Politics Two Artists Traveled to Kyiv Last Month for an Opening. They Ended Up Staying to Build Metal Tank Traps for Ukrainian Forces Ukrainian painter Volo Bevza and photographer Victoria Pidust found themselves stranded in a war zone. By Katya Kazakina, Mar 7, 2022
People ‘I’ve Never Even Been to a Gallery Opening’: NFT Star Beeple on Trading Pixels for Paintings in His First-Ever Gallery Show Mike Winklemann is making inroads to the traditional art world with a solo show at Jack Hanley. By Katya Kazakina, Mar 3, 2022
Politics ‘Everything We Say Can Be Used Against Us’: Russian Art Workers Weigh the Risks of Speaking Out Against the War in Ukraine Actions that were once considered risky are now in many cases outright dangerous. By Sarah Cascone & Katya Kazakina, Mar 1, 2022
Market The Financial Community Is Shutting Its Doors to Russia. Will the Art Market Follow? The same conditions that create soaring values are now being used to keep a lid on art being used as an asset. By Katya Kazakina & Eileen Kinsella, Mar 1, 2022
The Art Detective From Barbies to Blockbuster Shows, Jean-Michel Basquiat Is Big Business. But Can the Artist’s Market Ride the Hype Forever? The artist was prolific during his short career. Since his death, he's spawned a cottage industry of products, exhibitions, and productions. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 25, 2022
Auctions Sotheby’s Expected to Sell 104 CryptoPunks for a Record $30 Million. Instead, the Collection Was Pulled Just Before the Sale The consignor, who goes by @0x650d on Twitter, posted simply, “nvm, decided to hodl." By Katya Kazakina, Feb 23, 2022
The Art Detective The Macklowe Collection Is Back for an Encore at Sotheby’s in May. Can the $200 Million Trove Ignite the Same Fireworks? The first sale of the epic collection assembled by Linda and Harry Macklowe delivered more than $675 million. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 18, 2022
Artnet News Pro Exclusive: Artnet News Has Identified the Seller of a Francis Bacon Triptych at Christie’s That Could Fetch $74 Million The work goes up for sale on March 1 in London. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 14, 2022
The Art Detective Inflation in the U.S. Is Higher Than It’s Been in Four Decades. Here’s Why That’s Good News for Art Sellers Art is seen as a hedge against inflation, which means sales spike during periods of inflation. Long-term, it's a little more complicated. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 11, 2022
The Art Detective Textile Artists Are Back in the Public Spotlight in Museums and Galleries. Art Collectors? They’re Still Catching Up Periodically overlooked and undervalued, textiles are being embraced by the art world (again), and the art market. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 4, 2022
Galleries Pace Acquires Los Angeles’s Kayne Griffin, Expanding the Mega-Gallery’s West Coast Presence and Continuing a Wave of Art-Market Consolidation The new outpost joins Pace's Palo Alto gallery in California. By Katya Kazakina, Feb 2, 2022
The Art Detective Crypto-Rich Collectors Are Putting Up Their NFTs as Collateral to Get Cold, Hard Cash. But Is It Actually a Good Deal? Banks have charged clients as little as one percent for art loans. An NFT-backed loan can come with a rate of more than 100 percent. By Katya Kazakina, Jan 24, 2022
The Art Detective Emerging African Artists Have Amassed Nearly $65 Million at Auction Since 2019. Some of Them Don’t Even Have Galleries Yet Artists such as Ismail Isshaq and Emmanuel Taku are igniting bidding wars at auction before they've even had a major New York gallery show. By Katya Kazakina, Jan 14, 2022
The Art Detective Sotheby’s Owner Patrick Drahi Stands to Make a Fortune Off an IPO Just Two Years After Taking the House Private. How? By Being Ruthless Cost-cutting, smart financial plays, strong branding, and very good timing helped make Sotheby's an extremely listable asset. By Katya Kazakina, Dec 21, 2021
Law FBI Agents Descend on Palm Beach’s Upscale Worth Avenue in a Late-Morning Raid of the Gallery Danieli Fine Art Art dealers and other business owners watched with interest as FBI and IRS agents papered over the gallery windows. By Eileen Kinsella & Katya Kazakina, Dec 15, 2021