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
Politics ’I Am Not Banksy!’: A Welsh Politician Resigned After a Viral Rumor Identifying Him as the Mystery Artist Made It Impossible to Do His Job "I don’t know if I’m in some mad, fantastic kind of delusion," William Gannon said. By Sarah Cascone, May 26, 2022
Art Fairs With Travel Restrictions Still in Effect, More Than Half of Art Basel Hong Kong’s Dealers Are Presenting Unmanned ‘Ghost Booths’ More than half of exhibitors will be represented by local surrogates. By Sarah Cascone, May 25, 2022
Art World In Marfa, an Art Destination With Few Artist Residencies, One Curator Is Turning a Historic Home Into a Hub for Creatives The inaugural show organized by Yvonne Force Villareal features Will Cotton's pink unicorns. By Sarah Cascone, May 25, 2022
Events and Parties Editors’ Picks: 13 Events for Your Art Calendar, From a Gallery for Un-Instagrammable Art to a Curators’ Talk on the Term ‘Latinx’ Here's what's on our radar as we head into Memorial Day Weekend. By Sarah Cascone, May 23, 2022
Law & Politics Dealer Inigo Philbrick Gets Seven Years in Prison for ‘One of the Most Significant Frauds’ in Art-Market History Philbrick was found guilty of defrauding clients out of more than $86 million. By Eileen Kinsella, May 23, 2022
Artnet News Pro The 1-54 African Art Fair Is a Ripe Place for Talent-Spotting. Here Are 5 Rising Stars We Scouted at the New York Edition The fair's first Harlem edition was full of buzz-worthy art. By Sarah Cascone, May 23, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Andy Warhol Museum Is Building a $60 Million, Six-Block ‘Pop District’ in an Attempt to Turn Pittsburgh Into a Cultural Hub The museum aims to create job opportunities for young people, in the spirit of Warhol's Factory. By Sarah Cascone, May 20, 2022
Art Fairs At Frieze, a 45-Foot Herb Garden Is an Unlikely, and Highly Effective, Visualization of the Threat to Women’s Reproductive Rights The garden maps the states with the strictest anti-choice laws. By Sarah Cascone, May 19, 2022
Art Fairs Collectors Flock to Comfort Food at Frieze New York, With Early Sales of a $1.3 Million Baselitz and Paintings of Interiors Dealers welcomed crowds of eager buyers as Frieze New York returned to the Shed for the second year running. By Eileen Kinsella, May 19, 2022
Politics ‘No One Should Have the Power to Kill Us All’: Artist Pedro Reyes Is Mounting a Global Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Reyes's installations are on view now at Frieze New York and in Times Square. By Sarah Cascone, May 19, 2022
Art Fairs Artist Albert Oehlen Is Jolting Frieze Art Fair Attendees Awake With a Highly Caffeinated Bespoke Beverage Careful, it's fully leaded! By Sarah Cascone, May 18, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Notched a Solid $408.5 Million Modern Art New York Sale Fueled by the Reliable Churn of Blue-Chip Monets and Picassos The sale set new records for Milton Avery and Leonora Carrington. By Eileen Kinsella, May 17, 2022
Art & Exhibitions NFT Pioneer Olive Allen Wants to Introduce the Art World to the Metaverse. Her Vision of the Future Looks Nothing Like Mark Zuckerberg’s Her first IRL solo show is on view at Postmasters Gallery in New York. By Taylor Dafoe, May 17, 2022
Art Fairs Frieze Is the Most Expensive Art Fair to Visit in the World—and by a Long Shot, According to Our Ranking of 29 Events Tickets to the first public day at Frieze New York costs a cool $200. By Sarah Cascone, May 17, 2022
