People Claes Oldenburg, the Leading Pop-Art Sculptor Who Turned Hamburgers and Erasers Into Whimsical Totems of the 20th Century, Has Died at 93 Oldenburg's monumental and playful outdoor sculptures can be seen all over the world. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 18, 2022
Museums & Institutions ‘People Are Willing to Give Their Lives’: We Spoke to Ukrainians Who Are Risking Everything to Safeguard Their Country’s Art For some museum workers, who survived the 2014 annexation of Crimea, the scene is all too familiar. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 15, 2022
NFTs The Calder Foundation Is Looking to Gamify Art History With a New Web3 Experience That Awards Official NFTs to Winners Proceeds from the NFTs will be used to fund conservation of Calder's sculptures. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 13, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Reports Total Sales Hit $4.1 Billion in the First Half of 2022, Its Best Performance Since 2015 Still, clouds were gathering on the horizon with respect to Asian buyers and NFT sales. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 12, 2022
Art & Exhibitions New York’s Last Payphone Kiosk, Removed from Midtown Last Month, Has Officially Become a Museum Artifact The piece of urban history was immediately put on display at the Museum of the City of New York. By Sarah Cascone, Jun 20, 2022
Market Why Auction Veteran Saara Pritchard Is Joining Amy Cappellazzo’s New Advisory Firm as a Partner After 14 years in the auction industry, Pritchard is taking on a new role. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 14, 2022
Art World What I Buy and Why: Art-Fair Impresario Sanford Smith on His Prized John Wayne Sculpture and Preference for Online Auctions The collector has a soft spot for American Modernist watercolors and bronze sculptures. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 12, 2022
Auctions Christie’s Hong Kong Art Auction Exceeds Expectations With a $184 Million Haul That Set 11 New Records for Market Stars Christie's wide ranging combination of classic painting with ultra-contemporary names drew an eager pool of buyers. By Eileen Kinsella, May 26, 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
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
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 Here’s Your Guide to the Best, Most Desirable Artworks for Sale During New York’s $2.6 Billion Spring Auction Marathon Collections from the likes of the Macklowes, the Ammanns, and Anne Bass represent an almost unprecedented caliber of material. By Eileen Kinsella, May 5, 2022
Auctions In a Surprise Move, New York City Has Eliminated Longstanding Regulations Designed to Boost Transparency in the Auction Industry Some say the change could backfire on the auction sector. By Eileen Kinsella, May 3, 2022
Crime The Feds Indict Two Detroit Brothers and a Florida Man in a Long-Running Forgery Scheme Peddling Fake Art and Sports Memorabilia The men hawked works by purportedly by Gertrude Abercrombie, George Ault, and others from 2005 to 2020. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 27, 2022
Law & Politics A Diego Rivera Painting Was Among the Assets FBI Agents Seized From Sanctioned Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska The new 'KleptoCapture' task force is ramping up the pressure on Russian oligarchs. By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 25, 2022
