Art & Exhibitions Frida Kahlo’s Family Members Say a New Immersive Exhibition Dedicated to Her Work Is Nothing Short of ‘Revolutionary’ "Frida would be very happy," one family member said. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 11, 2022
NFTs Picasso’s Granddaughter and Her DJ Son Want to Mint 1,010 NFTs Based on the Artist’s Work. The Rest of the Family Is Not Having It John Legend and Nas had even made a song about the bowl. Really! By Sarah Cascone, Jan 27, 2022
Art History Google Doodle Honors Avant-Garde Artist Katarzyna Kobro, Whose Revolutionary Abstract Sculptures Were Destroyed by Nazis Most of her work was destroyed by the Nazis, but Katarzyna Kobro still left a lasting mark on the history of abstract sculpture. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 26, 2022
Artnet News Pro A New Wave of Lawsuits Accuses 50 Art Galleries of Allegedly Violating the Americans With Disabilities Act Dealers complain that a lack of clear guidelines has opened the door to a flood of lawsuits. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 26, 2022
Museums & Institutions More Than 60 Dutch Cultural Institutions Reopened as Nail Salons and Gyms for a Day to Protest Unequal Covid Restrictions The Mauritshuis, the Van Gogh Museum, and others forged ahead despite warnings from local mayors. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 20, 2022
Art Collectors The Late Billionaire Sheldon Solow’s Secretive New York Art Museum Will Finally Open to the Public After a Major Expansion For years, Solow's masterpieces have been locked away on the ground floor of 9 West 57th Street in Manhattan. By Sarah Cascone, Jan 19, 2022
Auctions Phillips Is Opening a New Business Division for Wealthy Art Collectors in Need of Legal and Financial Advice The new department reflects the increasing sophistication of the booming global art trade. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 18, 2022
Auctions Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Works of Art Sold at Auction in 2021—and Why They Fetched the Prices They Did Plus, who bought and sold them (when we could figure it out). By Artnet News, Dec 30, 2021
Auctions Boosted by Private Sales and NFTs, Christie’s Brought in a Total of $7.1 Billion in 2021—Its Best Results in Five Years Christie's came in second behind Sotheby's in overall results, but private sales surged. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 20, 2021
Law & Politics The U.S. Supreme Court Will Offer the Final Word in a Two-Decade Battle Over a Nazi-Looted Pissarro Painting No one denies that the artwork was stolen, but two lower courts have ruled against restitution of the painting. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 20, 2021
Books ‘Van Gogh’s Life Was Made for a Novelist’: Author Martin Bailey on the Artist’s Mysterious Last Days—and How He Really Died Bailey is the author of the new book 'Van Gogh's Finale: Auvers and the Artist's Rise to Fame.' By Sarah Cascone, Nov 17, 2021
Auctions A Singular Trove of Impressionist Masterworks Powered Christie’s Evening Sale to a Stunning $751.9 Million, One of Its Best Results Ever The Cox Collection generated an expectation-busting $332 million, led by a Caillebotte nabbed by the Getty and three pricey Van Goghs. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 12, 2021
Auctions Everything You Need to Know About New York’s $1.4 Billion Fall Auction Season, From the Trophy-Filled Macklowe Trove to Underrated Gems Here is your guide to the fall auctions in New York at Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 9, 2021
Art History Why Does George Bellows Matter Today? A New Research Center Argues the Artist Embodies All of America’s Contradictions The new George Bellows Center will support scholarship to bring complexity to his legacy. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 4, 2021
Auctions Former Casino Boss Steve Wynn’s Picasso Collection Fetched $109 Million in a Special Sotheby’s Event in Las Vegas Sotheby's staged an action-packed event in Las Vegas for the occasion. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 25, 2021