‘Galleries Were Selling Paintings in the Dark’: Flooding Imperiled $400 Million in Art at a Hamptons Fair and Shut the Event Down Early

Art Fairs

‘Galleries Were Selling Paintings in the Dark’: Flooding Imperiled $400 Million in Art at a Hamptons Fair and Shut the Event Down Early

Everyone had to evacuate the Southampton fair early.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 18, 2023

Studio Visit

Artist Tara Geer Goes Through Hundreds of Pencils a Day Creating Charcoal Drawings in Her Harlem Studio, Dog by Her Side

The artist will open a show of large-scale new works in Long Island on July 22.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2023

Pop Culture

Artist Stuart Semple Is Releasing a ‘Barbiest,’ Ultra-Fluorescent Pink Paint to Protest Mattel’s Trademark on the Color

After years of targeting Anish Kapoor and Vantablack, Stuart Semple's latest salvo in the color wars comes against Mattel.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 17, 2023

Museums & Institutions

Vermont’s Shelburne Museum Is the Latest Institution to Cut Ties With David Adjaye, Following Allegations Against the Architect

Several other projects, including the Nigeria's Edo Museum of West African Art, have yet to comment on the allegations against the famed architect.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 14, 2023

Auctions

France’s Oldest Auction Business, Drouot, Has Sold a 30 Percent Stake to Two Investment Companies

The group said the investment will open up liquidity options for shareholders and help bolster the auction business.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 14, 2023

Museums & Institutions

Under Financial Pressures and New Leadership, More Than Half of the Hong Kong Arts Centre’s Staff Has Departed

The center has also been the target of censorship after the implementation of 2020's national security law.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 13, 2023

Auctions

Christie’s Reports Global Sales Dropped 23 Percent in the First Half of the Year

To be sure, 2022's stellar line-up was tough to replicate.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2023

Galleries

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: New York Dealer Rob Dimin on Flying Solo and the Risks and Rewards of Shaping His Own Program

Dimin wasted no time in opening his own Tribeca gallery after a split with his longtime partner last year.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2023

Pop Culture

Meet Keith ‘Scramble’ Campbell, the Self-Described Artist-in-Residence at Red Rocks Who Captures the Concert Venue’s Famous Musical Acts in Paint

Artnet News ran into the artist during a King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard concert.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 9, 2023

Politics

The U.K.’s Immigration Minister Ordered the Removal of Cartoon Murals at an Asylum Center to Avoid ‘an Impression of Welcoming’

The murals featured Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 5, 2023

Crime

Three Suspects Who Were Part of a Burglary Ring That Heisted Millions Worth of Artworks Over Two Decades Have Pled Guilty

Three other defendants will go to trial later this year.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 3, 2023

Price Database

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