At Frieze, a 45-Foot Herb Garden Is an Unlikely, and Highly Effective, Visualization of the Threat to Women’s Reproductive Rights

Art Fairs

At Frieze, a 45-Foot Herb Garden Is an Unlikely, and Highly Effective, Visualization of the Threat to Women’s Reproductive Rights

The garden maps the states with the strictest anti-choice laws.

By Sarah Cascone, May 19, 2022

Art Fairs

Collectors Flock to Comfort Food at Frieze New York, With Early Sales of a $1.3 Million Baselitz and Paintings of Interiors

Dealers welcomed crowds of eager buyers as Frieze New York returned to the Shed for the second year running.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 19, 2022

Politics

‘No One Should Have the Power to Kill Us All’: Artist Pedro Reyes Is Mounting a Global Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Reyes's installations are on view now at Frieze New York and in Times Square.

By Sarah Cascone, May 19, 2022

Art Fairs

Artist Albert Oehlen Is Jolting Frieze Art Fair Attendees Awake With a Highly Caffeinated Bespoke Beverage

Careful, it's fully leaded!

By Sarah Cascone, May 18, 2022

Auctions

Sotheby’s Notched a Solid $408.5 Million Modern Art New York Sale Fueled by the Reliable Churn of Blue-Chip Monets and Picassos

The sale set new records for Milton Avery and Leonora Carrington.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 17, 2022

Archaeology & History

Ukrainian Soldiers Discovered a Trove of Ancient Greek Urns While Digging Trenches in Odessa

The ancient amphorae were transferred to a museum.

By Sarah Cascone, May 17, 2022

Art & Exhibitions

NFT Pioneer Olive Allen Wants to Introduce the Art World to the Metaverse. Her Vision of the Future Looks Nothing Like Mark Zuckerberg’s

Her first IRL solo show is on view at Postmasters Gallery in New York.

By Taylor Dafoe, May 17, 2022

Art Fairs

Frieze Is the Most Expensive Art Fair to Visit in the World—and by a Long Shot, According to Our Ranking of 29 Events

Tickets to the first public day at Frieze New York costs a cool $200.

By Sarah Cascone, May 17, 2022

NFTs

The Artist Behind ‘Fearless Girl’ Is Selling NFTs to Fund Her Legal Case Against the Company That Put the Statue on Wall Street

Artist Kristen Visbal has been locked in a legal battle over the rights to the work.

By Sarah Cascone, May 17, 2022

Art Fairs

Independent Is Launching a New Art Fair This Fall Dedicated to Under-Appreciated Artists of the 20th Century

The fair will coincide with Armory Week.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 17, 2022

Auctions

Ernie Barnes Stole the Show at Christie’s With His $15.3 Million Painting. Here Are 3 Things You Might Not Know About ‘The Sugar Shack’

The painting had a prominent role in the groundbreaking sitcom "Good Times."

By Sarah Cascone, May 16, 2022

Auctions

‘The Secret’s Out’: Bill Perkins, Buyer of the Record-Smashing Ernie Barnes Painting at Christie’s, Tells Us About His Auction Coup of a Lifetime

"I'm not gonna stop," Perkins' main competition told him in the auction room. But the amateur poker player walked away with his "treasure."

By Eileen Kinsella, May 13, 2022

Art Fairs

Here’s Your Go-To Guide to All the Art Fairs Taking Place During Frieze New York 2022

Brace for yourself for New York's second art fair week of the month.

By Sarah Cascone, May 12, 2022

Auctions

Christie’s Rakes in $831 Million in an Auction Double-Header, Nearly Half of Which Came From the Anne Bass Collection

The sales surpassed their combined $792 million high estimate.

By Eileen Kinsella, May 12, 2022

Archaeology & History

Giant Pits Revealed Underneath Stonehenge Show That the Site Was a Special Hunting Ground for Mesolithic People

"This was a special place for hunter-gatherer communities thousands of years before the first stones were erected,” researchers say.

By Sarah Cascone, May 12, 2022