Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People Their acquisitions, affinities and approbations move the needle on valuation and redefine how art is made, shown and sold. By The Editors, Christa Terry, Dan Duray, Elisa Carollo, Farah Abdessamad, and Merin Curotto
‘My Cat Made Me Do It,’ and Other Ways People Try to Back Out of Auction Bids Nonpayment is something all auction houses have to reckon with. Bidders have used everything from 'my kid did it' to 'my cat jumped on the mouse' to try to get out of paying up on a sale. By Daniel Grant
The V&A East Opens With an Exhibition That Reconsiders Britain’s Musical History By Fred Garratt-Stanley
In Alison Chernick’s ‘House of Criticism,’ Jerry Saltz and Roberta Smith Step Out From Behind Their Bylines By Olga Samofalova