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$23 million Gerhard Richter painting leads Art Basel Paris opening sales.

Art Basel Paris opened its 'Avant Première' day at the Grand Palais on October 21, 2025, with strong early sales led by Hauser & Wirth's sale of Gerhard Richter's *Abstraktes Bild (Abstract Painting)* (1987) for $23 million. Other notable sales included Julie Mehretu's *Charioteer* (2007) for $11.5 million at White Cube, Amedeo Modigliani's *Jeune fille aux macarons* (1918) for just under $10 million at Pace Gallery, and a Ruth Asawa sculpture for $7.5 million at David Zwirner. The fair, running through October 26, features 203 galleries and introduced the exclusive preview day as a new scheduling element.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 22, 2025 visibility 38 link 25 artists, 16 galleries

Ascendant Art Basel Paris rewards top dealers, while smaller galleries compete for attention

Art Basel Paris has rewarded top dealers with significant sales during its new VVIP preview slot, Avant-Première, held on October 21. Hauser & Wirth led with over $30 million in sales, including Gerhard Richter's "Abstrakte Bild" (1987) for $23 million, while David Zwirner sold a Ruth Asawa sculpture for $7.5 million. Goodman Gallery sold two works by William Kentridge to museums, and White Cube placed Julie Mehretu's "Charioteer" (2007) for $11 million. However, some dealers like Philomene Magers found the opening too crowded, and adviser Aileen Agopian noted the market remains far from the frenzy of previous years, with no single sale surpassing the $40 million Mark Rothko painting brought by Pace two years ago.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 22, 2025 visibility 42 link 38 artists, 5 galleries

The must-see exhibitions during Art Basel Paris

Numéro magazine lists the must-see exhibitions during Art Basel Paris art week. Highlights include a major minimal art exhibition at the Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection featuring Sol LeWitt, Agnes Martin, and Lygia Pape; a historic Gerhard Richter retrospective at the Fondation Louis Vuitton with nearly 300 works; the Fondation Cartier's new space near the Louvre designed by Jean Nouvel, showcasing artists like Ron Mueck and Junya Ishigami; and a carte blanche exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo curated by Naomi Beckwith exploring the influence of French theory on American art.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 21, 2025 visibility 44 link 122 artists, 19 galleries

In the Studio With 33 of the Hottest Art Stars on the Planet

Vanity Fair profiles 33 emerging art stars who have broken into the upper echelon of the art world within the last five years, despite a contracting art market. The feature, written by Nate Freeman and photographed by Jeff Henrikson, highlights artists like Jadé Fadojutimi, Anna Weyant, and Chase Hall, whose work commands high prices and long waiting lists from top collectors. The selection was based on research including gallerist interviews, museum acquisitions, auction results, and dealer insights.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 17, 2025 visibility 31 link 23 artists, 10 galleries

10 Must-See Shows during Art Basel Paris 2025

Art Basel Paris 2025 returns to the Grand Palais, with off-site events across the city. For those without fair tickets, galleries throughout Paris are hosting notable shows alongside the fair, including Gerhard Richter at David Zwirner, Robert Rauschenberg's 'Gluts' series at Thaddaeus Ropac, Hans Op de Beeck at Templon, and Heinz Mack at Almine Rech. The article highlights ten must-see gallery exhibitions running concurrently with the fair.

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article news schedule Oct 17, 2025 visibility 22 link 4 artists, 1 gallery

A manure mystery: why did Van Gogh depict heaps of sand in a painting of his beloved Yellow House?

A new study by Van Gogh Museum senior researcher Teio Meedendorp proposes that the mysterious piles of sand in Vincent van Gogh's 1888 painting "The Yellow House" are not, as previously thought, related to gas pipe installation, but rather cleansing sand used to absorb horse manure and urine on the streets of Arles. Meedendorp supports his theory with historical postcards from 1902 showing similar sand piles and street-cleaning practices, as well as municipal records indicating the city had outsourced dung removal in August 1888.

