‘Turner Was a Really Raunchy Man’: Tracey Emin on Why Her Infamous ‘My Bed’ Is Really Like a J.M.W. Turner Painting

On View

‘Turner Was a Really Raunchy Man’: Tracey Emin on Why Her Infamous ‘My Bed’ Is Really Like a J.M.W. Turner Painting

The unexpected connections have inspired a new show in Margate.

By Naomi Rea, Oct 13, 2017

Auctions

Leonardo da Vinci’s Spooky Jesus Portrait ‘Salvator Mundi’ Could Fetch $100 Million at Christie’s

The auction house will sell Warhol's version of the Last Supper as well.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 10, 2017

Art World

Art Industry News: Is Tate Modern Becoming an Oversized Playground? + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, locals raise money to keep Nicole Eisenman’s sculpture in Münster and French President Emmanuel Macron cuts the ribbon on a major Picasso show in Paris.

By Artnet News, Oct 10, 2017

Auctions

Will This Rare Marc Chagall Painting Break a 27-Year-Old Auction Record?

Sotheby's is offering an early major work that has been owned by the same family since 1928.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 4, 2017

Art World

Art Industry News: Louvre Yanks ‘Sexually Explicit’ Sculpture + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, thousands of objects are missing from UK museums and Art Basel Miami Beach commits to five more years.

By Artnet News, Oct 3, 2017

Art World

Art Industry News: Yoko Ono Is Sending Her Rare Basquiat to Auction for $12 Million + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, a Renoir painting is stolen from Paris auction house and Pussy Riot plans an immersive theatrical experience in London.

By Artnet News, Oct 2, 2017

People

What’s the Hardest Part About Playing a Curator? For Actress Julia Stiles, It Was Pronouncing ‘Schiele’ and Mastering the Auction Paddle

artnet News talks with the star of the new Sundance Now drama Riviera.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 2, 2017

People

Remembering Si Newhouse, the Media Magnate Whose Fabled Art Collection Rose and Fell With Print’s Fortunes

It's the end of an era.

By Naomi Rea, Oct 2, 2017

On View

Jackson Pollock Made Exactly One Mosaic in His Lifetime—and Now It’s on Public View

In an exhibition of work created by abstract artists for the WPA, Washburn Gallery highlights the only mosaic the artist ever made.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 29, 2017

Auctions

A New York Political Power Couple’s Art Collection Could Fetch $60 Million at Sotheby’s

The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Collection includes 90 works by artists from Picasso to Twombly.

By Henri Neuendorf, Sep 27, 2017

Art World

Art Industry News: Colin Kaepernick’s Jersey Is Now Heading to MoMA + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, David Hockney describes how going deaf improved his art and dealer Harry Blain is getting sued.

By Artnet News, Sep 27, 2017

Art World

Art Industry News: Nicole Eisenman’s Münster Sculpture Vandalized Again, With a Swastika + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, activists occupy Berlin's famous Volksbühne theater and Audrey Hepburn's belongings hit the auction block.

By Artnet News, Sep 25, 2017

Art World

Art Industry News: The King of Pop Art? Portrait Gallery to Explore Michael Jackson’s Impact + More Must-Read Stories

Plus, David Hammons curates a show at MoMA and Maurizio Cattelan launches a conceptual Instagram account.

By Artnet News, Sep 20, 2017

Art World

Former White Cube Director Sara Kay Opens a Blue-Chip Gallery on the Lower East Side

The Lower East Side's newest gallery comes from art world veteran Sara Kay.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 18, 2017

Law & Politics

Monaco’s Justice Minister Resigns After Texts Reveal ‘Vast Influence Peddling’ in Billion-Dollar Art Fraud Case

The French press has dubbed the scandal "Monaco-gate."

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 15, 2017