Wet Paint Did This Banana-Bedecked Phone Inspire Maurizio Cattelan’s $1 Million ‘Comedian’?—And More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which senior Pace staffer jumped ship for a smaller Tribeca gallery? And which Hollywood star was spotted in Downtown galleries? By Annie Armstrong, Nov 1, 2024
Art Fairs Collaboration Is Fueling a Renaissance in Kyoto’s Art Scene Exhibitors at the fourth edition of Art Collaboration Kyoto said it takes time to make sales but the real value of the fair is in its 'personal' touch. By Vivienne Chow, Nov 1, 2024
Auctions Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Lots Sold at Auction in September 2024 The top lots of September mostly featured offerings from Impressionist masters. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 31, 2024
Auctions ‘Cheap’ Trump Never Paid for the Warhol He Commissioned. Now It’s Headed to Auction for $500,000 The portrait of Trump Tower will be offered at Phillips two weeks after Election Day By Katya Kazakina, Oct 31, 2024
Art Fairs Japanese Fair Director Yukako Yamashita on the Power of Partnerships "Making great art and achieving strong sales do not happen overnight," the Art Collaboration Kyoto leader says. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 31, 2024
Art & Exhibitions Six Breakout Stars of the Gwangju Biennale—And How to Acquire Them This year's show is tough and political, but there is still plenty of work to buy By Vivienne Chow & Cathy Fan, Oct 30, 2024
Market Frieze Art Fairs May Be Put Up For Sale—And More Art Industry News Plus, Maurizio Cattelan's infamous banana heads to auction with a $1-million price tag. By Annie Armstrong, Oct 28, 2024
Art Collectors A Major Shift in Art Collecting Is Happening. Here Are Some of the Indicators Art Basel and UBS's latest collector survey polls 3,660 high net-worth individuals on their buying behavior. By Margaret Carrigan, Oct 25, 2024
Wet Paint The Art World’s Favorite Dermatologist Opens in Tribeca, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, which Chelsea gallery is closing their location uptown? By Annie Armstrong, Oct 25, 2024
Art Fairs Here’s What Sold—and For How Much—at Art Basel Paris 2024 Price Check! A $20 million Louise Bourgeois spider! Mysterious Clare Rojas works on paper for $16,000! Delights sold at (almost) every price point. By Artnet News, Oct 25, 2024
Market Maurizio Cattelan’s Infamous Banana Will Be Sold at Sotheby’s. The Estimate: $1 Million The work sold for $120,000 at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 24, 2024
The Art Detective ‘The Buyers Are Back’: In Paris, the Mood Was Buoyant, Even If Not Everyone Was Selling Museums opened blockbusters, Sotheby's christened its new home with a white-glove sale, and the rich embraced optimism. By Katya Kazakina, Oct 23, 2024
The Back Room $50 Million Ed Ruscha Heads to Christie’s—and More Art Industry News Plus, details on the upcoming ART021 fair in Shanghai and a rundown of the action at Art Basel Paris. By Margaret Carrigan, Oct 21, 2024
Art Fairs Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Frieze London and Frieze Masters In this edition of "Price Check!" Hauser and Wirth reported three seven-figure sales: a Picabia, a Monet, and a Gorky. By Artnet News, Oct 21, 2024
Auctions A Breakdown of Results from Christie’s London 20th/21st Century Evening Sale, October 2024 In "By the Numbers," we let the figures tell the story. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 19, 2024