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trending_up market schedule Oct 16, 2025 visibility 33 link 21 artists, 1 gallery

Slim Phillips London Sale Totals $13.9 Million, Off 32 Percent From 2024

Phillips London's evening sale of Modern and contemporary art on Thursday totaled £10.3 million ($13.9 million), a 32 percent drop from the equivalent sale in 2024. The 45-minute auction saw 4 of 26 lots withdrawn before bidding, and 4 of the remaining 22 failed to sell, including works by Banksy, Andreas Gursky, Sigmar Polke, and Andy Warhol. The top lot was Jean-Michel Basquiat's *Untitled (Pestus)* (1982), which sold for £2.37 million ($3.19 million), just below its estimate. A new auction record was set for Emma McIntyre, whose painting *Seven types of ambiguity* (2021) more than doubled its high estimate to fetch £167,700 ($225,355).

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trending_up market schedule Oct 16, 2025 visibility 35 link 19 artists, 10 galleries

In the frame: photography comes to the fore at Frieze London and beyond

Photography takes center stage at Frieze London and across the city, with major exhibitions of Lee Miller at Tate Britain, Wolfgang Tillmans at Maureen Paley, Arthur Jafa at Sadie Coles, and Marina Abramović stills at Saatchi Yates. At Frieze Masters, Pace Gallery dedicated its booth to Peter Hujar, selling six prints on opening day at prices from $25,000 to $45,000. Commercial galleries like Gagosian and David Zwirner are investing heavily in photography, with Zwirner bringing Diane Arbus to London for the first time in a UK commercial context.

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article culture schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 21 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

A brush with… Christopher Wool—podcast

This episode of "A brush with…" podcast features an in-depth conversation with artist Christopher Wool, who discusses his career spanning painting, photography, and sculpture. Wool reflects on early influences including the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Dan Flavin, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Dieter Roth, and Toni Morrison's novel *The Bluest Eye*, which inspired one of his text paintings. He also explains the title of his recent exhibition "See Stop Run" and how jazz has consistently inspired his work. The podcast is sponsored by Bloomberg Connects, which highlights museums that have shown Wool's work, including the Guggenheim, MoCA Los Angeles, and SFMOMA.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 31 link 28 artists, 21 galleries

Art Basel Paris 2025 Public Program transforms the city – watch the video

Art Basel Paris 2025 will present a free public program across multiple iconic Parisian venues from October 21-26. Highlights include a multidisciplinary installation by Turner Prize-winning British artist Helen Marten at the Palais d'Iéna, presented by Miu Miu; exhibitions by Fabienne Verdier and a group show curated by Matthieu Poirier at the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine; seven monumental sculptures on Avenue Winston Churchill featuring works by Leiko Ikemura, Thomas Houseago, and Arlene Shechet; and quirky sculptures by Julius von Bismarck at the Petit Palais.

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person people schedule Oct 15, 2025 visibility 22 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

‘There is always something else to discover’: Glenn Brown on the art he collects and why

Artist Glenn Brown discusses his personal art collection in an interview with The Art Newspaper, revealing his first purchase was a 1964 David Hockney drawing of Renée McDougal and his most recent acquisition was a group of Ann Churchill's Daily Drawings from 1974. Brown, who opened The Brown Collection in Marylebone three years ago, is extending its hours during Frieze Week for the exhibition 'Hoi Polloi,' which examines depictions of ordinary people from the 16th century onward. He also has an installation at Gagosian's Frieze Masters booth and a concurrent show at the Freud Museum.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 14, 2025 visibility 24 link 7 artists, 4 galleries

A tale of two philanthropies: why private foundations differ in London and Paris

Two new private philanthropic art spaces have opened in London this month: YDP (Yan Du Projects) in Bedford Square, founded by Chinese patron Yan Du, and Ibraaz in Fitzrovia, funded by Tunisian-Swiss banker Kamel Lazaar and run by his daughter Lina Lazaar. YDP focuses on Asian and Asian diasporic art, while Ibraaz centers art of the "global majority," featuring works like Ibrahim Mahama's installation and a library by the Otolith Group. Both founders, in their early 40s, represent a younger generation of patrons prioritizing social impact over legacy.

