Karen Ho

2 days ago | artnews.com | Karen Ho |Daniel Cassady

On Monday night, Christie’s kicked off its spring marquee auctions with back to back auctions that brought in a combined $489 million with fees. The Leonard & Louise Riggio: Collected Works sale, composed of 39 works from the late Barnes & Noble founder and his wife, leaned heavy on Surrealism, modernism, and Minimalism. Almost all of that collection sold amid uncertainty, but not without confidence—thanks in part to a house guarantee across the board.

5 days ago | artnews.com | Karen Ho

A London art dealer recently pled guilty to selling artworks to a collector sanctioned by the US government since 2019 for giving money to Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group. Oghenochuko Ojiri pled guilty today to eight charges of failing to disclose potential terrorist financing during a court hearing in London.

6 days ago | robbreport.com | Daniel Cassady |Karen Ho

After days of simultaneously damp and drizzly weather, Frieze New York opened its doors to a warm, bright, and energetic morning on Wednesday. Compared to last year’s spring art week, this year’s is especially jam-packed, with Frieze and TEFAF’s US edition separated by just 24 hours instead of a week. And so, the sales floor was animated throughout the VIP day.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Daniel Cassady |Karen Ho

After days of simultaneously damp and drizzly weather, Frieze New York opened its doors to a warm, bright, and energetic morning on Wednesday. Compared to last year’s spring art week, this year’s is especially jam-packed, with Frieze and TEFAF’s US edition separated by just 24 hours instead of a week. And so, the sales floor was animated throughout the VIP day.

6 days ago | artnews.com | Karen Ho

President Donald Trump recently named five new members to the US Holocaust Memorial Council, including a former cast member of the reality television program “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” On May 5, Trump announced the appointments of Tila Falic, Rabbi Nate Segal, Lee Lipton, Jackie Zeckman, and Siggy Flicker, who was a cast member on two seasons of the “Real Housewives” franchise and whose stepson was charged in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.