The Back Room The Back Room: Counting Galleries’ Money This week in the Back Room: Dealer salaries, surveyed; Marlborough Gallery, resurrected; U.S. museums, stabilized(?); and much more. By Tim Schneider, Jun 4, 2021
Artnet News Pro If You Had $3 Million, Would You Buy a Jonas Wood Painting or a Matisse Cutout? We Asked an Expert to Choose In the first installment of a new series, art advisor Allan Schwartzman considers two very different artworks. By Rachel Corbett, Jun 3, 2021
Wet Paint Lawsuit Alleges Leon Black Used a Fake Museum Gig as Bait in Abusive Relationship, Galas Go Back to IRL, & More Art-World Gossip Which downtown hotspot did Met director Max Hollein hit up? What upstate gallery is opening a new Manhattan outpost? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, Jun 3, 2021
The Art Detective Marlborough Reborn? How New York’s Most Troubled Art Gallery May Be Clawing Its Way Out of the Grave Infighting nearly brought the gallery to the brink of extinction. But now, a new C.E.O. may breathe life back into the legendary gallery. By Katya Kazakina, Jun 2, 2021
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 300 Most-Searched Artists on Artnet’s Price Database in May 2021—and the Rising Talents Poised to Break in Soon See who is up, who is down... and who is up next. By Julia Halperin, Jun 2, 2021
The Gray Market What a Travel Company’s ‘Decolonization Project’ Can Teach Us About the Limits of Equity in the Art Market, Too (and Other Insights) Our columnist equates Atlas Obscura's sweeping review of its travel writing to the art trade's diversity, equity, and inclusion drive. By Tim Schneider, Jun 1, 2021
Artnet News Pro Sotheby’s Returns to Germany With a New Cologne Office as It Seeks to Recapture the Country’s Expanding Market Sotheby's will face stiff competition from the country's well-established regional auction houses. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 1, 2021
Artnet News Pro A New Fair in Paris Spotlights Art From the Middle East and North Africa. Here’s Our Pick of 5 Hot Artists to Watch at Menart The new fair formed as an alternative to the recently canceled Beirut Art Fair By Anna Sansom, Jun 1, 2021
Artnet News Pro How Much Does an Art Dealer Really Make? We Asked a Few Hundred of Them—Here’s What We Found Given the stark income gap, some are asking why trade organizations have not taken a closer look. By Zachary Small & Eileen Kinsella, May 31, 2021
Artnet News Pro Why Are High-End Galleries Jumping Into Bed With Luxury Hotels? The union of luxury hotels and blue-chip art began 20 years ago—but the latest resurgence of high-end travel is taking it to new heights. By Maïa Morgensztern, May 30, 2021
Wet Paint Wet Paint: NFT Collective Whines Over Cryptopunks Sale, Coveted Young Artist Joins Hauser & Wirth, & More Art-World Gossip Which art dealer is sitting courtside at Knicks playoff games? What famed artist-made house hit the market? Read on for answers. By Nate Freeman, May 27, 2021
Artnet News Pro Which Artists Have Generated the Most Money at Auction So Far This Year? What if I told you that Mad Dog Jones generated more money at auction in the first four months of 2020 than Rodin or Murakami? By Julia Halperin, May 27, 2021
The Art Detective Out of Fashion Her Whole Life, Alice Neel’s Figurative Art Is Now a Sensation. But Where Is Her Market—and Who Are Her Buyers—Today? One dealer recalls an artist finding two Alice Neel works on the sidewalk in the days when few cared for her art. By Katya Kazakina, May 26, 2021
Artnet News Pro Why Did the Star Lot of a Christie’s Single-Lot Sale in Hong Kong Flop This Week? That’s the $58 Million Question No one took home Xu Beihong's painting 'Slave and Lion.' By Eileen Kinsella, May 26, 2021
The Gray Market What Art Dealers Can Learn From a Revered Underground Record Store’s Move to the Heart of Manhattan (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines Rough Trade’s migration to Midtown and its value in helping dealers think through similar post-shutdown challenges. By Tim Schneider, May 25, 2021