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candle obituary schedule Oct 13, 2025 visibility 20 link 29 artists, 4 galleries

Alexander Morrison

Alexander Morrison, a prominent figure in the art world, has passed away. The article, published by The Art Newspaper, reports on his death and likely includes tributes to his contributions, though the provided text is limited to subscription prompts and footer information, lacking full details on his life and career.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 13, 2025 visibility 31 link 12 artists, 1 gallery

With Ruth Asawa, MoMA is set to open its biggest show ever by a woman artist

MoMA is opening "Ruth Asawa: Retrospective" on October 19, 2025, running through February 7, 2026, featuring 275 works by the artist, including over 60 looped-wire sculptures, bronze casts, paper folds, and drawings. The exhibition, which previously appeared at SFMoMA, occupies 16,000 square feet on MoMA's sixth floor and is the largest show ever devoted to a woman artist at either institution by checklist count, though neither museum has emphasized this superlative.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 11, 2025 visibility 34 link 17 artists, 6 galleries

The Art Insider's Guide To Frieze London

Sophia Penske, founder of Penske Projects and art advisor at Gagosian Art Advisory, presents an insider guide to Frieze London week (October 13, 2025). The article highlights key gallery exhibitions including Ed Ruscha's new linen paintings at Gagosian Davies Street, El Anatsui's wooden sculptures at Goodman Gallery, Danielle Fretwell's still lifes at Alice Amati, Victor Man's dreamlike works at David Zwirner, Danny Fox's colorful paintings at Hannah Barry, and Lenz Geerk's portraits at Massimo De Carlo. It also previews museum shows like Kerry James Marshall's "The Histories" at the Royal Academy of Arts and mentions satellite fairs and auction previews.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 10, 2025 visibility 17 link 7 artists, 1 gallery

An exhibition on the potato in art? Only Van Gogh could pull it off

The Noordbrabants Museum in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, opens a focused exhibition titled "Van Gogh and the Potato" on 11 October, running until 1 February 2026. The show features five Van Gogh paintings, two drawings, and a print centered on the potato motif, including "Still life with Potatoes" (autumn 1886), which has been newly identified as depicting "rat's back" potatoes. A key highlight is the study "Head of a Woman (Gordina de Groot)" (March-April 1885), acquired by the museum last year for €8.6 million. The exhibition also includes a lithograph of "The Potato Eaters" and explores Van Gogh's shift from peasant subjects to flower still lifes after moving to Paris.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 9, 2025 visibility 35 link 21 artists, 11 galleries

10 Must-See Shows during Frieze London 2025

Frieze London 2025 has arrived, bringing with it a sprawling public sculpture exhibition and two art-packed tents in Regent's Park, including the historically focused Frieze Masters. Alongside the main fair, London's galleries are hosting a mix of shows ranging from established favorites to emerging talents, with many exhibitions featuring ambitious sculptural works made from unconventional materials like furniture and driftwood. Notable highlights include Sonia Gomes and Kudzanai-Violet Hwami showing bronze sculptures for the first time, Cai Guo-Qiang's controversial gunpowder canvases at White Cube, and Danielle Fretwell's sumptuous oil paintings at Alice Amati. Artsy has curated a list of 10 must-see gallery exhibitions taking place during the fair.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 8, 2025 visibility 29 link 16 artists, 6 galleries

Eight Exhibitions Not to Miss During Frieze Week London

Frieze Week London returns from October 15-19 at Regent's Park, but the city's galleries and museums are mounting a robust slate of concurrent exhibitions. Highlights include "Nigerian Modernism" at Tate Modern (October 8, 2025–May 10, 2026), the first UK survey of mid-century Nigerian modern art featuring over 200 works by 50 artists; "Emily Kam Kngwarray" at Tate Modern, Europe's first major solo show for the Aboriginal artist; "Kerry James Marshall: The Histories" at the Royal Academy of Arts, the artist's largest US exhibition outside the U.S.; and "House of Music" at Serpentine South Gallery, a multisensory presentation of Peter Doig's work. The article also previews several other shows across London.

