If Newton had conducted his experiment to prove gravity today and dropped an apple from the VIP balcony at Sotheby's it would fall up. The market, which has...

Arts Co is collaborating with Phillips de Pury & Company on a project inspired by, and to raise funds for, Adventure Ecology, with the aim...

Simon de Pury auctions Jeff Koons' marble bust (from the edition of three) entitled "Self-Portrait" (1991), which fetched $6.7 million. When compared to the business-as-usual sophistication of Christie's and...

Sotheby's newly renovated saleroom Since it is auction week and we're addressing art in financial rather than aesthetic terms, let me start off by saying that Sotheby's stock (NYSE...

Christie's contemporary sale in New York At Tuesday night's sale of Contemporary Art at Christie's, the super-rich dutifully made their way to their assigned seats and the news...

A PRIVATE ENGAGEMENT Corentin Hamel interviews collector Marcel Brient and gallery owner Catherine Thieck on the occasion of the sale of four major works by Zhang Xiaogang and Yue...

Simon de Pury in action last week In contrast to the glacial pace and dry wit of the Evening sales at Sotheby's and Christies, the opening night sale at...

Glenn Ligon, Study for Negro Sunshine #13, 2006 Oilstick, coal dust and gesso on paper 14 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches Courtesy of the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles The Renaissance...

Like many people last week, my willingness to have faith in the sanity of the world rose and plummeted with the fall of a gavel. Until recently, my interest...