The object is similar to another cockerel returned to Nigeria by Jesus College at the University of Cambridge in October. Klejman, the New York dealer who passed the work to the NGA, was born in Poland and emigrated to the United States, where he and his wife opened a gallery on Madison Avenue in 1950. …Read […]
VIPs including casino mogul Steve Wynn, pop star Adam Levine, actor Leonardo DiCaprio, real estate developers Aby Rosen and Michael Shvo were greeted with top-quality blue-chip artworks, such as a $50 million Rothko painting and a $15 million Willem de Kooning—as well as new safety and health protocols like mandatory vaccine screenings. At his booth, […]
Within six months of graduating I had my own solo exhibition with a commercial gallery, but it was a cruel awakening to be faced with the 60/40 split of sales, despite covering 100 percent of the production costs myself. Art fairs, beyond the air kisses and selfies, can be vital exercises for mid-career and established […]
And as we continue to adapt to life after the dawn of COVID-19, Asia has emerged as a powerful engine in the art market’s recovery. In collaboration with Artnet, Morgan Stanley will explore the evolution—and the future—of the art market in Asia. Dramatic as it sounds, nothing like the global art market we know today […]
Locals are not happy about the removal of the valuable artwork, one of 10 Banksy created in coastal towns in Norfolk and Suffolk, reports Metro. The black-and-white stencil painting of a child in a floppy hat, holding a crowbar like a shovel, was originally installed with the paving slabs in front of it pried from the ground […]
Etel Adnan, the Lebanese-American author, poet, and artist, died on November 14 in Paris at age 96. Throughout her six-decade career as an artist, Adnan became known for her geometric abstract works incorporating vibrant or pastel palettes, as well as her accordion-like works on paper that fold out combinations of drawings, text, and color. “She […]
The total came in just over the rosiest combined estimate for the event, $738.6 million. Christie’s newly outfitted salesroom—notably smaller than usual to allow for capped attendance—is virtually unrecognizable to anyone used to the house’s Chippendale-style wooden rostrums and phone banks. All 23 works in the collection had been guaranteed by the house; outside backers […]
The dealer, who works with artists including Marina Abramovic, Dawoud Bey, and Alec Soth, will open a major new space in Los Angeles in spring 2022. “I’ve been in America for over 30 years, and we have a lot of good clients, friends, and colleagues out there,” Kelly told Artnet News of the decision to […]
Every Friday, Artnet News Pro members get exclusive access to the Back Room, our lively recap funneling only the week’s must-know intel into a nimble read you’ll actually enjoy. Next week’s London sales are unlikely to see the kind of fireworks that erupted during Hong Kong’s May sales, or even Phillips New York’s evening auction on Wednesday. The market is in the midst […]
Ethics Chief Says Hunter Biden’s Art Prices Are Fishy – Walter Shaub, the former director of the U.S. The embroidery artist’s work has returned to display after it was withdrawn in light of accusations of transphobia linked to comments she made in a 2019 blog post. Why Pinault’s Paris Museum Isn’t a Foundation – The new […]
Those declines left crypto-whales with far less discretionary income to blow on NFTs, but they didn’t wipe out the species. The one and only Kenny Schachter beamed back in this week toting his signature bundle of hard reporting and hot gossip from the nexus between the traditional art world and the NFT galaxy. Among the Big Four […]
That’s why, today, we are making an exciting announcement. With your support, Artnet News Pro will allow us to provide our professional readership with the kind of inside-baseball reporting vital to the art market while also enabling us to continue providing trailblazing journalistic coverage of the art world at large. We also believe that, as […]
Trump Protest Artwork Recovered by the FBI – A flag with the words “he will not divide us” by British artist Luke Turner, which was stolen four years ago by white nationalists during a protest of Donald Trump’s presidency, has been recovered by the FBI. But the British artist is planning to unveil animations of the […]