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Inside ‘Gossip,’ New York’s Under-the-Radar Crit Group

The all-woman artists’ group is rooted in a long art-historical tradition.

by Annikka Olsen

Silhouetted visitors stand before a large video installation showing a lone figure facing the ocean at sunset inside a dark gallery space.

Where Art Insiders Are Placing Their Bets in 2026

What do art insiders expect next for the global art market? Senior editor Kate Brown discusses the outlook for the year with Marc Spiegler.

by Sonia Manalili & Kate Brown

Black-and-white photo of an artist leaning over a long table, carefully painting a large abstract composition in a sunlit studio.

Meet Esphyr Slobodkina, the Russian-Born Abstractionist Who Shook Mid-Century New York

In "Architects of Being" at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Esphyr Slobodkina is presented as a kindred spirit to Louise Nevelson.

Trophy Art Bounced Back in 2025. Here Are the Biggest Winners and Losers

Trophy art bounced back in 2025 at auction. Here were the biggest winners and losers on the block, according to the data.

by Katya Kazakina

Neoclassical facade of Smithsonian American Art Museum with towering columns and inscription under blue sky

Smithsonian at Crossroads as White House Compliance Deadline Looms

by Sarah Cascone

a white man with snow white hair sits at a round blue table. He looks off to right and one of his arms rests on the table. he is wearing a burgundy color suit and sits in front of a burgundy colored wall.

David Byrne on ‘Exploring and Sometimes Failing’ as an Artist

by Devorah Lauter

An image of Robert Colescott, George Washington Carver Crossing the Delaware: Page from an American History Textbook (1975).

Want a Robert Colescott Masterpiece? It Can Be Done, for a Price

by Eileen Kinsella

a gallery room with a sculpture of a tiger-like aniimal and a deer-like animal

How Artist Estates Became Fertile Ground for Young Dealers

Art World

A photo of three police officers, appearing to be adults in their 20s to 40s, two women and one man, seen from behind walking across the plaza at the Louvre Museum. They wear dark uniforms and tactical vests labeled “POLICE.” The glass Louvre Pyramid rises prominently in the background, framed by the historic stone façades of the museum, with a few pedestrians scattered across the open square.

Stolen Louvre Jewels Were Last Seen in a Parking Garage, Surveillance Footage Reveals

by Sarah Cascone

a glass window has been smashed, behind are two artworks. the work on the left shows a hand holding out a circular sign reading "stop killing children" that prevents a cluster of bullets passing. the artwork on the right features two hands and a Palestinian flag

London Exhibition Forced to Close After Right-Wing Vandal Attacks

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

A white church is seen in a color photograph, a green lawn in front of it.

This Church Became a Storied Gallery. Now It’s for Sale

by Andrew Russeth

Archaeology & History

Illustration depicts woolly mammoths trekking across icy landscape, snowfields and mountains behind in prehistoric Arctic

Alaska Museum’s Mammoth Fossils Turn Out to Be Whale Bones

Market

a gallery room with a sculpture of a tiger-like aniimal and a deer-like animal

How Artist Estates Became Fertile Ground for Young Dealers

Bob Ross landscape features winding river, autumn trees, and distant snowcapped mountains under glowing sky

More Bob Ross Paintings Hit the Block to Bolster Public Media

An East Asian man in short hair, black suit jacket, grey tie, white shirt.

Sotheby’s Asia Chief Masumi Shinohara on Market Optimism, Young Collectors

by Vivienne Chow

An abstract painting depicting two figures amidst a dark green landscape.

Rabindranath Tagore Painting Smashes Estimates to Sell for $1.2 Million

by Vivienne Chow

Bonhams Reports $285 Million Pre-Tax Loss—and More Art Industry News

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Podcast

Art Market Minute

Signs of Market Recovery

by Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan

Gold dollar sign balloon attached to a pump, surrounded by descending gold cylinders, symbolizing inflation or rising value.

