Report: Trump Is Begging Facebook to Bring Him Back
January 6, 2021, was undoubtedly one of the worst days in the history of the United States, but the one bright spot that came out of it was that it resulted in Donald Trump’s banning and suspensions from Twitter and Facebook, which he’d previously used to both terrorize the nation on an hourly basis and […]
The full list of major art fairs in 2023, from Marrakech to Miami
Read our round-up of the most interesting fairs in the coming year here. SEA Focus, Singapore, 6-15 January Este Arte, Punta del Este, Uruguay, 7-10 January Art SG, Singapore, 12-15 January London Art Fair, UK, 18-22 January Fog Design + Art, San Francisco, US, 19-22 January Original Miami Beach Antique Show, Miami Beach, US, 19-23 […]
New faces and major anniversaries: art fair highlights of 2023
See our full list of art fairs around the world in 2023. Art SGSingapore, 12-15 January Tokyo Gendai Tokyo, Japan, 7-9 July This year sees the much-anticipated launch of two major international fairs in East Asia: Tokyo Gendai and Singapore’s Art SG. The former looks set to benefit from Japan having eased some of its […]
Influential Düsseldorf dealer Hans Mayer—the first to show Warhol in Germany—dies aged 82
Hans Mayer, the German dealer credited with introducing European audiences to post-war US artists, has died aged 82. His gallery confirmed his death via an Instagram post. The US artist Robert Longo, who is represented by Mayer, wrote on social media: “We have lost a… brilliant art dealer and a great friend.” Mayer came from […]
Recent UK High Court rulings raise questions over dealers’ duty of care towards clients
Two major High Court legal rulings in December have raised questions around presale practices and dealers’ duty of care to clients. In a decision that shook some in the sector, a High Court judge ruled that John Eskenazi, a leading London-based specialist in ancient Asian art, had negligently sold the Qatari Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah […]
The art world in 2023: market predictions, big shows and museum openings
Yayoi Kusama’s You, Me and the Balloons heads to Manchester’s Factory International this June Pictured: Yayoi Kusama and Dots Obsession (1996-2011) at the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo © Yayoi Kusama, courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner
“They Talk About Me Like a Maniac”: Britney Spears and Sam Asghari Respond to Recent Restaurant Incident
“HOLY SMOKES SHITBALLS,” Britney Spears wrote on Instagram late last night, in response to media coverage of her activity this weekend. This was part of a two-pronged response by Spears and her husband Sam Asghari after a few days of somewhat strange public and social media behavior. To sum it up as briefly as possible: […]
Lisa Marie Presley’s Daughters Will Inherit Graceland
In the wake of Lisa Marie Presley’s sudden death last Thursday, her three daughters are set to inherit their grandfather’s legendary Memphis, Tennessee estate, Graceland. A representative for the property confirmed to People that the late musician’s three surviving children will become the beneficiaries of the trust that holds Graceland. Lisa Marie had two children […]