Artemy Troitsky
The Relaxed Collector – Sergej Timofejev from Arterritory in conversation in Riga with Artemy Troitsky: Russian music critic and art collector.
Independent Collectors – 4 hours ago
15 Women At The Top Of The Singaporean Art Scene
In celebration of this special time, including the Singapore Biennale this month, we are taking a look at the top women moving and shaking and making things happen for art in Singapore.
The Art Gorgeous – 4 hours ago
How To Start An Art Collection If You’re Broke
We all love supporting our favourite artists. Whether that’s going to shows, art fairs or posting their work all over our Instagram feeds, there’s no denying that art girls are artists’ biggest fans. But, how many of us can actually afford to buy their art?
The Art Gorgeous – 4 hours ago
‘The Elephant in the Room Is the Mega-Galleries’: Dealer Stefania Bortolami on How the Art Business Changed in 2019, and Where It’s Headed
When I met Stefania Bortolami at her eponymous Tribeca gallery earlier this November, she was midway through overseeing the installation of her latest exhibition, a solo show of new paintings by the New York-based artist Robert Bordo. Walking around the space, she was a commanding presence, certain of her choices and intimately alive to the sight-lines and architectural quirks of her surroundings.
Artnet – 5 hours ago
We Broke Down the Data From the Fall Auctions. Here Are 3 Insights Into Where the Art Market Is Headed
With nearly 1,800 artworks offered across the Big Three auction houses’ main evening and day sales, New York’s fall auction week borders on sensory overload. To help make sense of the latest heaping helping of hammering, we used the data to zoom out to the big picture.
Artnet – 5 hours ago
Robert Longo. Fugitive Images at Metro Pictures
Visit Robert Longo's 'Fugitive Images' at Metro Pictures with our Chief Critic Christian Viveros-Fauné. Tour the show in Artland 3D.
Artland Magazine – 7 hours ago
Shapeshifters. Top 10 Pioneers of the shaped canvas.
Read about the pioneers of the shaped canvas. See our selection of seminal artists who abandoned the rules of rectangular format and transformed painting in the modern and contemporary era.
Artland Magazine – 8 hours ago
Artist Focus: Josefine Lyche’s Glitter and Gloss
Josefine Lyche’s work make out a universe of dreams, light, colors and shapes; she combines the occult with the glamorous and the natural with the synthetic
Artland Magazine – 8 hours ago
Art Movement: Zero Group
The Zero Group was a loosely knit group of artists that emerged in Germany in the 1950s, led by Heinz Mack, Otto Piene, and Günther Uecker.
Artland Magazine – 11 hours ago
It’s Never Too Late: 20 Art-World Superstars Who Only Found Success Long After Others Would Have Given Up
There’s lots of evidence that visual artists in particular often need extra time to hone their crafts. Need convincing? Consider these major figures, each of who took a winding path to art-world fame.
Artnet – 2 days ago
‘We Had to Do It For Ourselves’: Legendary Gallerist and Artist Suzanne Jackson on Why the Art World Has Never Gotten Her Story Right
Suzanne Jackson never vanished, or, as some people have suggested, ran off to Africa to get married. Instead, the artist and gallerist—who ran a short-lived space in Los Angeles in the late ‘60s that offered early shows to artists including Betye Saar and David Hammons—has been in Georgia. For the past 27 years, she has been teaching students at the Savannah College of Arts and Design and filling up her studio with more and more of her art.
Artnet – 2 days ago
How Leo Castelli, MoMA, and Two Wealthy Collectors Charted Today’s Rocket-Fueled Art Market
In 1963 Castelli was in a jam: two of his biggest clients, the Sculls and the Tremaines, wanted the same painting by the 32-year-old Jasper Johns, Castelli’s breakout star. It was new money versus old: Ethel and Robert Scull’s money came from a fleet of taxis in the Bronx, Emily and Burton Tremaine’s from inheritances and General Electric.
Art News – 2 days ago
Robert Frank. Unseen at C/O Berlin
Robert Frank's photo series The Americans has given us some of the most iconic images of the 20th century. Explore the current exhibition at C/O Berlin.
