ART
Seven Days in May
This May’s sales are dominated by big collections—Newhouse, Mnuchin, et al.—but a handful of competitive discretionary sales will ultimately reveal more about the state of the market and the competition between the houses. By Marion Maneker
Ingrid Abramovitch
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May 12, 2026
The Dutch Eco-Futurist Master
Joris Laarman, the sustainable-chic Dutch furniture designer, is back with his first gallery show in more than a decade—and perhaps right when his market needs it most.
Marion Maneker
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May 8, 2026
Art Gangs of New York
As thousands of art tourists throng Manhattan for the planetary alignment of Frieze, TEFAF, and the Independent art fairs, endless gallery exhibitions are opening to capture their share of this river of capital. Herewith, a guided tour through some of the shows you won’t want to miss.
Top Guns
Despite the fraught and unpleasant geopolitical climate, the May sales are extremely top-heavy—with 22 lots estimated at $20 million-plus, nearly triple the May 2025 inventory. So, yes, the world is on fire, and the art market is really heating up, too.
Marion Maneker
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May 5, 2026
Life of Si
This week, the third tranche of art from Si Newhouse Jr. is being offered by Christie’s. The sale is a testament to both the Condé Nast owner’s limitless, keen-eyed collecting and Christie’s ability to stage it—and will inject nearly half a billion dollars into the art market while inspiring other collectors to open their wallets.
Marion Maneker
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May 3, 2026
A Rust Belt Biennale
A conversation with Eric Crosby, the director of Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art, about the Carnegie International, meeting the political moment, and freeing artists from the financial pressure to produce.
George Nelson
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May 1, 2026
Inside Sotheby’s Ultra V.I.P. Strategy
The auction house is now publicly touting previously unlisted, personalized luxury services. Sotheby’s will help you design a “push present” diamond ring for your wife or plan an ultra-exclusive holiday. You can even reupholster your car’s interior in ostrich leather.
Condition Report: Emma Webster
On the eve of her first real New York show, the L.A.-based artist explains her futuristic process, in which she uses 3D sculpting software, a V.R. headset, and the glitches of the natural world to create landscapes like no other.
Ingrid Abramovitch
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April 28, 2026
The Luxury Marauders Take Milan
This year, the unparalleled design fair Salone del Mobile was nearly overtaken by luxury brands, Martha Stewart, and anyone hoping to capitalize on its moneyed clientele. After all, if you’re willing to plunk down six figures for a sofa, what’s a handbag or two?
Dan Duray
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April 26, 2026
The Guggenheim’s New Boss
Melissa Chiu, the new director of New York’s Guggenheim Museum, opens up about generating an audience beyond Instagram, raising money from all corners of the globe, and working with—not against—that famous building.
Marion Maneker
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April 24, 2026
Sotheby’s $96M de Gunzburg Blockbuster
The de Gunzburg sale on Wednesday sent shockwaves through the market—and included a major new record for Claude Lalanne.
Condition Report: Cara Zimmerman, Head of Outsider Art, Christie’s
Outsider art’s auction insider talks about integrating the category into contemporary sales, the importance of quality over backstory, and elevating self-taught artists.
Marion Maneker
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April 21, 2026
Alexander the Great
The new Alexander Calder retrospective at the Fondation Louis Vuitton reminds us that the artist was a true revolutionary before he became a mainstream staple. It also shows off the influence and market activity of the Calder Foundation, where the artist’s grandson is still calling the shots.
Glenn Adamson
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April 19, 2026
Hot Hand: Meyers & Fügmann
Two young acolytes of the design legend Hella Jongerius operate a studio of their own, where they’re unleashing colorful gradients in textiles, ceramics, and beyond—and adding an organic element of chance to the predictability of industrial design.
Marion Maneker
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April 17, 2026
Marcel the Shell: A Restaurant Emerges at the Breuer
Behind the design of the new Sotheby's restaurant, a collaboration with Robin and Stephen Alesch, which manages to achieve a dramatic setting within significant landmark constraints.
Marion Maneker
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April 17, 2026
The Artnet of the Deal
The combination of Artsy and Artnet has placed Jeff Yin in charge of a combined art-market platform with new potential—an A.I.-powered auction database, merged gallery networks, and a slimmed-down newsroom. Can his vision survive contact with reality?
Art Market Moneyball, With Clare McAndrew
Clare McAndrew, the author of Art Basel and UBS’s influential annual report, discusses calculating transactions in mixed years, the risk of surveying dealers to death, and how she compiles the art market’s most dependable and authoritative assessment.