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person people schedule Oct 6, 2025 visibility 29 link 10 artists, 1 gallery

Evelyn Lin to Lead Sotheby’s Asia Modern and Contemporary Art, After Pace Hong Kong Shutters

Evelyn Lin is returning to Sotheby’s as chairman of Modern and contemporary art, Asia, starting November 3, after a one-year stint at Pace gallery. She will help lead the inaugural marquee sale at Sotheby’s new global headquarters in New York’s Breuer Building. The appointment follows the departure of Elaine Holt and the closure of Pace’s Hong Kong space, which will not renew its lease at H Queen’s after its current exhibition closes on October 18.

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museum exhibitions schedule Oct 3, 2025 visibility 23 link 5 artists, 1 gallery

Van Gogh’s ‘Postman’, and the very chair seen in the painting, go on show in a revelatory Amsterdam exhibition

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has opened "Van Gogh and the Roulins: Together Again at Last," the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated to Vincent van Gogh's portraits of postman Joseph Roulin and his family. The show, which runs until January 11, 2026, features the artist's first portrait of Roulin on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, alongside the very wicker armchair on which Roulin posed in 1888. The chair, originally bought by Van Gogh for his Yellow House in Arles, was acquired by the museum in 1969 and is exhibited for the first time since then. The exhibition previously drew 280,000 visitors in Boston.

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trending_up market schedule Sep 30, 2025 visibility 33 link 12 artists, 4 galleries

Phillips' Priority Bidding drives 100% sell-through at Hong Kong evening sale, totalling US$20.5m

Phillips achieved a 100% sell-through rate at its Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Hong Kong on 27 September, totaling nearly HK$160 million (US$20.5 million). All 20 lots sold, with six works exceeding HK$10 million. The top lot was Yoshitomo Nara's *Pinky* (2000), which sold for HK$56.64 million (US$7.2 million) after its estimate was lowered from HK$60–80 million to HK$35–55 million. The sale was the first major test of Phillips' new Priority Bidding (PB) system, which offers a reduced buyer's premium to collectors who place written bids at or above the low estimate at least 48 hours before the auction. Seven lots were withdrawn and several estimates revised downward ahead of the sale, contributing to the white-glove result.

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trending_up market schedule Sep 29, 2025 visibility 36 link 44 artists, 6 galleries

Who Are the 10 Top-Selling Living American Artists?

Artnet's Auction Price Database reveals the top 10 living American artists by auction sales value in 2024, with the U.S. art market generating $4.3 billion. The list includes Cindy Sherman ($180.9 million total sales, record $6.8 million for Untitled Film Stills), Mark Bradford ($226.6 million, record $12 million for Helter Skelter I), and Mark Grotjahn ($241 million, record $16.8 million for Untitled (S III Released to France Face 43.14)). Sherman is the only woman and photographer on the list; Bradford is the only African American and represented the U.S. at the 2017 Venice Biennale; Grotjahn is a California-based abstract painter.

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trending_up market schedule Sep 26, 2025 visibility 22 link 8 artists, 1 gallery

The story behind the Van Gogh still life that looks destined to become his most expensive Paris painting

Van Gogh's 'Parisian Novels' (November-December 1887) will be the leading lot in the Pritzker sale at Sotheby's, New York on 20 November, with an estimate of $40 million. The still life, depicting 22 books and three pink roses, has been consigned by the estate of Cindy Pritzker, who died in March at age 101. The painting was created during Van Gogh's time living with his brother Theo in Paris and was among the first three works publicly exhibited during his lifetime, at the Société des Artistes Indépendants in March 1888. The Pritzker collection sale also includes 36 other works estimated at $120 million, featuring pieces by Paul Gauguin and Henri Matisse.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 25, 2025 visibility 22 link 11 artists, 2 galleries

