People Selling Collectibles Is Big Business. Heritage Auctions’s Joe Maddalena Says It’s Just Getting Started The auction house's executive vice president on how toys, cards, and comics became a serious asset class. By Min Chen, Apr 3, 2026
People Dealer David Schrader’s Case for a More Fluid Art Market: ‘Volume Begets Volume’ The former Sotheby's dealmaker weighs in on 'dark' art sales, deal flow, and his next big move in the art world. By Naomi Rea, Apr 2, 2026
People Veteran Advisor Patti Wong on How the Auction Market Is Recalibrating The veteran advisor discusses the quicksilver auction industry, what Asian collectors are buying, and burgeoning Gulf market. By Vivienne Chow, Apr 1, 2026
People Pat Steir, Whose ‘Waterfall’ Paintings Redefined Abstraction, Has Died The artist was 87. By Vittoria Benzine, Mar 26, 2026
People Banksy’s Identity Was Already Revealed—Decades Ago Has the elusive artist been unmasked once and for all? By Henri Neuendorf, Mar 18, 2026
People Artnet’s Katya Kazakina Wins Newswomen’s Club of New York Award for Second Year in a Row Her look at the lavish—and sometimes fraught—lifestyles of art dealers and advisors nabbed the arts and entertainment prize. By Margaret Carrigan, Jan 7, 2026
People Woman Behind the Viral ‘Beast Jesus’ Restoration, Cecilia Giménez, Dies at 94 The Spanish amateur painter became an unlikely internet icon after her botched fresco restoration went viral in 2012. By Margaret Carrigan, Dec 31, 2025
People In Memoriam: The Artists and Art Luminaries We Lost in 2025 Notable figures who died this year include David Lynch, Frank Gehry, Pope Francis, Leonard Lauder, and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. By Sarah Cascone, Dec 21, 2025
People Robert Mnuchin, Investment Banker Who Became Leading New York Art Dealer, Dies at 92 He advised some of the era's leading collectors, and won a $91 million Jeff Koons for one of them. By Katya Kazakina, Dec 20, 2025
People Remembering Martin Parr, Who Captured the Extraordinary Hidden in Plain Sight The photographer reveled in quintessentially British eccentricities and found humor in mundane details. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Dec 8, 2025
People Frank Gehry, Architect of Innovation and Incredulity, Dies at 96 Gehry produced iconic buildings like the Guggenheim Bilbao, Fondation Louis Vuitton, and Los Angeles’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. By Vittoria Benzine, Dec 5, 2025
People Gallerist Kamel Mennour on A.I., Changes in Paris, and the Future of Art Philanthropy The French dealer weighs in on art fairs, collectors' appetites, and if he has a succession plan. By Vivienne Chow, Oct 4, 2025
People What’s Next for Former MoMA Director Glenn Lowry? After 30 years at one of New York's most storied institutions, Lowry is looking toward new opportunities in Paris and the Middle East. By Sarah Cascone, Oct 2, 2025
People Jack Hanley on the Rough-and-Tumble Art Market, and How It Should Change The art dealer shuttered his eponymous gallery in 2024 after 37 years in business. By Annie Armstrong, Sep 22, 2025
People Agnes Gund, Leading Collector Whose Patronage Shaped the Art World, Dies at 87 Her collection was wide ranging and her generosity was unsurpassed. By Sarah Cascone, Sep 19, 2025