High-Octane Sales During the VIP Preview of Art Basel’s Second Online Fair Solidify the ‘New Normal’ of the Socially Distanced Art Market

Art Fairs

High-Octane Sales During the VIP Preview of Art Basel’s Second Online Fair Solidify the ‘New Normal’ of the Socially Distanced Art Market

The online stand-in for the marquee Swiss fair saw familiar galleries striking plenty of deals under $1 million, but few true fireworks.

By Tim Schneider & Eileen Kinsella, Jun 18, 2020

Events and Parties

Museums Have Long Relied on the Money They Raise at Glitzy Galas. What Can They Do Now That the Party’s Over?

As benefit events have been moved online or cancelled, arts administrators are pondering the future of fundraising.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 26, 2020

Market

Art Fairs Used to Be Their Portal to the World. Now Galleries in Serbia, Romania, Greece, Hungar, and Other Southeastern European Countries Are Uniting Online

"Not Cancelled East x South" runs May 17-19.

By Artnet News, May 11, 2020

Art Fairs

Taipei Dangdai’s New Online Platform Aims to Keep International Dealers Connected to the Asian Art Market as the Region Slowly Reopens

Dozens of dealers who showed at the most recent Taipei Dangdai art fair in January are taking part in the initiative.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 8, 2020

Art Fairs

Here Are the 6 Most Expensive Works at the Frieze Art Fair’s First Virtual Edition (and 5 Great Affordable Ones, Too)

The online version of Frieze New York allows users to sort by price. So we did.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 7, 2020

Art Fairs

Frieze New York’s Online Edition Launches With Seven-Figure Sales to VIPs as Art Dealers Hustle to Get a Handle on Virtual Fairs

Mega-dealers report robust sales at the first virtual edition of Frieze New York, while smaller galleries saw a slower pace.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 6, 2020

Art Fairs

Art Basel Says It’s ‘Too Early’ to Confirm Its Marquee Fair Will Take Place This Fall, But Promises More Online Offerings

The fair's latest missive to exhibitors also offers a series of perks.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 27, 2020

Galleries

Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at the Online Editions of the Dallas Art Fair, Art Basel Hong Kong, and David Zwirner’s ‘Platform’

We've adapted our art-fair sales column for our new virtual world.

By Eileen Kinsella & Tim Schneider, Apr 23, 2020

Art Fairs

Art Basel’s Parent Company MCH Group Has Laid Off 150 Staffers as the Pandemic Sends Shockwaves Through the Event Industry

Major watchmakers have defected en masse from the company's flagship fair Baselworld.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 15, 2020

Art Fairs

How Is Art Basel’s Experiment With Online Sales Going? Early Indications Suggest Mega-Galleries Are Making Out Just Fine

But smaller galleries are noticeably quiet.

By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 20, 2020

Art Fairs

5 of the Best Artworks to Be Found at the Armory Show, From a $210,000 Livestream of the Sun to the ‘Amazing Black-Man’

It's well worth sticking your hands in your pockets and heading out to the fair this year.

By Andrew Goldstein, Mar 5, 2020

Art World

We’ll See You at the New York Art Fairs This Week. We Just Won’t Shake Your Hand (or Touch Your Face)

If you're heading out to the fairs too, here are 8 sensible safety tips when it comes to avoiding coronavirus.

By Artnet News, Mar 2, 2020

Market

Sotheby’s Will Hold Its Closely Watched Spring Hong Kong Art Auctions in New York as the Coronavirus Epidemic Rages On

The auction house will stage the auctions this April in New York.

By Taylor Dafoe, Feb 24, 2020

Art Fairs

One Year After an Eleventh-Hour Relocation, the Armory Show Is Reshuffling—on Purpose—for 2020

The fair welcomes 30 new exhibitors after a number of high-profile departures.

By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 12, 2019

Art Fairs

Despite a Strong Miami Fair, Art Basel’s Parent Company MCH Group Is Under Pressure to Cut Costs and Streamline Its Business

Internal communications show MCH is still struggling with budget issues.

By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 9, 2019