The Hammer Simon de Pury on How the Obsessions of Our Youngest Generation Can Predict Future Trends in Collecting The veteran auctioneer shares what he's learned from observing successive generations of buyers. By Simon de Pury, May 19, 2023
The Hammer Simon de Pury on How Technological Innovations Have Led to the Art World’s New Craze for Ceramics The veteran auctioneer weighs in on how technologies from photography to blockchain have broadened collecting appetites. By Simon de Pury, Apr 25, 2023
The Hammer Had Enough FOMO From Art Basel Hong Kong? Simon de Pury on How the City Came Back With a Bang The veteran auctioneer returns to Hong Kong for the first time since 2019. By Simon de Pury, Mar 28, 2023
The Hammer Simon de Pury on His Run-Ins With Pharrell Williams and How Hip Hop Revolutionized the World of Fine Jewelry The veteran auctioneer believes the producer will steer Louis Vuitton to greater heights. By Simon de Pury, Feb 21, 2023
The Hammer New Year, New Market: Simon de Pury on How the Art Market Can Survive 2023 The veteran auctioneer shares his thoughts on the coming year. By Simon de Pury, Jan 25, 2023
The Hammer In Pictures: Simon de Pury Looks Back on a Whirlwind Year of Auctions, Celebrity Sightings, and Images That Stopped Him in His Tracks For his last column of the year, the auctioneer shares 12 moments that made a mark on him in 2022. By Simon de Pury, Dec 20, 2022
The Hammer Simon de Pury on What Weathering Past Recessions Has Taught Him About Navigating the Challenging Times Ahead Despite foreboding financial headwinds, the veteran auctioneer remains optimistic about the prospects for the art market. By Simon de Pury, Nov 28, 2022
The Hammer Simon de Pury on the Rumors Swirling Around the Mega-Galleries in the Aisles of Frieze London and Paris+ The veteran auctioneer gathered intel from the art industry’s traveling circus. By Simon de Pury, Oct 24, 2022
The Hammer Simon de Pury on the Hot Art Cities Primed to Displace New York as the Center of the Art World The veteran auctioneer and global traveler weighs in on the city's vying for the crown. By Simon de Pury, Sep 22, 2022
The Hammer Simon de Pury on Why Artists Are So Risk-Averse—and How He’s Determined to Show Them a New Way to Navigate the Market Amidst the art market's "silly season," our columnist explains why the time is right for an art-market experiment. By Simon de Pury, Aug 23, 2022
The Hammer Simon de Pury on Why He Remains Optimistic About the Art Market Despite Red Flag-Waving Economists The current economic downturn isn’t the industry veteran’s first rodeo. By Simon de Pury, Jul 18, 2022
The Hammer Day in the Life: Auction Veteran Simon de Pury Chats Up Old Friends at Art Basel and Shows Us Some of Its Many Delights We asked our friend Simon de Pury to give us a lay of the land and to offer a peek into what's on offer. By Simon de Pury, Jun 17, 2022
The Hammer Simon de Pury on Frieze Week’s Return of the Art-Market Status Quo, and Why Nothing Beats the Thrill of the Auction Room Despite the persuasive powers of private dealer’s mind games, public competition never fails to drive up prices. By Simon de Pury, May 24, 2022
The Hammer Simon de Pury on How He Pulled Off a $1.3 Million Ukraine Fundraiser at the Venice Biennale Even among the most glitzy events, the war was never far from anyone’s minds. By Simon de Pury, Apr 26, 2022
The Hammer After Being Snubbed by Front Desk Associates at Palm Beach Galleries, Simon de Pury Reflects on the Psychology of Dealing The auctioneer wonders why some commercial galleries appear loathe to sell their art. By Simon de Pury, Apr 11, 2022
