Art World Michael Bloomberg Thinks Midsize Arts Nonprofits Can Change American Cities, and He’s Spending Over $100 Million to Prove It Bloomberg Philanthropies has expanded its American Cities initiative and is giving grants to hundreds of arts nonprofits. By Tim Schneider, 11 hours ago
Opinion The Gray Market: Why We Need to Bust Old Myths About Artist-Brand Collaborations (and Other Insights) Our columnist on why corporate patronage is more complicated than ever before for artists, institutions, and governments alike. By Tim Schneider, 2 days ago
Analysis Wondering How Instagram’s New Tap-to-Buy Features Might Work for Selling Art? Here Are the Answers Instagram's new Shopping features now allow users to buy artwork from approved sellers with a few taps. But will it work for the art world? By Tim Schneider, Oct 10, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Chicago’s Kerry James Marshall Sale Strengthens a Sad Misconception About Cultural Funding (and Other Insights) Our columnist on the trap inside the upcoming sale of Kerry James Marshall's library mural and the mass appeal of rediscovering masterpieces. By Tim Schneider, Oct 8, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Formal Education Is Overrated When It Comes to Dealing Art (and Other Insights) Our columnist on the value of ethical hustling, a key wrinkle to art as an asset class, and the growth prospects of art-secured lending. By Tim Schneider, Oct 1, 2018
Art World Has Artificial Intelligence Given Us the Next Great Art Movement? Experts Say Slow Down, the ‘Field Is in Its Infancy’ Christie's decision to sell a work of AI art this fall has sparked a debate about the status of the movement. By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Sep 25, 2018
Art World Jim Carrey’s Political Cartoons Are Getting a Show at Maccarone, Timed to the Midterm Elections After two years of promoting his work on Twitter, the actor-turned-cartoonist has earned a prestigious new venue. By Tim Schneider, Sep 24, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Yusaku Maezawa’s Plan to Send Artists to the Moon Is Cosmically Misguided Patronage (and Other Insights) Our columnist on Yusaku Maezawa's "Dear Moon," new statistics on viewer behavior, and museum representation of African American artists. By Tim Schneider, Sep 24, 2018
Art World WAGE Just Released a Calculator That Tells Artists If They’re Getting Paid Fairly for Their Work WAGENCY offers artists an online system to calculate, request, and negotiate fees for everything from exhibitions to lectures. By Tim Schneider, Sep 21, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Tate’s Wikipedia-Supplied Artist Biographies Are More Than Just Embarrassing (and Other Insights) Our columnist on dangers in Tate outsourcing online content to Wikipedia, funding the arts with hotel taxes, and Art Basel Cities. By Tim Schneider, Sep 17, 2018
Analysis A Decade After Damien Hirst’s Historic ‘Beautiful Inside My Head Forever’ Auction, Resale Prices Are Looking Ugly The single-artist sale brought Hirst $201 million, but a number of those works have since lost millions for their original buyers. By Tim Schneider, Sep 12, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: What Mary Boone’s Tax Evasion Plea Reveals About All Galleries (and Other Insights) Our columnist on important values buried in Mary Boone’s tax evasion case, a Van Gogh mall tour, and American museums’ natural disaster plans. By Tim Schneider, Sep 10, 2018
Galleries With a New Project Space in Taiwan, Sean Kelly Embarks on a More ‘Sensitive’ Expansion to Asia The veteran New York gallerist will launch a project space led by new director Gladys Lin in Taipei in 2019. By Tim Schneider, Sep 6, 2018
Art Fairs In a Major Shift, Art Basel Announces a New System of Progressive Booth Fees to ‘Help Out Those Who Are on the Rise’ Art Basel 2019 will introduce a sliding scale for booth fees, as well as other discounts to ease the burden on young galleries. By Tim Schneider, Sep 3, 2018
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Israel Museum Might Show Us Which Types of Change Art Audiences Are Ready For (and Other Insights) Our columnist on why Israel Museum director Ido Bruno's outsider ideas might meet more resistance than more news-making changes. By Tim Schneider, Sep 3, 2018
