The Back Room The Back Room: Things Fall Apart This week: the twilight(?) of the art-fair industrial complex, inside MOCA’s executive drama, how to raise an artist from the dead, and more. By Tim Schneider, 2 days ago
The Gray Market How the ‘Platform Delusion’ of Big Tech Helps Explain Why Galleries Are Finally Turning Away From Big Art Fairs (and Other Insights) Our columnist transports lessons from a new book on Silicon Valley that clarify galleries' growing hesitance around fairs. By Tim Schneider, Sep 15, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: New Steps in Old Spaces This week in the Back Room: Art Basel’s about-face, August’s unexpected auction king, Hollein holds forth, and much more By Tim Schneider, Sep 10, 2021
The Gray Market Why Art Basel’s $1.6 Million ‘Solidarity Fund’ Creates One of the Most Compelling Social Experiments in Art-Market History (And Other Insights) Our columnist uses news of Art Basel's unprecedented, late-breaking package of exhibitor benefits to vault toward the bigger picture. By Tim Schneider, Sep 8, 2021
Art Fairs Art Basel Just Created a $1.6 Million ‘Solidarity Fund’ to Calm Uneasy Exhibitors Two Weeks Ahead of Its Marquee Swiss Fair A letter to exhibitors on Monday also announced the fair would cover hotel and rebooking costs for gallery staff who test positive. By Tim Schneider, Sep 6, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: Unite and Conquer This week: four blue-chip dealers join forces, live art fairs step up to the starting blocks, NFTs go Hollywood, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Sep 3, 2021
The Gray Market Why Facebook’s Virtual Office Initiative Raises Big Questions About the Return of Live Art Fairs (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines what the tech giant's new remote office software says about virtual art fairs just ahead of their IRL return. By Tim Schneider, Sep 1, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: Let’s Get Digital This week: A spotlight on Platform, NFTs vacuum in new clients, MISA turns online sales experimental, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Aug 20, 2021
The Gray Market Coffee and Psilocybin: Why Two Seemingly Very Different Art Dealers Just Went Into Business Together (and Other Insights) Our columnist tries to tease out what dealer-artist Mike Egan and gallerist Meredith Rosen are up to in their new joint space. By Tim Schneider, Aug 18, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: Waiting on the Future This week: A gut check on art-market innovation, July’s relaxed auction highs, the Macklowe collection (maybe, finally) in motion, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Aug 13, 2021
The Gray Market Why Real Art Market Innovation Has Been Shamefully Scarce Even in the Face of the Pandemic (and Other Insights) Our columnist looks at the post-shutdown landscape and finds too many players too satisfied with making just enough changes to get by. By Tim Schneider, Aug 11, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: Rocky Mountain High This week in the Back Room: Aspen’s ascent, Phillips’s private sales peak, a museum board’s reckoning, and much more By Tim Schneider, Aug 6, 2021
The Gray Market How France’s Plan to Give Teens Free Cash to Spend on Culture Exposes the Art World’s Deepest Anxieties (and Other Insights) Our columnist surveys the French government's Culture Pass initiative to discover what it can tell us about snobbery in the art world. By Tim Schneider, Aug 4, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: Once Upon a Time in the West A former LA textile mill churns out art stars, the law catches up to a scandalous SoCal dealer, Gagosian goes big online (again), and more. By Tim Schneider, Jul 30, 2021
The Gray Market How One Dog-Eat-Dog Market Proves That the Art Industry Really Doesn’t Have to Be That Way (and Other Insights) Our columnist dives into another fiercely contested specialty market and drags out an important lesson by the scruff of its neck. By Tim Schneider, Jul 28, 2021
