People Austrian Billionaire Heidi Goëss-Horten Has Died at Age 81, Just Days After Opening Her Private Museum in Vienna The collector owned some 700 artworks. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 14, 2022
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Film About the Chelsea Hotel to a Show Celebrating Britney Spears Plus, a talk on digital art law and Kembra Pfahler at Pioneer Works. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 13, 2022
Galleries ‘I’ll Never Forget That Moment’: Larry Gagosian on How an Encounter With Christo in His 20s Inspired a New Show of the Artist’s Little-Known Early Work Gagosian's new show in Paris includes many never-before-seen Christo works. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 12, 2022
Auctions Lion Tamers Siegfried and Roy’s Dazzling Collection of Art, Kimonos, and Clocks Clawed in $1.4 Million at Bonhams. See What Sold Here The entertainment duo's spectacular costumes, kitschy tiger art, and blingy jewelry were a hit at auction. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 10, 2022
Art Fairs Betting on Japan as the Next Asian Market Hub, Veteran Fair Organizer Magnus Renfrew Is Organizing a New Art Event in Tokyo Tokyo Gendai, planned for next summer, is the latest contemporary art fair in Renfrew's portfolio. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 9, 2022
Auctions Billionaire Victor Pinchuk’s Jeff Koons Balloon Sculpture Could Fetch Over $10 Million at Auction to Benefit Ukraine The proceeds will go toward providing prosthetics for Ukrainians injured in the conflict. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 7, 2022
Art World Almost Half of All U.S. Museums Focus Primarily on Just Four Percent of Contemporary Artists, According to a New Study The museum landscape reflects a sharper winner-take-all dynamic than the gallery system. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 5, 2022
Art World New York’s LaGuardia Airport Unveils New Permanent Artworks by Mariam Ghani, Rashid Johnson, and Others Queens's formerly decrepit LaGuardia Airport has brand new large-scale art installations by leading artists. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 2, 2022
Crime A Former OpenSea Employee Has Been Indicted in the First-Ever Case of NFT Insider Trading Crypto sleuths unearthed Nathaniel Chastain's allegedly secret NFT transactions and called him out on Twitter. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 2, 2022
Law & Politics Artist Michelle Hartney Is Enlisting the Public to Embroider Messages From Women Pleading for Help With Unwanted Pregnancies The letters were written 100 years ago to Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 2, 2022
Galleries Hauser and Wirth Will Open Its First Gallery in Paris as the City’s Art Market Continues to Grow The mega-gallery can now count 14 exhibition spaces worldwide. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 1, 2022
Crime Police Arrest a Florida Art Dealer for Peddling Fakes After He Tried to Pass Off a $495 Print as a $12 Million Basquiat Daniel Elie Bouaziz faces four charges in connection to an alleged art forgery scam he was running out of his Palm Beach art gallery. By Sarah Cascone, May 31, 2022
Art & Exhibitions What Does It Take to Create the Bronx Zoo’s Animatronic Dinosaur Displays? The Artist Behind Them Gives Us a Walkthrough The animatronics were produced in a factory in China, but Andrew Minniear is the artist responsible for making sure the sculptures are scientifically accurate. By Sarah Cascone, May 30, 2022
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
