Artnet News Pro ‘Woo-Hoo!’: A Global Hunger for Hot Young Figurative Art Propelled Phillips and Poly’s Hong Kong Sales to a ‘White Glove’ $90 Million Records abound for buzzed-about stars. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 9, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions In the 1970s, Top Artists Were Commissioned to Design the Monuments of Their Dreams. Now, You Can See Them For the First Time A stack of one million oil drums and a giant bowling ball running down Park Avenue are some of the proposals in “Dream Monuments.” By Taylor Dafoe, Jun 7, 2021
Art Fairs Following a Safe and Successful Hong Kong Fair, Art Basel Confirms That Its Marquee Swiss Edition Will Take Place This September The fair will proceed—with new safety protocols in place. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 3, 2021
Art World The City of Los Angeles Has Voted to Designate Artist Nun Corita Kent’s Studio a Landmark, Saving It From Becoming a Parking Lot Kent worked in the building from 1960 to 1968. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 2, 2021
Museums Leonora Carrington’s Wondrous Mexico City Home Will Become a Museum Filled With Thousands of Her Personal Belongings The university in charge of the house shared details about the new museum on the occasion of the late artist’s 104th birthday. By Taylor Dafoe, May 26, 2021
Auctions Collectors Who Buy Paintings at Christie’s ‘Trailblazers’ Sale Today Will Get Free NFTs Inspired by the Women of Abstract Expressionism The Rewind Collective offered unique NFTs at today's postwar and contemporary art day sale. By Sarah Cascone, May 14, 2021
Museums Andy Warhol’s Life Revolved Around Sex, Drugs—and Catholicism? A New Museum Show Says Faith Played a Key Role in His Work The Brooklyn Museum will present "Andy Warhol: Revelation" this fall. By Sarah Cascone, May 6, 2021
Auctions Surging Demand for Young Artists Powered Sotheby’s $122.5 Million Contemporary Art Sale in Hong Kong The 45-lot sale saw records set for Avery Singer, Salman Toor, and others. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 19, 2021
People Zoe Leonard, Christopher Wool, and Other Artists Decry the Chinati Foundation’s Decision to Part Ways With a Prominent Advisor Rob Weiner originally joined the foundation as Donald Judd's assistant 32 years ago. By Sarah Cascone, Apr 5, 2021
Galleries Salon 94 Has Opened a Strikingly Beautiful New Headquarters in an Upper East Side Mansion—See Photos of the Historic Space Here The gallery is opening with two shows, from Niki de Saint Phalle and Derrick Adams. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 5, 2021
Shows & Exhibitions Hauser & Wirth Will Exhibit Philip Guston’s Klan Paintings a Year After the Series Sparked a Fiery Debate About Censorship The New York show will feature works from the KKK series that caused four museums to postpone a long-planned retrospective of the artist's work. By Sarah Cascone, Mar 31, 2021
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 18, 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 16, 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
