Art Fairs Art Basel Has Postponed Its March Hong Kong Fair to May as Travel Uncertainty Likely Delays the Market Calendar’s Return Until Mid-Year Meanwhile, online viewing rooms are planned for Art Basel Miami Beach. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 16, 2020
Events and Parties Arts Organizations Are Reinventing the Traditional Black-Tie Fundraiser… by Bringing It to Your Couch From an eight-hour telethon to a "Benefit in a Box," nonprofits are getting creative to keep donors engaged. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 15, 2020
Politics What Does a Biden Presidency Mean for the Arts? Here’s Our Guide to What’s Ahead for Trade, Taxes, Small Business, and More Here's why many in the art world are pleased about the election outcome. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 11, 2020
Art Fairs Art Basel’s Parent Company Has Cleared a Path for James Murdoch’s Investment After Shareholders Threatened to Kill the Deal Murdoch will gain three seats on the board, while some Swiss leaders will step down next year. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 5, 2020
Art Fairs Dealers Report Only a Smattering of Sales at Art Basel and TEFAF’s Online Art Fairs, Raising Doubts About the Value of the Virtual Events But with low or no cost to participate, there's not much risk either. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 3, 2020
Galleries Paula Cooper Has Long Refused to Expand Her Storied Gallery Beyond New York. Now, She’s the Latest to Open Shop in Palm Beach When it comes to satellite art hubs, Palm Beach is officially the new Hamptons. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 29, 2020
Art Fairs Frieze New York Is Moving From Its Palatial Tent on Randall’s Island to the Shed for a Pared-Down Art Fair in 2021 The next edition of Frieze New York will be a significantly smaller affair. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 28, 2020
Auctions Sotheby’s Reschedules Its Marquee New York Fall Sale to October as Auction Houses Work to Avoid Clashing With the US Election The auction house also announced an additional set of marquee sales set for December. By Taylor Dafoe, Oct 9, 2020
Art Fairs Art Basel’s Parent Company MCH Looks for New Revenue Opportunities After Losing More Than $25 Million in the First Half of 2020 Amid steep losses, now legal action could thwart a much-hoped for investment from James Murdoch. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 30, 2020
Art Fairs Can Relational Aesthetics Survive the Social Distancing Era? Artist Rirkrit Tiravanija Is Giving It an Innovative Try in Berlin The artist's latest project is part of Art Basel's fall online viewing rooms. By Kate Brown, Sep 24, 2020
Art Fairs Miami’s Art Fairs Can Account for 50 Percent of a Gallery’s Annual Sales. Here’s How Dealers Are Coping With Their Cancellation While some in the trade focus on their bottom lines, others see benefits to slowing down. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 17, 2020
Market Millennials Are More Interested in Buying Art Than Ever—and 5 Other Takeaways From a New Art Basel Report on the State of the Market Despite a dramatic drop in sales, the report has a few bright spots. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 8, 2020
Art Fairs With the Viability of Fairs in Question, Art Basel Is Launching a Pair of Virtual Editions This Fall—and Charging Galleries to Participate Art Basel organizers will charge exhibitors to participate in a new series of online-only viewing rooms this fall. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 21, 2020
Art Fairs With the Fate of the Fair in Question as the Virus Overwhelms Florida, Art Basel Miami Beach Just Gave Dealers More Time to Commit The fair says it is "deeply committed" to holding the event in December "if at all feasible." By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 8, 2020
Art Fairs A Crafty Swiss Financier Is Reportedly Trying to Gather Investors to Wrest Art Basel Away From Its Parent Company, the MCH Group But the MCH Group has its own plans. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 24, 2020
