The Appraisal After a $15.3 Million Auction Sale, Ernie Barnes Collectors Might Soon Try to Cash in. Can the Market Survive a Flood? We took to Artnet’s price database to investigate. By Naomi Rea, May 24, 2022
Artnet News Pro Price Check! Here’s What Sold—and for How Much—at Frieze New York 2022 Here's what dealers say they sold. By Caroline Goldstein, May 24, 2022
Artnet News Pro Who Won Auction Week? Here Are 11 Key Takeaways From New York’s Brain-Bending $2.8 Billion Spring Sales From the priciest work to the fastest flip, here are our parting observations from New York's marquee auctions this May. By Artnet News, May 23, 2022
The Hammer Simon de Pury on Frieze Week’s Return of the Art-Market Status Quo, and Why Nothing Beats the Thrill of the Auction Room Despite the persuasive powers of private dealer’s mind games, public competition never fails to drive up prices. By Simon de Pury, May 23, 2022
Artnet News Pro An Aboriginal Art Expert Picks the Best 8 Lots by Australian Indigenous Artists Hitting the Block This Week at Sotheby’s The auction house's annual Aboriginal art auction has moved from a low-key winter slot to the marquee month of May this year. By Dan F. Stapleton, May 23, 2022
Artnet News Pro The 1-54 African Art Fair Is a Ripe Place for Talent-Spotting. Here Are 5 Rising Stars We Scouted at the New York Edition The fair's first Harlem edition was full of buzz-worthy art. By Sarah Cascone, May 23, 2022
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction Around the World in April 2022 Sotheby's Hong Kong sales made up the majority of the top lots in April. By Caroline Goldstein, May 22, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: ‘Boston Art Review’ Founder Jameson Johnson Photographs Her Way Around Beantown In this week's edition, Johnson runs into Mickalene Thomas. By Annie Armstrong, May 20, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Sequel Success This week: wrapping up New York’s auctions, a stampede of artists switching stables, a verbal joust in a bidding war, and much more. By Tim Schneider, May 20, 2022
The Art Detective The Surprising New Record for Ernie Barnes Didn’t Come From Left Field. We Deconstruct the Playbook for Selling ‘The Sugar Shack’ How the players pulled off a jaw-dropping sale that is already reshaping the artist's market. By Katya Kazakina, May 20, 2022
Wet Paint Inside the Art World’s Exclusive Queer Backgammon Mafia, Russian Dealers Abandon Moscow, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what major L.A. artist is looking for a new assistant? Who's out dining at Altro Paradiso? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, May 19, 2022
Artnet News Pro Looking to Get an Artwork Into the Met? Here’s How 7 of the World’s Top Museums Decide What to Acquire for Their Collections We got the inside scoop on how museums like the LACMA and the Centre Pompidou decide to acquire artworks for their collections. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, May 17, 2022
The Gray Market What the End of the iPod Reveals About the Art Industry’s Stodgy Market Model (and Other Insights) Our columnist cycles through the iPod's history for lessons on why music and art have taken different routes in a digital era. By Tim Schneider, May 17, 2022
Artnet News Pro London Gallery Weekend Infused Life Into the Sleepy Summer Season, But One Thing Is Clear: Nothing Will Replace Art Fairs Despite increased international attendance, when it comes to commerce, nothing can beat the condensed urgency of the hyped-up art fair. By Naomi Rea, May 17, 2022
The Appraisal Why Are Collectors Frothing at the Mouth for Adrian Ghenie? We Analyzed the Auction Data to Find Out We look into what's driving the meteoric rise of the Romanian painter. By Naomi Rea, May 17, 2022
