Art Fairs At a Famous Florence Old Masters Fair, Italy’s Impending Elections Have Dealers Fretting About the Future of Its Art Market At BIAF, dealers expressed both hope and fear over an expected right-wing win. By Naomi Rea, Sep 23, 2022
Art World Kristi Cavataro Is a Fast-Rising Sculptor Breathing New Life Into an Ancient Medium: Stained Glass Her second solo gallery show is currently on view at Ramiken, New York. By Claire Voon, Sep 23, 2022
Archaeology & History Archaeologists Have Uncovered a Mysterious Stone Roundel in Prague That’s Older Than Stonehenge and the Pyramids Construction workers originally discovered the historic structure in the 1980s. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 22, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Has Revealed 15 Masterpieces for Sale From Paul Allen’s Collection, Including Three Works Estimated at $100 Million Each See what the most expensive art collection ever on offer has in store for trophy hunters. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 22, 2022
Archaeology & History Opium Traces Found in 3,500-Year-Old Pottery Suggests the Ancient Canaanites Were the First Humans to Use Psychoactive Drugs The archaeologists discovered the vessels at a necropolis in modern-day Israel. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 22, 2022
Auctions Energy Exec Roger Sant’s $50 Million Collection, With Major Works by Gauguin and Joan Mitchell, Heads to Christie’s This Fall Proceeds from the sale will benefit Sant's nonprofit Summit Foundation. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 22, 2022
Archaeology & History One Great Mystery of the Pyramids’ Construction Has Been Solved. It Involves Boats No, it does not involve aliens. By Vittoria Benzine, Sep 22, 2022
Auctions Phillips Teams Up With Another Auction House as Part of an Ambitious Plan to Grow Its Foothold in China A collaboration with Beijing's Yongle Auction will allow Phillips's international clients to bid at sales in mainland China. By Vivienne Chow, Sep 22, 2022
Travel See How a Colombian Collector Turned Pablo Escobar’s Former Mexican Hideout Into an Art-Filled Hotel Lio Malca's vast collection is spread across his homes, a hotel, and a foundation in Spain. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 21, 2022
Auctions Social-Media Star ‘Jerry Gogosian’ Curated a Sotheby’s Sale Based Entirely on Instagram’s Algorithmic Suggestions The sale includes works by Marc Quinn, Sarah Thibault, and other artists. By Dorian Batycka, Sep 21, 2022
Market Swiss Art Dealer Yves Bouvier Has Sold His Singapore Freeport to a Chinese Crypto Magnate for a Major Loss The Singapore complex, built 12 years ago for $70 million, sold for less than half that sum. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 20, 2022
Analysis How Canny Market Players Helped Push Once-Obscure Painter Lynne Drexler’s Prices From Fifty Bucks to Over $1 Million The painter lived for decades on a remote island in Maine. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 20, 2022
Art Fairs Dealers Have Long Had a Love-Hate Relationship With Art Fairs. Here’s Why They Are Growing Fonder Lately While still a huge lift, fairs are more important than ever, dealers say. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 20, 2022
Auctions Elon Musk’s Ex-Girlfriend Just Generated $165,000 by Auctioning Off the Tesla CEO’s Intimate Mementos The top lot was a gold necklace featuring an emerald from one of Musk's father's mines. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 20, 2022
Archaeology & History 5 Surprising Facts About the Parthenon Marbles (Including the Existence of a Near-Perfect Replica in Nashville) From robots to diplomatic embarrassments, the sculptures have a colorful history. By Hannah Cunningham, Sep 20, 2022
