Art Dubai adopts risk-sharing model, V&A East opens with commissions, and Sotheby's faces lawsuit
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Art Dubai is implementing a risk-sharing booth fee model, set to welcome VIPs on May 14 with 50 exhibitors, a decrease from 120 following the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran on February 28. The V&A East Museum in London will debut on April 18, showcasing new works by Rene Matić, Carrie Mae Weems, and Tania Bruguera. A lawsuit has been filed against Sotheby's in New York, claiming a $10.2 million commission has not been paid. Enrico Donati's collection will be auctioned at Sotheby's New York on May 19, featuring Picasso's Arlequin (Buste) with an estimated value of $40 million. Additionally, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will unveil its $724 million David Geffen Galleries on April 19, while the inaugural Medina Triennial is scheduled to open on June 6 with 39 artists.
Key facts
- Art Dubai adopts risk-sharing booth fee model for 20th anniversary
- V&A East Museum opens April 18 with site-specific commissions
- Sotheby's faces lawsuit over $10.2 million commission
- Enrico Donati collection auction at Sotheby's New York on May 19
- Fine Arts Paris fifth edition runs September 19–23 at Grand Palais
- LACMA opens $724 million David Geffen Galleries on April 19
- Artnet and Artsy unify under CEO Jeffrey Yin
- Medina Triennial opens June 6 in Medina, New York
Entities
Artists
- Thomas J. Price
- Rene Matić
- Carrie Mae Weems
- Tania Bruguera
- Pablo Picasso
- Enrico Donati
- Flávia Ventura
- Karla Black
- Lina Lapelyté
- Tania Candiani
- Ekow Eshun
- Jesse Darling
- Alvaro Barrington
- Precious Okoyomon
- Lindsey Mendick
- Ben Davis
- Sanford Hirsch
- Jeffrey Yin
- Andrew Wolff
- Alan Lau
- Ty Ahmad Taylor
Institutions
- Art Dubai
- Artnet News
- Fine Arts Paris
- Rosenberg & Co.
- Thomas Gibson Fine Art
- Landau Fine Art
- Sotheby's
- Convelio
- Nara Rosler
- Rodder Gallery
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- V&A East Museum
- V&A museum
- Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
- Artnet
- Artsy
- Beowolff Capital
- Art Market Minds Academy
- M+ museum
- Kantar
- Medina Triennial
- Venice Biennale
- British Art Show
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- United States
- Montreal
- Canada
- Los Angeles
- Coventry
- Hong Kong
- Medina
- Grand Palais
- Paris
- France
- Iran
- Israel
- Beijing
- China