When we began planning the fall 2021 edition of the Artnet Intelligence Report about a year ago, we asked ourselves whether we should include an article on NFTs. One issue and nine months later, NFTs continue to dominate the art-market conversation, to the delight of some and the consternation of others. Beyond the astronomical prices, […]
When we met over a video call recently, she was at her studio in Oslo—and I realized we were not totally alone. “I am interested in world-building,” she said. Currently, she has a solo presentation at the Munch museum in Oslo, and will have solo exhibitions at Malmö Konsthall in Sweden and the Hamburger Bahnhof […]
Even in the early days of the shutdown, starting in March 2020, private and online sales were robust by all accounts, as wealthy collectors confined to their homes splurged on new works. The 2022 edition of the report, released today , is the sixth in a series. Along with the usual breakdowns of auction sales, […]
But while NFTs certainly made a resounding impact in that moment, Sotheby’s Institute educators and alumni say it’s more accurate to think of the sale as our era’s Salon des Refusés—the coalescing of an outsider movement that has been building for quite some time. The Institute’s successful online course, “Art and Technology: From AI to NFT,” […]
The similarities in the beads from different areas suggests a coherent social network spanning a large distance, tying the south of the continent to the east. Evidence of this social network disappears about 33,000 years ago, when beads appear to die out in the south. …Read the full story
After accusing the country’s biggest auction houses of allegedly poaching business and encroaching on the primary market, the Galleries Association of Korea recently turned the tables, touting the results of an auction it organized on January 26. Roughly 90 member galleries participated in the auction, which was held at the Westin Josun Seoul Grand Ballroom and featured […]
Over the past two years, the art industry has undergone unprecedented change. …Read the full story
Now, the association is planning to hold its own auction on January 26 to make a statement and take back some control. The sale will include works by Park Su-guen, Lee Ufan, Lee Insung, Son Sangki, Yoon Hyong-Keun, Park Seo-bo, and Kim Tschang-yeul, and other artists. The association said that previous pleas to the auction houses […]
In March 2021, X Museum founder Michael Xufu Huang sued Federico Castro Debernardi, the Monaco-based founder of an Argentine art foundation, for allegedly breaching an agreement revolving around the age-old question of whether galleries have legal standing to equip their invoices with resale restrictions. Although the two parties settled out of court only hours after […]
Magritte painted the work for Anne-Marie Crowet Gillion, the daughter of one of the artist’s most important patrons, and she has kept it ever since. The work is poised to recalibrate the market for the artist if it meets expectations. The work is part of a series of 17 paintings, also known as “L’empire des […]
Welcome to the Art Angle, a podcast from Artnet News that delves into the places where the art world meets the real world, bringing each week’s biggest story down to earth. Here we are, at the beginning of a new year, a time that, at least in the past, used to be full of hope […]
Welcome to the Art Angle, a podcast from Artnet News that delves into the places where the art world meets the real world, bringing each week’s biggest story down to earth. We are about to finally make the transition into what is hopefully going to be a great, exciting, and healthy 2022. As we all […]
In May, we made a big move here at Artnet News. Our goal was to offer the kind of inside-baseball, analyst-caliber coverage that would otherwise be impractical for a site like ours to produce at scale. If you like what you see but haven’t subscribed yet, you can become a member here. “More than 100 […]
Sotheby’s unprecedented November auction of works from the collection of divorcées Harry and Linda Macklowe hit the mark on all three counts, providing some of the rarest treasures the market had seen in years. The incredible amount of wealth that has been created over the course of the past two years was on full display in […]
Welcome to the Art Angle, a podcast from Artnet News that delves into the places where the art world meets the real world, bringing each week’s biggest story down to earth. From Hunter Biden’s painting career to the surge of NFT artists—plus, who would’ve predicted something called “Immersive Van Gogh” would become the hottest ticket […]
“That’s another case where supply is purposefully constrained by dealers, and intense and emotional marketing creates a demand that drives the price up well beyond what any normal person would think that piece of not-very-beautiful rock is worth.” His final verdict is that the art market’s winners are, unsurprisingly, mega-galleries, top-selling artists, and a handful […]
“We understand how devastating the uncertainty caused by Omicron has been. …Read the full story
After the lockdowns of 2020, Pantone chose two colors, Ultimate Gray and the sunny yellow Illuminating, to represent quiet reassurance and resilience in the face of difficult circumstances, as well as optimism for the future. Pantone’s primary product is the Pantone Matching System, a standardized color reproduction system with over 2,000 unique shades, each identified […]
On the top right portion of the work, for example, Rembrandt initially imagined an army of spears that he took out of the final composition. The biggest issue is a series of ripples that developed across the picture after it was moved in 2003 as the museum began a decade-long overhaul. …Read the full story
Art fairs can feel like a blur. More importantly, we left with a few names that, after a close look and conversations with dealers, advisors, and collectors, we believe are poised to reach the next stage of their careers after a promising outing in Miami. But some 20 years ago, Belgian dealer Hedwig Van Impe, […]