Prosecutors Seek Prison Time for Ex-Dealer Robert Newland for Orchestrating an $86 Million ‘Ponzi-Like Scheme’ With Inigo Philbrick

Law & Politics

Prosecutors Seek Prison Time for Ex-Dealer Robert Newland for Orchestrating an $86 Million ‘Ponzi-Like Scheme’ With Inigo Philbrick

The government says Newland must serve a "meaningful" sentence to send a message to the "unregulated art market"

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 14, 2023

Art World

A Group Backed by Laurene Powell Jobs Is Eyeing a Former San Francisco Art Institute Building With a $50 Million Diego Rivera Mural

The school filed for bankruptcy earlier this year after financial struggles and a failed bid to sell the mural, which is now landmarked.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 12, 2023

Crime

Fake Celebrities, Code Names, and ‘Stuffing’: Inigo Philbrick’s Collaborator Reveals the Elaborate Plots They Used to Con Collectors Out of Millions

'I’d quickly come to learn that a fair amount of deception was accepted practice in the art world,' disgraced dealer Robert Newland said.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 12, 2023

Art Fairs

At the Armory Show, an Artist Is Selling a Collection of All the Underwear Men Have Left in His House for $50,000

Jonathas de Andrade's installation features 68 pairs of vacuum sealed men's briefs.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 8, 2023

Crime

The Vandal Who Desecrated a Chinese Terracotta Warrior Vows to Sell His Sneaker Collection to Pay Restitution

Michael Rohana will be back in court next month to determine how much he must pay in restitution.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 8, 2023

Art Fairs

The Armory Show’s VIP Preview Opened With Brisk Sales and a Lot of Chatter About the Fair’s Future

The New York fair marches on even as questions swirl about consolidation in the industry.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 8, 2023

Art Fairs

A Trip to Spring Break Art Show Yields a Touching Encounter With Steve Buscemi, a Racy Call Center, and Much, Much More

See some of the installations and artists that stand out at this jam-packed fair.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 7, 2023

Auctions

With a New Milan Space, Phillips Opens a Fresh Front in the Scramble for European Collectors

Phillips Milan is located in the historic heart of the city.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 7, 2023

Art World

A Street Artist Keeps Whitewashing the Graffiti at Basquiat’s Former Studio. His Fellow Artists Are Outraged by the ‘Desecration’

The artist says his actions recall Robert Rauschenberg's 'Erased de Kooning.'

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 6, 2023

Analysis

Will the Latest Version of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Fly in the High-End Art World?

From exercise equipment to major art purchases... will the Affirm business model fly in the gallery world?

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 6, 2023

Galleries

Mega-Gallery Pace Will Open a Sprawling New Tokyo Outpost Designed by Thomas Heatherwick Next Spring

Pace founder Arne Glimcher's involvement with the city's art scene dates back more than five decades.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 5, 2023

Politics

Canada Has Sanctioned the Director of Russia’s Hermitage Museum Over His Support for the War in Ukraine

Mikhail Piotrovsky has been head of the museum since 1990.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 5, 2023

Art World

Step Inside Artist Dale Chihuly’s Stunning Seattle Studio, Filled With an Epic Antiques Collection and His Otherworldly Glass Forms

A new book from the artist takes us inside his museum-like studio, the Boathouse.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 4, 2023

Crime

The Manhattan D.A. Seized a $20 Million Statue of Marcus Aurelius From the Cleveland Museum of Art, Continuing a Spree of Raids Seeking Looted Turkish Art

The D.A. is looking to return Turkey's stolen Bubon bronzes, and has also seized a sculpture from Fordham University's antiquities museum.

By Sarah Cascone, Sep 1, 2023

Law & Politics

The U.S. Government Is Chasing Down a $1.3 Million Picasso as Part of Ongoing Efforts to Recover Assets From Jho Low’s Infamous 1MDB Fund

The fallout from the massive embezzlement scheme continues with art seizures.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 1, 2023