Zachary Small

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Zachary Small |Tim Schneider

These bellwether artworks in the spring auctions this week may indicate whether a recovery is likely, after years of declining profits and high rollers. The spring sales of modern and contemporary art often arrive in May with a steady drumroll of paintings whose estimates soar above $50 million - a sign of confidence in the industry's roster of ultrawealthy collectors who trade them like financial assets.

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Zachary Small

The president nominated Mary Anne Carter to lead the National Endowment for the Arts, which his budget calls for eliminating and which has been withdrawing grants from arts groups. Mary Anne Carter, who oversaw the National Endowment of the Arts during President Trump's first term, was nominated Tuesday to lead the embattled agency once again, according to Senate records.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Zachary Small

The deal would bring seven art fairs under a new private company founded by the entertainment mogul Ari Emanuel, former chief executive of Frieze's owner, Endeavor. After much speculation about who would purchase Frieze, one of the world's premiere art fairs, it turned out that the call was coming from inside the house.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Zachary Small |Sasha Aleksandra Arutyunova

In the StudioAs Salman Toor's work has become more politically conflicted and emotionally raw, he finds himself wondering, "What am I doing here in America?"In the StudioAs Salman Toor's work has become more politically conflicted and emotionally raw, he finds himself wondering, "What am I doing here in America?"Credit... Salman Toor needed a better perspective. Backing slowly away from his easel, the 42-year-old artist closed one eye and raised a thumb.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Zachary Small

Museums provide the first draft of art history. They decide which artists get to share wall space with masters like Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Picasso. Choosing which artists to exhibit requires museums to consider ultrasubjective questions about, say, the artistic merit of a painting or the historical relevance of a sculpture. The task has traditionally fallen to curators, who maintain their scholarly independence and grapple with the complexities of mounting shows.