Phillips Auction House Says It Pulled In More Than Half a Billion Dollars in the First Half of 2021, a 25 Percent Increase Over 2019

Auctions

Phillips Auction House Says It Pulled In More Than Half a Billion Dollars in the First Half of 2021, a 25 Percent Increase Over 2019

Private sales and demand from Asia were key drivers of growth.

By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 1, 2021

Politics

A New York Gallery Owner Says He Destroyed Six Paintings Over a Controversy Regarding Their Depiction of Native American Symbols

The paintings depicted the murders of Native Americans that took place in Oklahoma from the 1910s through the 1930s.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 30, 2021

Politics

A Republican Just Introduced a Bill to Require the White House to Report Hunter Biden’s Art Sales. It’s Called the ‘PAINTER Act’

Representative Mike Waltz, an ardent Trump fan, is suddenly very concerned with the business dealings of presidential children.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 28, 2021

Analysis

Houston Built Big in 2020—But Shenzhen Is the Future: 7 Takeaways From a New Report on Global Cultural Trends

AEA Consulting's Cultural Infrastructure Index aims to give a snapshot of the present and future of museum building.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 27, 2021

Auctions

The U.S. Government Just Sold the One-of-a-Kind Wu-Tang Album It Seized From Martin Shkreli

The buyer and the purchase price are both being kept confidential.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 27, 2021

Studio Visit

How Brie Ruais Uses Her Own Body to Shape Her Clay Sculptures, and the Desert Sounds That Keep Her Motivated

The artist is having her first solo museum show at Rice University's Moody Center for the Arts.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 27, 2021

Museums & Institutions

Russia’s Hermitage Museum Will Auction Off NFTs of Prized Works by Leonardo, Van Gogh, and Other Artists in Its Collection

The museum says it has developed a special model for selling NFTs that complies with Russia’s strict cryptocurrency laws.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 27, 2021

Art Fairs

The Seattle Art Fair Will Return in 2022, After a Two-Year Hiatus and a Takeover by Art Market Productions

Art Market Productions was initially a co-sponsor of the event, but will now take over as its sole organizer.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 27, 2021

On View

LACMA’s Game-Changing Partnership With Mega-Collector Budi Tek Will Kick Off With a Show of Contemporary Chinese Art

The Chinese-Indonesian collector forged the partnership with LACMA in 2018.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 26, 2021

On View

Works From the Fabled Collection of Late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee Are Finally on Public View in South Korea

Two exhibitions in separate venues opened simultaneously in Seoul.

By Artnet News, Jul 22, 2021

On View

How Joseph E. Yoakum, an Enigmatic Former Circus Hand and Untrained Artist, Found Drawing in His 70s—and the Hairy Who as Admirers

A major survey of the late artist’s output is on view now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

By Taylor Dafoe, Jul 21, 2021

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