Re-Air: Why No One Trusts Art Prices Anymore

by Sonia Manalili & Kate Brown

Art Market Minute

an art installation depicting a wonky ladder

4 Critical Pieces of Advice From Experts on How to Make It in the Art World

by Sonia Manalili & Naomi Rea

Art Market Minute

Museum visitor in a blue jacket standing in front of a large abstract blue grid painting displayed on a white gallery wall.

The Top 5 Art Market Minute Podcast Episodes of 2025

by Sonia Manalili & Margaret Carrigan

Latest Articles

A photo of three police officers, appearing to be adults in their 20s to 40s, two women and one man, seen from behind walking across the plaza at the Louvre Museum. They wear dark uniforms and tactical vests labeled “POLICE.” The glass Louvre Pyramid rises prominently in the background, framed by the historic stone façades of the museum, with a few pedestrians scattered across the open square.

Stolen Louvre Jewels Were Last Seen in a Parking Garage, Surveillance Footage Reveals

by Sarah Cascone

a glass window has been smashed, behind are two artworks. the work on the left shows a hand holding out a circular sign reading "stop killing children" that prevents a cluster of bullets passing. the artwork on the right features two hands and a Palestinian flag

London Exhibition Forced to Close After Right-Wing Vandal Attacks

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

A white church is seen in a color photograph, a green lawn in front of it.

This Church Became a Storied Gallery. Now It’s for Sale

by Andrew Russeth

Archaeology & History

Illustration depicts woolly mammoths trekking across icy landscape, snowfields and mountains behind in prehistoric Arctic

Alaska Museum’s Mammoth Fossils Turn Out to Be Whale Bones

A photo of a contemporary multi-story California College of the Arts building with exposed black steel cross-bracing and wood accents, set behind landscaped gardens with native plants, as two adults walk along a paved path in the foreground on a sunny day.

Why California’s Oldest Private Art School Is Shutting Down

by Sarah Cascone

Gallery Network

Framed, colorful pastel drawing by Pablo Picasso of a stylized male figure with a cubist-style face divided into bold shapes and colors, short dark hair, and a striped blue-and-white shirt, set against a textured beige background.

One of Picasso’s Most Prolific Eras Comes Into Focus in a Revelatory New Show

by Artnet Gallery Network

Museums & Institutions

a large sculpture of a black spider can be seen to the right of an green outdoor space in which a path winds through grass and leafy trees surround

Rijksmuseum to Transform Its Grounds With $11.5 Million Sculpture Garden

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Archaeology & History

Long vaulted room displays restored Roman wall paintings and central mosaic, illuminated archaeological interior space

Long-Buried Roman House Opens After Major Restoration—With a High-Tech Twist

Bob Ross landscape features winding river, autumn trees, and distant snowcapped mountains under glowing sky

More Bob Ross Paintings Hit the Block to Bolster Public Media

An East Asian man in short hair, black suit jacket, grey tie, white shirt.

Sotheby’s Asia Chief Masumi Shinohara on Market Optimism, Young Collectors

by Vivienne Chow

A photo of a protest scene in a city plaza with tall buildings in the background, featuring a hand-painted yellow sign that reads “Donald Chump: The Great Dictator,” illustrated with a caricature of a man in a red hat standing on a globe. Around the sign, a mixed crowd of adult protesters of different races and genders in winter clothing gathers near a large bronze equestrian statue, holding additional political signs.

Bold Art and Symbolism Power New York’s Anti-ICE Protest

by Sarah Cascone

Art & Exhibitions

A Caravaggio painting of a boy holding a basket of fruit

A Rare Caravaggio Comes to New York—And Steals the Show

by Eileen Kinsella

a painted portrait of a pale skinned white woman wearing a black and gold matching dress and headpiece

Does This Famed Portrait of Anne Boleyn Actually Depict Elizabeth I?

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Art & Exhibitions

a seated man is gesturing as though mid speech, he is seated in between two figures who appear to be listening

Israel Makes Venice Biennale Pick, Reigniting Boycott Calls

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

Museums & Institutions

A rendering of the New Museum's expanded facilities, imagined on a clear late afternoon over New York's Bowery

The New Museum Sets Opening Date for Its Massive $82 Million Expansion

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

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