Artland Magazine – 3 days ago
Auction Blotter: Michael Armitage’s Big Debut, Tschabalala Self Sees 3,400 Percent Return, & Shara Hughes Goes Huge in New York’s Day Sales
The evening sales may get most of the attention for their flash and eight-figure prices, but it’s the morning and afternoon sessions where the groundwork is laid for the market stars of the future. We poured over the results from last week’s November auctions in New York to pick the lots that stood out at Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Phillips. (As usual, all prices include the buyer’s premium unless otherwise noted.)
Artnet – 3 days ago
Top Ten Artworks for Young Collectors at Phillips Hong Kong’s Autumn Sales
Phillips’ upcoming Hong Kong Sales of 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design feature an awe-inspiring selection of Modern, Post-War, and Contemporary artworks.
Larrys List – 3 days ago
Hugo Boss Prize, One of the World’s Top Art Awards, Names Shortlist for 2020
The Hugo Boss Prize, one of the world’s top art awards, tends to seal the success of artists, as evidenced by past winners including Anicka Yi, Simone Leigh, Matthew Barney, and Danh Vo.
Art News – 3 days ago
Sotheby’s Pulls Banksy’s Allegedly Stolen Sculpture ‘The Drinker’ Just an Hour Before It Was Due to Be Sold at Auction
A sculpture by street artist Banksy, a riff on Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker said to be worth as much as £1 million ($1.3 million), was pulled from Sotheby’s sale today, just an hour before the auction was due to start.
Artnet – 3 days ago
As Corruption Reigns in the Art Market, Kenny Schachter Follows the Money in New York’s Art Auctions
Our columnist went in search of funny business in New York's marquee fall auction week, and he didn't have to look far.
Artnet – 3 days ago
Who Won Auction Week? Here Are 13 Key Takeaways From New York’s Head-Spinning $1.1 Billion Fall Art Sales
Imagine the reaction on an art dealer’s face a generation ago if you told them that the Big Three auction houses sold $1.1 billion worth of art across just five evening sales… and analysts described the results as “sober,” “workmanlike,” and “solid but unspectactular.”
Artnet – 3 days ago
Stephanie Comilang wins 2019 Sobey Art Award
The Sobey Art Foundation and the National Gallery of Canada are delighted to announce that Stephanie Comilang is the recipient of the 2019 Sobey Art Award. The 2019 Sobey Art Award grand prize winner was revealed Friday evening at a ceremony at the Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton. Each of the four remaining shortlisted artists, each of the four remaining shortlisted artists, Nicolas Grenier, Kablusiak, Anne Low and D’Arcy Wilson, were awarded $25,000 CAD.
Art Daily – 4 days ago
#TheArtFairsBestDressed Of 2019
Sartorial art ladies and gents alike treat art fairs like the catwalk – although this comes to no surprise since they have a distinct feeling for aesthetics, textures, colours and shades. Artists, curators and gallerists from Paris to Tbilisi know a thing or two about putting a good outfit together, and here we show you our favourite looks from the art fairs of 2019.
The Art Gorgeous – 4 days ago
‘I’m Leaving It to the Artists to Create This Thing’: Swizz Beatz on His New App and Why the Artists He Admires Are Like His Family
No Commission, the nomadic art fair and music festival founded by Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean that lets artists keep 100 percent of the proceeds from their sales, is on hiatus this year. But the esteemed hip-hop producer and art patron will still have a big presence during Miami Art Week, where he’ll be giving a Creative Minds Talk with artist Kehinde Wiley.
Artnet – 4 days ago
Anne-Lise Coste: Meet the artist whose work is her rebellion
Anne-Lise Coste's drawings and texts have the immediacy of graffiti, and allow her to mix subjective moods with political criticism.
Artland Magazine – 7 days ago
Lost (and Found) Artist Series: Howardena Pindell
This edition of our Lost (and Found) Artist series focuses on the incredible body of work of black abstract artist Howardena Pindell.
