The Hammer Simon de Pury on How a Facebook Scam Has Shaken His Love for Social Media The veteran auctioneer issues a warning about online fraud in the art world and beyond. By Simon de Pury, Jan 24, 2024
Market Work of the Week: ‘Le domaine d’Arnheim’ by René Magritte The work is among the blue-chip pieces Dmitry Rybolovlev alleges he was overcharged for—and new details about by just how much emerged in court last week. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 23, 2024
The Back Room Paint Drippings: Everything You Missed in the Art Industry Last Week Get caught up on the latest market moves, fast. By Artnet News, Jan 22, 2024
Law & Politics Sotheby’s Exec Paints an Ugly Picture of Yves Bouvier’s Deceptions in Ongoing Rybolovlev Trial Sotheby's attorneys are shining a spotlight on the Swiss dealer's role in the alleged fraud. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 19, 2024
Wet Paint Peter Doig Reunites With Gavin Brown, the Shadiest Mystery Art Finsta, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what gallery did Brad Pitt bring a date to? Which artist is hiring an intern for “paper dot punching” duties? By Annie Armstrong, Jan 19, 2024
Art Fairs Despite Diminished Gallery Participation, Art SG’s Second Edition Draws Healthy Attention From Collectors While a slew of galleries chose not to return to the Singapore fair, those that did saw lively sales on opening day. By Frederik Balfour, Jan 18, 2024
Law & Politics A Key Sotheby’s Executive Took the Witness Stand, as Epic Rybolovlev Fraud Trial Lumbers Forward All eyes are on Sotheby's executive Sam Valette this week as he testifies about multi-million dollar private deals. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 17, 2024
Market Phillips CEO Stephen Brooks Has Resigned After Nearly Three Years at the Auction House Under Brooks, Phillips achieved record-breaking sales and expanded globally, before the market downturn. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 16, 2024
The Art Detective Who Was Up and Who Was Down at the Art Auctions in 2023? A look at how the year's Top 500 artist list stacks up against the past. By Katya Kazakina, Jan 12, 2024
Market Russian Billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev Testifies in Contentious Sotheby’s Trial Rybolovlev took the stand for the first time in his ongoing case against the auction house. By Eileen Kinsella & Guelda Voien, Jan 11, 2024
Art World How Equinox Works as an Unofficial Art Marketplace, Revealing Details From the Rybolovlev Case, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, are Drake and James Turrell ready to collaborate once more? Which Henry Street gallery is graduating to Chelsea? By Annie Armstrong, Jan 11, 2024
Market The View From: Qiao Zhibing Greater awareness of the information gap and art market contexts in China and the West can help to foster better understandings of both worlds. By Qiao Zhibing, Jan 9, 2024
Law & Politics Russian Billionaire Rybolovlev’s Case Against Sotheby’s Kicks Off With a Fiery First Day in a New York Court The case is likely to expose information about secretive negotiations over the sale of multimillion-dollar trophy artworks—and the nature of the art trade. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 8, 2024
The Art Detective These Are the Worries Haunting a Post-‘Babylonian’ Art Market in 2024 Behind the scenes, there's a recalibration of values going on. By Katya Kazakina, Jan 5, 2024
Wet Paint Did a British Music Collective Rip Off Freeman and Lowe? Sotheby’s Cringey ‘Barbie’ Holiday Party Video, and More Juicy Art World Gossip Plus, what sculptor just had a string of museum acquisitions? What's the current going rate for nude modeling in New York City? By Annie Armstrong, Jan 4, 2024