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trending_up market schedule May 3, 2026 visibility 50 link 29 artists, 9 galleries

A $15M De Kooning Leads Lévy Gorvy Dayan’s New Auction-Style Sales Experiment

Lévy Gorvy Dayan is launching LGD Hammer, a new live-bidding platform that blends private sales with auction dynamics. The inaugural sale on May 16 will feature a 1984 Willem de Kooning painting estimated at $10–15 million, led by co-founder Brett Gorvy, a former auction veteran. The article also reports on gallery closures (Stephen Friedman Gallery, Galerie Philipp Zollinger, Astor Gallery), artist moves (Zoe Leonard to Maxwell Graham, Kehinde Wiley among creditors), and Sotheby’s upcoming single-owner sale of Joe Lewis’s collection expected to exceed $200 million.

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trending_up market schedule Dec 29, 2025 visibility 24 link 7 artists, 6 galleries

top 5 art market minute podcast episodes 2025

Artnet News published a roundup of the top five episodes of its podcast 'Art Market Minute' from 2025, hosted by Margaret Carrigan. The episodes cover key industry topics: whether artists still need galleries, how to build professional relationships in the art world, the rising market value of Jack Whitten's work, the impact of AI on the art market, and the wave of high-profile gallery closures reshaping the trade. Guests include Sonia Manalili, Brooke Lampley, Naomi Rea, Eileen Kinsella, Jo Lawson-Tancred, and Katya Kazakina.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 28, 2025 visibility 30 link 13 artists, 6 galleries

altman siegel closes gallery san francisco

Altman Siegel, a key gallery in San Francisco's art scene, will close in November 2025 after 16 years. Founder Claudia Altman-Siegel attributed the closure to a challenging market for mid-size galleries, stating it became too difficult to scale in the current climate. The gallery's final show is a solo exhibition by Shinpei Kusanagi, ending November 22. Its roster included artists such as Simon Denny, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Trevor Paglen, and others. The closure follows a trend of galleries shutting down or scaling back, including Blum and LA Louver in Los Angeles, and Clearing and Venus Over Manhattan in New York.

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trending_up market schedule Apr 21, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 37 link 8 artists, 5 galleries

Marian Goodman Gallery to ‘Pause’ Operations in Los Angeles

Marian Goodman Gallery is suspending operations at its Los Angeles location after two and a half years, following the conclusion of Tacita Dean's solo show on April 25. The gallery's partners announced a consolidation of programming to its historic homes in New York and Paris, stating they will evaluate the space's future while maintaining an LA presence through art fairs, special projects, and museum exhibitions.

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trending_up market schedule Mar 16, 2026 source 2 sources visibility 36 link 8 artists, 5 galleries

London’s Timothy Taylor to Close New York Outpost After a Decade

London gallery Timothy Taylor will close its New York outpost next month after nearly a decade of operation. The gallery cited current market conditions and the high costs of maintaining a second permanent space as reasons for the consolidation, though it will maintain an office and viewing room in the city.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 14, 2025 visibility 17 link 3 artists, 7 galleries

perrotin relocating hong kong gallery

Emmanuel Perrotin announced that his gallery is relocating from K11 Atelier Victoria Dockside back to Central, Hong Kong’s business district, where it first opened in Asia in 2012. The gallery vacated Dockside on October 1 after six years, citing the need to better serve its community, enhance accessibility, and reduce operational costs. The move follows Pace Gallery’s announcement that it will close its H Queen’s location by the end of October, and comes amid a broader shake-up in Hong Kong’s gallery scene, with other blue-chip dealers like Lévy Gorvy Dayan also shuttering spaces.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 17, 2025 visibility 29 link 10 artists, 5 galleries

Altman Siegel, stalwart of San Francisco’s gallery scene for 16 years, will close

Altman Siegel, a prominent San Francisco gallery, will close on 22 November after 16 years in business. Founder Claudia Altman-Siegel announced the decision on 15 October, citing the difficulty for a gallery of its size to scale in the current climate. The gallery, which opened in 2009 at 49 Geary, expanded to a 5,000-square-foot space in the Minnesota Street Project complex and an outpost in Presidio Heights. Over its history, it staged 213 exhibitions and art fairs, representing artists such as Lynn Hershman Leeson, Trevor Paglen, Richard Mosse, Simon Denny, and Kiyan Williams. Its final exhibition will be an eighth solo show with Japanese painter Shinpei Kusanagi.

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trending_up market schedule Aug 8, 2025 visibility 24 link 10 artists, 5 galleries

CLEARING to close its New York and Los Angeles galleries after 14 years.

CLEARING, a New York-based gallery known for representing artists such as Marguerite Humeau, Korakrit Arunanondchai, and Harold Ancart, is closing its Manhattan and Los Angeles locations after 14 years. Founder Olivier Babin announced the closure on Instagram, citing no viable path forward due to rising overhead costs for rent, shipping, and art fairs, alongside declining revenues. The gallery opened in Brooklyn in 2011, later expanded to Brussels, and moved to a larger Bowery space in 2023 before the financial pressures became unsustainable. Its final exhibitions were solo shows by Coco Young in New York and Henry Curchod in Los Angeles.

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