Museums & Institutions The Brooklyn Museum Is Expanding the Story of Art History With 200 Acquisitions Spanning Indigenous Textiles and Brand New Photography The highlights include a cache of watercolors by Emily Sargent, John Singer Sargent's overlooked sister. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 21, 2022
Museums & Institutions ‘We Want the Spirit of the Studio to Be the DNA of Our Project’: Fondation Giacometti Director Outlines Plans for a New Museum in Paris The museum will open in 2026 after renovations to the historic Invalides train station, built for the 1900 World's Fair. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 15, 2022
Museums & Institutions The German Government Just Bought Back the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum From a Real Estate Company for €170 Million The state of Berlin and the federal government pitched in on purchasing the Hamburger Bahnhof and its adjacent exhibition hall. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Nov 15, 2022
Law & Politics Swiss Prosecutors Are Now Investigating Russian Billionaire Rybolovlev at the Request of His Nemesis Yves Bouvier Startling new allegations from Bouvier include that the Rybolovlev wanted to "seize" his lucrative art business for the Kremlin. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 9, 2022
Auctions Here’s Your Guide to the Priciest and Most Sought-After Artworks for Sale During New York’s $2.1 Billion Fall Auction Marathon Led by the Allen Collection, the fall season ahead is set to break more than a few records. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 8, 2022
Museums & Institutions Inside Meret Oppenheim’s ‘Otherworldly, Witty, Whimsical’ Show at MoMA, the Swiss Surrealist’s First U.S. Museum Retrospective in a Generation “Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition” proves there's more to the Surrealist artist than her famed fur teacup. By Sarah Cascone, Nov 8, 2022
Art Collectors What I Buy and Why: Design Collector and Fair Director Jill Bokor on the Danger of Buying a Chair That You Can’t Actually Sit in Bokor, who now oversees the prestigious fair Salon Art + Design, has worn many art-world hats. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 7, 2022
On View See Inside the Powerful New Immersive Frida Kahlo Show in Brooklyn That Attempts to Depict What the Artist Could Not The show offers a deep dive into the life and work of the legendary Mexican artist. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 2, 2022
Auctions Museums and Private Collectors Jousted for Treasures From the Getty Family Collection in a $79 Million White-Glove Auction at Christie’s A new record was set for Mary Cassatt and a museum swooped in to seal a major pre-auction deal. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 21, 2022
On View 6 Things the Whitney’s New Edward Hopper Show Teaches Us About the Artist’s Tortured Love Affair With New York The exhibition traces the artist's lifelong fascination with the metropolis, from his love of the theater to his hatred of skyscrapers and "the increasing verticality of the city." By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 20, 2022
Museums & Institutions The Public Can Now Access the Statue of Liberty’s Crown, After Two and a Half Years (and 14 Flights of Stairs) Only 10 guests at a time can visit the crown's tight quarters. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 11, 2022
Archaeology & History The Recently Discovered Wreck of Shackleton’s ‘Endurance’ Faces Annihilation, an Archaeologist Warns The lost ship has been found, but remains at risk. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 7, 2022
Auctions As Georgia O’Keeffe’s Market Blooms, Christie’s Will Sell a Trove of Top-Notch Works by the Artist From Paul Allen’s Collection The works are part of Allen's 150-work-strong collection expected to bring in as much as $1 billion this fall. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 5, 2022
Analysis How a $10 Million Miró Auction Flop Turned Into a Dream Come True for One Dutch Museum The museum seized an opportunity after the Surrealist work failed to sell at auction. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 29, 2022
Artnet News Pro Bonhams Has Been Acquiring Its Competitors at Warp Speed. Here’s Why the Middle-Market Player Wants a Network, Not an Empire The house has found a winning strategy in accelerating key trends at play in the auction realm. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 27, 2022
