Sotheby’s Contemporary Curated Sale, Organized by Rich Paul, Earns Over $20M...
Art market prognosticators who were hoping to divine what the remainder of the year will hold likely found their tea leaves left a bitter aftertaste following Sotheby’s Contemporary Curated auction,...
View ArticleChristie’s First 21st Century Day Sale at New Hong Kong HQ Sees Middling Results
The day after Christie’s inaugurated its new Hong Kong headquarters with a $134 million evening 20th/21st century art sale, reality bit for the house, as its first 21st Century day sale brought in...
View ArticleZoë Ryan to Succeed Longtime Hammer Museum Director Ann Philbin
Zoë Ryan, director of the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania (ICA Philadelphia), has been named the next leader of the Hammer Museum at the University of California, Los...
View ArticleThalie Foundation in Brussels to Close after Ten Years
Nathalie Guiot, a former publisher and founder of the Thalie Foundation, has announced that the foundation’s Brussels headquarters will close its doors in 2025 after operating in the Belgian city for...
View ArticlePerrotin Gallery to Open a New 3,800-Square-Foot Space in London’s Five-Star...
Emmanuel Perrotin – the French art dealer with galleries in Paris, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Los Angeles – is adding a London outpost to his global operation in 2025.“It’s...
View ArticleOwners of Only Realized Frank Lloyd Wright Skyscraper Spark Outcry for...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines WRIGHT TO SELL? The owners of Frank Lloyd Wright’s only realized skyscraper in...
View ArticleNewsmakers: Titus Kaphar Discusses the Paintings that Feature in His...
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Newsmakers, a new ARTnews series where we interview the movers and shakers who are making change in the art world. Titus Kaphar is among today’s most closely...
View ArticleThe ARTnews Accord: Outgoing Hammer Director Ann Philbin and Collector Jarl...
Ann Philbin has been the director of the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles since 1999. During her tenure, she has helped transformed the institution—which is affiliated with the University of California,...
View ArticleTony Cokes, Wendy Red Star, and More Win McArthur ‘Genius’ Fellowships
Four artists are among the winners of this year’s MacArthur “genius” grants, each of which comes with $800,000—a sum that puts these awards among the biggest prizes given to artists in the US. Those...
View ArticleLVMH Sells Virgil Abloh’s Off-White Label as Luxury Profits Stall
French luxury goods company LVMH has sold its stake in the streetwear label Off-White three years after the death of the brand’s founder, Virgil Abloh. New York–based brand management company Bluestar...
View ArticleA Thrilling 14-Hour Film About Documenta 14 Is a Radical Act of Transparency
How much is a Parthenon replica that’s laden with thousands of old books worth? A lot, perhaps, if you consider that those tomes’ pages contain a wealth of knowledge, and a lot more if you take into...
View ArticleGoshka Macuga Installation Stars in Miu Miu Runway Show in Paris
A conveyor belt carrying newspapers, courtesy of the Turner Prize–nominated artist Goshka Macuga, was the star of Miu Miu’s ponderous SS25 showcase at Paris Fashion Week. Macuga’s installation was...
View ArticleUS Government Pumps More Money Into Ukraine, with $1 M. Earmarked to Protect...
The US government continues to pump money into Ukraine. Last week, President Joe Biden announced an $8 billion security aid injection ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Remembering Art Collectors Lost, From Gustavo A. Cisneros to...
During the past year, a number of collectors died after a lifetime of buying art and, in the process, altering art history. From Miami to Hamburg, these collectors showed that their patronage could...
View ArticleDavid Zwirner Adds ‘Quintessentially European’ Painter Victor Man to Its Roster
Victor Man, a painter known for his portraits of people done in dark, greenish tones, has joined David Zwirner, one of the biggest galleries in the world. David Zwirner will bring Man’s work to Art...
View ArticleSotheby’s Financial Woes Giving People the Jitters, Italy’s New Culture...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. The Headlines SOTHEBY’S SPOOK. Concern about Sotheby’s financial woes, which are under recent...
View ArticleSharjah Biennial Announces Artists for 2025 Edition, Will Feature Works by...
The Sharjah Art Foundation has announced the artists participating in the 16th Sharjah Biennial, set to run from February 6, through June 15, 2025. The exhibition, one of the premier international...
View ArticleEikoh Hosoe, Artist Who Set Japanese Photography on a New Course, Dies at 91
Eikoh Hosoe, a Japanese photographer who blazed a new trail for his medium with his taboo-testing pictures about invisible worlds, has died at 91. The Japanese agency Kyodo News reported his death...
View ArticlePainting Found in Capri Basement Is an Authentic Picasso, Experts Say
A painting discovered by a junk dealer while cleaning out the cellar of a home in Capri, Italy, may be an authentic Picasso work. Luigi Lo Rosso came across the painting in 1962, when he brought the...
View ArticleWhat the World’s Top Collectors Bought in 2024, From Contemporary Still Lifes...
While much has been said—and written—about the state of the art market, that hasn’t affected the purchasing decisions of the ARTnews Top 200 Collectors who have continued to acquire a variety of works...
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