Art Fairs Free to a Good Home: Artists Launch a New Fair to Clear Unsold Works From Their Studios Collectors must agree to a five-year vesting period in the "sale" contracts. By Adam Schrader, May 17, 2024
Up Next Artist Ian Mwesiga Crafts Seductive, Eerie Paintings That Challenge Reality We spoke with the Ugandan artist about his blue-hued, metaphysical paintings. By Katie White, May 17, 2024
Art Fairs Warsaw’s New Collaborative Art Fair Debuts Amid an Upswing of Political Optimism in Poland NADA Villa Warsaw is the latest addition to a growing list of alternative initiatives upending the traditional art fair model. By Aga Sablinska, May 16, 2024
Studio Visit Eamon Ore-Giron Is a Creative Omnivore. Here’s What Keeps the L.A. Artist Inspired The artist's work is currently on view in the 2024 Whitney Biennial. By Katie White, May 15, 2024
The Back Room Work of the Week: María Berrío’s ‘La Cena’ Dow Kim is selling the painting at Christie's with a low estimate of $350,000. By Katya Kazakina, May 15, 2024
Up Next Artist Guglielmo Castelli’s Poetic and Kafkaesque Childhood Reveries In his exhibition at Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa in Venice, the Italian artist channels the complex feelings and foreboding that are part of childhood. By Katie White, May 15, 2024
Auctions Hack-Hit Christie’s Sells $114.7 Million of Contemporary Art, Withdraws Major Marden New artist records were set at its New York headquarters for Martin Wong, Ana Mendieta, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, and more. By Eileen Kinsella, May 15, 2024
Art World New King Charles Portrait Sparks Backlash for ‘Blood-Red’ Palette The painting by Jonathan Yeo has split public opinion. By Holly Black, May 15, 2024
Auctions By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Sotheby’s Contemporary Evening Auction, May 2024 Let the numbers tell the story. By Eileen Kinsella, May 14, 2024
Auctions By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Sotheby’s Ultra-Contemporary ‘The Now’ Sale, May 2024 Let the numbers tell the story. By Eileen Kinsella, May 14, 2024
Auctions Amid Market Unease, Sotheby’s Hosts ‘Respectable’ $267.3 Million Contemporary Sales A much-touted Francis Bacon sold for a below-estimate $27.7 million, and there was one big withdrawal, but there were also bright spots. By Eileen Kinsella, May 13, 2024
Auctions 3 Fascinating Auction Highlights—From Basquiat to Alice Neel’s Brush with Warhol New York's auction week kicks off with a Jean-Michel Basquiat masterwork and an intimate Alice Neel portrait of Andy Warhol's former silver Factory assistant, Gerard Malanga. By William Van Meter, May 13, 2024
Auctions Here Are the Top Lots at the $1.4 Billion New York Evening Sales This Week A Jean-Michel Basquiat could sell for as much as $60 million during the bellwether auctions of modern and contemporary art. By Eileen Kinsella, May 13, 2024
Museums & Institutions A Grain Silo Turned Museum Offers a New View on Nordic Art Kunstsilo is the new home to the world's largest private collection of Nordic art amassed by Norway's 'trillion-dollar man' Nicolai Tangen. By Vivienne Chow, May 13, 2024
The Art Detective Revealed: This Season’s Auction Consignors, from Influential Financiers to a Storied Gallerist Major pieces by Joan Mitchell, Frank Stella, and Julie Mehretu are headed to the block next week. The Art Detective knows who is sending them there. By Katya Kazakina, May 10, 2024
