Auctions A $35 Million Monet Will Highlight Christie’s New 20th-Century Evening Sale as the Auction House Shakes Up Its Departmental Categories The auction house is redefining what it means by Modern and contemporary art. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 17, 2021
Market The Art Industry Is in Its Worst Recession Since 2009, Art Basel’s Latest Art Market Report Finds Global sales of art and antiques in 2020 were down 22 percent from 2019, as trading dropped across practically all market sectors. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 15, 2021
Art World Alexander Calder’s Complete Archive Is Now Entirely Online—Discover Some of the Rare Photos, Sketches, and Ephemera Here Click through the newly unveiled research archive before seeing MoMA’s ambitious new Calder show. By Taylor Dafoe, Mar 12, 2021
Auctions An Ultra-Rare Satirical Cookbook Created by a Young Andy Warhol to Poke Fun at Haute Cuisine Is Hitting the Auction Block The cookbook features calligraphy by the Pop art great's mother. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 9, 2021
Market After a Year of Being Forced to Sell Art Online, Gallerists Have Learned 5 Surprising Lessons—and It’s Clear There’s No Going Back We spoke with more than a dozen gallerists to learn their biggest takeaways, both positive and negative, from online viewing rooms. By Eileen Kinsella & Kate Brown, Mar 1, 2021
Art World As Museums Desperately Try to Diversify Their Collections, They Now Face Another Problem: How to Pay for It in a Financial Crisis Some initiatives implemented prior to the pandemic have proved surprisingly resilient, while others are under major stress. By Naomi Rea & Eileen Kinsella, Feb 10, 2021
Art World ‘Shameful and Misguided’: Former Met Staff and Others Say the Museum Would Set a Dangerous Precedent by Selling Art to Cover Costs Despite relaxed official guidelines, critics had harsh words for the revered museum. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 8, 2021
People Art Luminaries Pay Tribute to Richard Feigen, the ‘Collector in Dealer’s Clothes’ Revered for Championing Old and New Masters Alike The late dealer placed masterpieces in more than 100 museums around the world By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 1, 2021
Auctions Top Auction Houses Saw Total Sales Drop in 2020—But Sotheby’s Outpaced Rival Christie’s With $5 Billion in Revenue Private sales, online sales, and demand from Asia are driving growth. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 18, 2020
Galleries Perrotin Is Launching a Secondary-Market Business in Paris to Offer Collectors a Bespoke ‘Alternative to Auction Houses’ The venture will be housed in a townhouse near the Grand Palais and Sotheby's and Christie's salesrooms. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 15, 2020
Auctions Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Works of Art Sold at Auction in 2020—and Why They Fetched the Prices They Did Plus, who bought and sold them (when we could figure it out). By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 14, 2020
Auctions Phillips’s First Joint Sale With Poly Auction in Hong Kong Reaped a Solid $50 Million and Set a Flurry of Records for Up-and-Coming Artists New records were set for Lucas Arruda, Bernard Frize, Salman Toor, and Matthew Wong. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 3, 2020
Auctions Buoyed by Demand for Young Stars, Christie’s Hybrid New York and Hong Kong Auction Fetched a Healthy $119 Million New records were set for Amoako Boafo, Shara Hughes, and Dana Schutz, among others. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 2, 2020
Art & Exhibitions Before She Died, Artist Anne Truitt Completed a Series of ‘Sound’ Paintings. Now, They’re Seeing the Light of Day for the First Time The works on paper, which represent something of a departure for the artist, comprise a new exhibition at Matthew Marks. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 18, 2020
Art Fairs Art Basel Has Postponed Its March Hong Kong Fair to May as Travel Uncertainty Likely Delays the Market Calendar’s Return Until Mid-Year Meanwhile, online viewing rooms are planned for Art Basel Miami Beach. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 16, 2020
