Museums A Show of Kusama Inflatables Inaugurates Manchester’s $267 Million Aviva Studios, the U.K.’s Most Expensive Arts Venue Since Tate Modern Aviva Studios is the new home to Factory International, which runs the acclaimed Manchester International Festival. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 30, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s 20th/21st Century Evening Sale in London, June 2023 Let the numbers tell the story. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 29, 2023
Auctions Christie’s 20th/21st Century Sale in London Pulled in an Underwhelming $81 Million, Signaling a Market Correction The sale achieved a high sell-through rate but many lots went under hammer at prices below their low estimates. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 28, 2023
Museums Hermitage Amsterdam Rebrands as H’ART Museum After Severing Ties With the St. Petersburg Flagship Institution The Centre Pompidou, the British Museum, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum are on board as its new partner institutions. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 26, 2023
Art World Kim Keon Hee, the Art-Loving First Lady of Korea and ‘K-Culture Salesperson,’ Talks Mark Rothko and Moon-Jar Diplomacy Kim, an avid proponent of K-culture, has organized major shows in Korea of Le Corbusier, Mark Rothko and other art stars. By Eileen Kinsella & Vivienne Chow, Jun 26, 2023
Art Fairs Treasure House Fair, Hastily Launched to Replace the Abruptly Canceled Masterpiece London, Is Off to a Promising Start Exhibitors lauded the fair's organizers for putting together the new event in just four months. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 22, 2023
Artnet News Pro At Art Basel, Asian Collectors Are Back in Force, While Galleries Nudge Asian Artists Into the Spotlight Asian collectors are a bit cautious, despite their enthusiastic return to the Swiss fair. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 14, 2023
Art Fairs Liste, Art Basel’s Go-To Satellite Fair for Emerging Artists, Is Back With an Edgy Edition for a World in Flux Galleries are taking commercial risks to bring ambitious projects to showcase emerging talents from around the world. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 12, 2023
Politics China Has Once Again Tried—and Failed—to Cancel One of Dissident Artist Badiucao’s European Shows The CCA Ujazdowski Castle in Poland, which is hosting the show, called the Chinese government's actions 'acts of preventive censorship.' By Vivienne Chow, Jun 9, 2023
Auctions Christie’s and Sotheby’s Knit Together Solid Results at Paris Contemporary Evening Sales, Setting Artist Records Hopes are high for the Paris auction market, as the city's arts calendar expands. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 8, 2023
Galleries Mega-Gallery Pace Expands Its International Footprint With a New Office in Berlin Led by Former König Partner Laura Attanasio "There still is so much untapped potential in Germany and German-speaking Europe," the gallery says. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 6, 2023
Shows & Exhibitions A U.K. Artist Filled Resin Skulls With $1 Million in Shredded Cash to Protest the Cost of Living Crisis. You Can Take One Home for $1,250 Gold Freddo bars, a bleeding ATM, and a bill printer spitting out the costs of Brexit are among the artist Imbue's creations on view in the City of London. By Vivienne Chow, Jun 2, 2023
Politics Chinese President Xi Jinping Has Told a State Art Museum to Uphold ‘a Politically Correct Direction’ Amid Pressures on China’s Cultural Sector The president urged the museum to champion the core values of socialist culture under Xi Jinping Thought. By Vivienne Chow, May 31, 2023
Artnet News Pro By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results From Christie’s Hong Kong Evening Sales, May 2023 The combined hammer total from the Post-Millennium and 20th/21st Century Sales barely surpassed the presale low estimate. By Vivienne Chow, May 30, 2023
Politics Internet Netizens Accuse Renowned Chinese Artist Yue Minjun of Insulting the Country and Army with His Iconic ‘Laughing Man’ Paintings The artist's longstanding series has captured the attention of nationalists online. By Vivienne Chow, May 26, 2023