan Edlis, Who Went From Refugee to Eminent Art Collector and Museum Patron, Has Died at Age 94 Edlis was a major donor to Chicago art institutions. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 16, 2019
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