Artland Magazine – 7 days ago
Asian Bidding Buoys Sotheby’s $270.7 Million Contemporary Sale, With the Same Buyer Snapping Up Two Top Works
A single Asian private collector on the phone with Sotheby’s Hong Kong-based contemporary art head scooped up two of the top three lots at the house’s postwar and contemporary art evening sale on Thursday night, spending a total of $54.4 million.
Artnet – 8 days ago
Basquiat, Guston, and an Incongruous Norman Rockwell Help Phillips to a Stout $108 Million Evening Sale
Phillips evening sale of 20th-century and contemporary art tonight took in just over $108 million. That total was a healthy margin above the low $93 million estimate, but well under the upper end of expectations of $132 million in a night marked by consistent and solid—but rarely heated—bidding. Of 42 lots offered, the sale saw a robust sell through rate of 95 percent by lot (40 works sold) and 98 percent by value.
Artnet – 8 days ago
Not a Single Story II
In the overgrown castle grounds, sheds and barns at Wanås Konst sculpture park and art gallery, the setting for art is highly immersive and facilitates a variety of adventurous explorations. The permanent collection in the sculpture park is complemented with a program of temporary exhibitions and related events. With a mission to produce and communicate art that challenges and redefines the view of society, this summer’s international group exhibition did just that.
Independent Collectors – 8 days ago
Actors With A Side Hustle In The Art World
It is rare these days to meet a professional in the art world who doesn’t have a side hustle. But did you know a lot of actors have side hustles in the art world too?
The Art Gorgeous – 8 days ago
Frieze Los Angeles Reveals Exhibitors, L.A.-Focused Section for 2020 Edition
Following its first edition in Los Angeles, which brought 70 galleries to the city’s Paramount Studios lot last year, Frieze has detailed its 2020 L.A. fair. The exhibition, which is set to run from February 14 to 16, will take place once again at the famous backlot with just as many visitors as the year before
Art News – 8 days ago
2019 Power 100
This year's most influential people in the contemporary artworld
Art Review – 9 days ago
A Record-Breaking Ed Ruscha Word Painting Propels Christie’s to a Steady, If Not Ebullient $325 Million Contemporary Auction
Christie’s put the full force of its marketing department behind a coveted Ed Ruscha word painting this fall, and the effort paid off handsomely. Hurting the Word Radio #2 (1964) soared to an above-estimate $52.5 million, which Christie’s chairman of postwar and contemporary art Alex Rotter framed as a rejoinder to art-market pessimists. “We wanted to prove we could sell a painting over $50 million this season,” he said.
Artnet – 9 days ago
Paintings by Van Dyck and Delacroix Are Among a Trove of Almost 400 Works Heading to the Met From a Late Trustee
“The Met would not be what it is today without Jayne and Charles Wrightsman," said the museum's director, Max Hollein.
Artnet – 9 days ago
The Venice Biennale Shuts Down as the City Is Hit by Its Worst Floods in Half a Century
Venetians awoke on Wednesday to find most of their city underwater. The mayor of Venice blamed climate change for the severe flooding, which has resulted in the highest water levels in city in more than 50 years. Two people have been reported dead since the floods began
Artnet – 9 days ago
Moving to the suburbs: vast museum collections centre destined for 'New Moscow'
The city of Moscow is planning a state-of-the-art open storage centre for 23 municipal museums and four Russian national institutions, including the State Tretyakov Gallery and Rosizo, the culture ministry’s exhibitions branch. In October, the office of mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced that the local architectural firm IQ had won a competition to design the complex, with construction due to start in 2020.
The Art Newspaper – 9 days ago
A Museum-Quality Art Collection Is a Surprise Find in This Ski Resort
Rare Georgia O’Keeffe lithographs, Gustave Baumann prints, and Edward Curtis photographs line the halls of the Blake at Taos Ski Valley.
Hyperallergic – 9 days ago
A Nude Maurizio Cattelan Is the Poster Boy for New Art Insurance Outfit Arte Generali
Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan surely appreciates the importance of insuring artwork. In a brazen heist that made worldwide headlines last September, his 18-karat golden toilet—titled America—was stolen from an exhibition of the artist’s work at Blenheim Palace in the United Kingdom. It was valued at $2.6 million and remains missing