Warhol, Haring, Basquiat: exhibition remembers pivotal 80s New York artists

Gallery Lévy Gorvy Dayan has opened "Downtown/Uptown: New York in the Eighties," a blockbuster exhibition featuring major works by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, Francesco Clemente, and others. Co-curated by Brett Gorvy and legendary dealer Mary Boone, the show aims to present the decade's most pivotal art for new generations, highlighting themes of celebrity, the AIDS epidemic, hyper-capitalism, and sexism through pieces like Warhol's silkscreen portraits, Basquiat's punching bag, Ross Bleckner's "27764," and Guerrilla Girls posters.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 25, 2025 visibility 21 link 14 artists, 1 gallery

Amy Sherald Exhibition Headed to High Museum in Atlanta in Spring 2026, News Follows Artist Withdrawing Show From Smithsonian Due to Censorship Concerns

The High Museum of Art in Atlanta will host a solo exhibition of works by Amy Sherald in spring 2026. The announcement comes shortly after the artist withdrew a planned show from the Smithsonian Institution, citing censorship concerns.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 22, 2025 visibility 14 link 8 artists, 3 galleries

'Kerry James Marshall: The Histories,' Largest-Ever UK Exhibition of the Artist Includes New Paintings Exploring Role of Black Africans in Transatlantic Slave Trade

The Royal Academy of Arts in London has opened 'Kerry James Marshall: The Histories,' the largest-ever UK exhibition of the American artist, featuring over 70 works spanning 1980 to the present. The show includes eight new paintings that confront the transatlantic slave trade and the role of Black Africans who participated in the enslavement of their own people, alongside celebrated pieces like 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Shadow of His Former Self' (1980) and 'Knowledge and Wonder' (1995), the latter displayed outside Chicago for the first time.

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article culture schedule Sep 22, 2025 visibility 20 link 21 artists, 6 galleries

When Gagosian Goes So Do His Galleries, How Hockney’s Swimmer Swam Away, and Green Shoots in the Gallery World

Kenny Schachter's article opens with a broad critique of the political climate under the Trump administration, linking it to a chilling effect on free speech and democracy, before pivoting to the art world. He notes the absence of a U.S. representative for the 61st Venice Biennale, mentions Marilyn Minter's protest piece, and references David Hockney's *Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)* at Christie's. The piece also touches on market negativity, the resilience of art, and skepticism about the Middle East as a market savior.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 19, 2025 visibility 35 link 6 artists, 1 gallery

Lovers to friends: the intimate story of Van Gogh's sister-in-law and the artist Isaac Israëls

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has published 103 letters from Dutch Impressionist painter Isaac Israëls to Jo Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law, revealing a previously secret romantic relationship between them. The museum is also presenting an exhibition titled "Captivated by Vincent: The Intimate Friendship of Jo van Gogh-Bonger and Isaac Israëls" (through January 25, 2026), which explores their brief physical relationship in the 1890s and its aftermath, including how Israëls incorporated Van Gogh's paintings into his own portraits—a practice he called "Vincenting." Twelve of these portraits are on display for the first time.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 14, 2025 visibility 17 link 8 artists, 4 galleries

Collection in Focus | Beatriz Milhazes: Rigor and Beauty

The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation has published a feature titled 'Collection in Focus | Beatriz Milhazes: Rigor and Beauty,' highlighting the Brazilian artist's vibrant, geometric abstract works held in the Guggenheim collection. The piece examines Milhazes's distinctive visual language, which blends modernist abstraction with Brazilian cultural references, and underscores the rigorous compositional structure underlying her seemingly exuberant patterns.

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museum exhibitions schedule Sep 12, 2025 visibility 27 link 9 artists, 1 gallery

The National Gallery's new exhibition includes Van Gogh's brief foray into Neo-Impressionism

The National Gallery in London opens 'Radical Harmony: Helene Kröller-Müller’s Neo-Impressionists' tomorrow, running until 8 February 2026. The exhibition features works by Van Gogh’s Parisian colleagues, including Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, and highlights Van Gogh’s brief experimentation with Neo-Impressionist dot-like technique. A key work on display is Van Gogh's 'The Sower' (June 1888), which also recently received a papal mention by Pope Leo XIV, who referenced the painting in his first general audience at the Vatican, interpreting its sun as a symbol of God.

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