ART
George Nelson
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May 31, 2026
Blazing Saddles
Through sales of ultra-rare bicycles and insider access to the Tour de France, Sotheby’s is recruiting a new class of clients from elite cycling’s swelling ranks of C-suite executives, collectors, and family-office principals.
Marion Maneker
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May 29, 2026
A Separate Pace
The global gallery represents a wide range of artists, but there is something different about the four shows currently on view in New York.
Condition Report: Sotheby’s Caroline Seabolt & Ashkan Baghestani
A joint interview with the heads of Sotheby’s day sales on the depth of last week’s sales, the importance of estates in driving them, and the enduring thrill of selling another Hopper.
Glenn Adamson
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May 26, 2026
Hot Hand: Patrick Bongoy
Patrick Bongoy weaves, stretches, and manipulates the discarded rubber that afflicts Africa, transmuting waste not only to evoke environmental exploitation or his homeland’s painful colonial past, but to express the power of creative rebirth.
Marion Maneker
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May 22, 2026
Closing Time
A timely look at the market themes, top lots, and various peculiarities of a short, buoyant New York auction cycle that still seemed unusually long.
The Art Market’s Cut-Your-Loss Bounce
Beyond the billion-dollar single-night bonanzas and the movie-star promo spots, smaller sales are revealing a less sexy dynamic in the market: Collectors are exercising the freedom to sell without taking too big a loss—and their willingness to move on is creating liquidity that will fuel future growth.
Marion Maneker
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May 19, 2026
Christie’s Manic Monday
The May auctions continued in thrilling fashion at Christie’s last night, as feverish bidding pushed new records for the mainstays of modernism—Pollock, Brancusi, Miró, Rothko—and the art-hoovering skylords of finance dropped the G.D.P. of a small country on the Si Newhouse collection. So can we call that an art market triumph? Not so fast…
Marion Maneker
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May 17, 2026
Sotheby’s Day Sales Smoke Signals
News and notes on the revealing trends surrounding Sotheby’s latest round of day sales, in which 93 percent of the 350 lots found buyers. Is this another sign of a market boom?
Marion Maneker
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May 15, 2026
Sotheby’s $433 Million Pep Talk
The numbers from Sotheby’s last night were very strong—the Mnuchin sale totaled $166 million, and the various owners’ sale made nearly $267 million—but the market still hasn’t rebuilt the confidence necessary to see real momentum pick up again.
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.