Auctions Christie’s Reports Steep Drop in Auction Totals for First Half of 2024 The house had $2.1 billion in auction sales, down more than 20 percent from the same period last year. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 16, 2024
Art & Exhibitions In a New Show at Gladstone, Alissa Bennett Unpacks the Mystery Novel ‘The Secret History’ The gallery director walks us through the group exhibition she organized based on the 1992 Donna Tartt novel. By William Van Meter, Jul 16, 2024
Gallery Network Discover the Work of Two Pivotal Street Photographers at Fotografiska This Summer Legendary street photographers Vivian Maier and Bruce Gilden are the focuses of two can't-miss New York shows. By Artnet Gallery Network, Jul 15, 2024
Up Next Why the Art World Is Just Waking Up to Sophie von Hellermann’s Dream-Like Visions German artist Sophie von Hellermann is winning over collectors with her whimsical pastel fantasies. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 15, 2024
Art World Italian Collector Giuseppe Iannacone on the Perils of ‘Serial Accumulation’ "A masterpiece by a lesser-known artist is more valuable to me than a minor work by a historically celebrated artist," says the esteemed Italian collector. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 14, 2024
Art World How Did Surrealism Change the Art World? These 5 Exhibitions Reconsider Its Legacy From a Belgian blockbuster to a Pittsburgh presentation of Gertrude Abercrombie, these exhibitions mark the 100th anniversary of Surrealism. By Devorah Lauter, Jul 12, 2024
On View ‘I Would Imagine Some Little Child Like Me’: The Eternal Youth of Yoshitomo Nara His newest exhibition, on view at the Guggenheim Bilbao, is the most significant survey of the artist in Europe to date. By Louisa Elderton, Jul 11, 2024
Art History Was Botticelli’s Famed ‘Birth of Venus’ a Fertility Symbol? The painting doesn't actually show the goddess's birth, for starters—and other facts you might not know about this Renaissance masterpiece. By Katie White, Jul 11, 2024
On View With a Trio of International Shows, Artist-Dealer Joel Mesler Finally Knows What Love Is Mesler has found ways to convert childhood trauma into a positive message. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 11, 2024
Art & Exhibitions 6 Must-See Shows to Catch at Museums in Europe This Summer From 100 years of pan-African figurative painting to Matthew Barney's world tour. By Artnet News, Jul 10, 2024
Art & Exhibitions An Artist Has Enlisted the Purr-Fect Exhibition Tour Guide He's a cat named Kovu. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 10, 2024
Art & Exhibitions There’s More to Rome Than Ancient History. Check Out These Must-See Contemporary Gems All roads lead to Rome. And to Cy Twombly’s former studio and a vibrant array of artist-run spaces and commercial galleries. By Erica Firpo, Jul 10, 2024
Art World You Should Know Linder, the Art World’s Original Punk Provocateur The radical feminist artist will be the subject of a major retrospective at the Hayward Gallery in London in early 2025. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Jul 9, 2024
Art & Exhibitions The Story Behind a Rare 19th-Century Portrait of a Person of Color Emerges The painting is a promised gift to the Baltimore Museum of Art. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 9, 2024
Art & Exhibitions 6 Must-See Summer Shows on New York’s Gallery-Rich Upper East Side From a sweeping group show of contemporary self-portraits to a New York solo debut, here is the best of an exhibition hot spot this month. By Annikka Olsen, Jul 9, 2024
