The Art Detective Textile Artists Are Back in the Public Spotlight in Museums and Galleries. Art Collectors? They’re Still Catching Up Periodically overlooked and undervalued, textiles are being embraced by the art world (again), and the art market. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 3, 2022
Wet Paint Chelsea Gallery Charges Artists for Representation, Dealer Drops Painter After He’s Accused of Copying, Plus More Art-World Gossip Plus, which art collector's ex-wife got into it with Julia Fox at a Paris restaurant? And our columnist parties it up with David Mugrabi. By Annie Armstrong, Feb 2, 2022
The Gray Market Why Art Businesses Are Once Again Drunk on Growth and Racing to Scale Up (and Other Insights) Our columnist susses out what to make of the nearly 30 art businesses that have been expanding during the pandemic. By Tim Schneider, Feb 1, 2022
Artnet News Pro Playful Figuration Is All the Rage. Why Is the Work of the Chicago Imagists a Fraction of the Price of the Artists They Inspired? Supply has been spotty over the years, but the influential artist group is beginning to see their influence reflected in the market. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 31, 2022
Artnet News Pro The Appraisal: Tracing the Declining Market for Francis Bacon, Whose Auction Sales Have Plummeted Over 80 Percent Since 2014 As the Royal Academy opens a major Francis Bacon exhibition, we took the opportunity to delve into the market of the Irish-born Modernist. By Naomi Rea, Jan 31, 2022
Artnet News Pro With Local Investment and Rising Auction Prices, Is the Democratic Republic of Congo Poised to Become Africa’s Next Art Hub? The central African country could be following the trajectory of the exploding scenes in West Africa. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Jan 30, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: From Paris to the Pacific This week: Art Basel takes France, Kusama wins the volume game, Christ returns (to auction), and much more. By Tim Schneider, Jan 28, 2022
Artnet News Pro A Decade After Its Failed Gallery Venture, Did Christie’s Just Dump Old Haunch of Venison Stock at a Provincial U.K. Auction? Artists and dealers are incensed by the “absurd” low prices and lack of research to the sale. By Colin Gleadell, Jan 27, 2022
Artnet News Pro ‘It Felt Like Olden Times’: The Old Masters Market Roars Back to Life at Sotheby’s New York With an Impressive $91 Million Sale Competition was surprisingly intense even on lots that were already pre-sold. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 27, 2022
Artnet News Pro As They Process Art Basel’s ‘Sad and Violent’ Displacement of FIAC, Parisian Gallerists Are Split Between Concern and Optimism While some worry the fair will lose its French identity, others welcome the growth potential of MCH’s involvement. By Anna Sansom, Jan 27, 2022
Wet Paint A Scammer Is Posing as Cindy Sherman’s CEO, Dua Lipa Is Actually a Legit Art Collector, and More Art-World Gossip Plus, what product is Jeff Koons really, really into right now? And our loyal readers pick their favorite restrooms in Chelsea. By Annie Armstrong, Jan 26, 2022
The Gray Market Why Resale Restrictions Are Another Arena for Artists to Flex Their Muscles in a Talent-Driven Art Market (and Other Insights) Our columnist unpacks how "no-flip" provisions are another chance for artists to capitalize on their growing leverage in the trade. By Tim Schneider, Jan 25, 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 25, 2022
The Hammer Simon de Pury on How He Keeps His Finger on the Pulse of a Rapidly Transforming Art Industry Hint: it involves Roblox. By Simon de Pury, Jan 24, 2022
Artnet News Pro The Appraisal: How the Yayoi Kusama Market Rode a Wave of Affordable Editions to a Record Year at Auction in 2021 On the heels of a major museum acquisition, we took a peek at what's been happening in the market for the 92-year-old artist. By Naomi Rea, Jan 24, 2022
