The European Fine Art Foundation (Tefaf), which owns and organises two of the world’s largest art fairs, Tefaf Maastricht and Tefaf New York, has appointed Bart Drenth in the newly created role of global managing director, effective 1 December. Since February, he has served as the company’s interim director, a position he took up after Tefaf’s
Untitled acrylic relief on panel by Henryk Stanewski, signed and dated 1970, led the sale at $23,040 and almost quadrupled its high estimate ($3/6,000). Review by Z.G. Burnett, Photos Courtesy of Material Culture PHILADELPHIA – Material Culture’s Fine, Folk & Outsider auction took place on November 21, offering more than 500 lots from a diverse
The initiative’s first acquisition is a painting by internationally acclaimed visual artist Sebastian Masegosa whose work has been exhibited in Art Basel and Pinta Miami MIAMI, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Unicoin, the next-generation cryptocurrency from the producers of the Unicorn Hunters show announced during Miami Art Week that it has launched a Global Art
Two climate activists smeared red and black paint on the pedestal and plexiglass case of a sculpture in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., on April 27, the first instance of a climate-protest attack on artwork in the United States. A man and a woman in dark suits poured paint on their hands
New investments bolster artists and arts organizations using technology, 2022 Knight New Work winners, 2022 Knight Arts Champions and a new $40.7 million investment in Miami artists and arts organizations. MIAMI — On November 28, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation unveiled its fifth major wave of arts grants in a campaign to
A relatively new way to invest in art—which is growing in popularity but not widely publicised—is to buy into securitised bundles of art loans, a service offered exclusively by the New York-based alternative investment platform Yieldstreet. The company, which in 2019 acquired Athena Art Finance, a specialty lender that has focused on art-backed loans to
For some savvy investors and collectors, fine art can be more than just something beautiful to admire in a museum — it’s a valuable asset class. This is especially true of a new generation of millennials, who are some of the keenest art investors. They make up 17% of investors spending $1 million or more
The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) has announced the galleries that will take part in its upcoming 2023 edition in its home base of Maastricht, the Netherlands, where the event is scheduled to take place from March 11 to March 19, with two preview days beginning March 9. With objects on offer from across 7,000
Courtesy TEFAF The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) has announced the galleries that will take part in its upcoming 2023 edition in its home base of Maastricht, the Netherlands, where the event is scheduled to take place from March 11 to March 19, with two preview days beginning March 9. With objects on offer from
Hot off the heels of Paris+ par Art Basel, the first edition of Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale opened in the art market’s city of the moment yesterday (until 13 November). The fair is as a combination of the two formerly distinct shows—Fine Arts Paris and the antiques and arts fair La Biennale—and is