Art World An Alexander Calder ‘Sanctuary’ Is Coming to Philadelphia to Showcase the Sculptor’s Work in Permanent Galleries and Gardens The space will showcase works from the Calder Foundation. By Sarah Cascone, Feb 20, 2020
Auctions Phillips’s Contemporary Art Sale Fetched a Middling $27 Million, Led by a Shocking Six-Figure Price for Young Star Amoako Boafo The sale total was down a considerable 43 percent from last year. By Colin Gleadell, Feb 13, 2020
Law & Politics Veteran Auction-House Attorneys Join Forces to Create a New Art Law Group Catering to an Increasingly Professionalized Art World Former Sotheby's legal counsel have banded together to form the new law firm Olsoff, Cahill, Cossu. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 13, 2020
Art Fairs Here’s Your Go-To Guide to All the Fairs Taking Place in Los Angeles During Frieze Week 2020 Here is a guide to how to navigate the art fairs opening in Tinseltown this week, anchored by the sophomore edition of Frieze LA. By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 11, 2020
Auctions Picasso’s Granddaughter Is Selling a Trove of His Unique—and Highly Coveted—Ceramic Works at Sotheby’s London Next Month The eclectic collection of ceramics and drawings has relatively approachable prices for Picasso. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 29, 2020
Auctions A Slew of Paintings Seized From Celebrity Jeweler and Fugitive Billionaire Nirav Modi Is Going Up for Auction in India It is the second sale undertaken by the government of India of items from Modi's collection. By Eileen Kinsella, Jan 22, 2020
Auctions As Shakeups Continue at Sotheby’s, Auction Veteran Amy Cappellazzo Has Been Named Head of an Expanded Global Fine Arts Division The move comes as Sotheby's new CEO Charles Stewart reorganizes the company. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 12, 2019
Art Fairs One Year After an Eleventh-Hour Relocation, the Armory Show Is Reshuffling—on Purpose—for 2020 The fair welcomes 30 new exhibitors after a number of high-profile departures. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 12, 2019
Art Fairs Despite a Strong Miami Fair, Art Basel’s Parent Company MCH Group Is Under Pressure to Cut Costs and Streamline Its Business Internal communications show MCH is still struggling with budget issues. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 9, 2019
Art World At Art Miami, Kusamas Were Flying Off the Walls and Two Famed Former Models Teamed Up to Curate a Special Booth Brooke Shields and Helena Christensen lent some celebrity flair to the event. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 6, 2019
Art & Exhibitions The Baltimore Museum Will Exclusively Acquire Work by Women Artists in 2020 in an Effort to ‘Rectify Centuries of Imbalance’ Its exhibition programming will also center around women artists. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 18, 2019
Auctions A Triumphant Basquiat and an Unexpected Norman Rockwell Help Boost Phillips to a Strong $108 Million Evening Sale Meanwhile, French artist Julie Curtiss cements her place as a market darling. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 14, 2019
People The Clyfford Still Museum Uncovered a Trove of the Artist’s Tapes. Here Is What They Teach Us About One of History’s Most Private Painters The previously unknown recordings are the subject of “Lifeline: Clyfford Still,” a documentary that debuts in New York next week. By Taylor Dafoe, Nov 3, 2019
Law & Politics To Settle the Macklowe Divorce, a Court Will Ask a Famed Art Dealer to Sell Off Their $700 Million Art Collection—and Everyone Is Watching The hefty collection may be coming to an auction block near you soon. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 28, 2019
Opinion MoMA’s Nimble New Incarnation Is Well Suited to a World in Constant Flux. If Only It Didn’t Choose Tourists Over Its Artists The museum's newly expanded home corrects some of the historical record, but it doesn't go quite far enough. Maybe it can't. By Ben Davis, Oct 17, 2019
