Art Fairs 5 Under-the-Radar Works to Seek Out at Frieze New York, From an Edward Said-Themed Dance to an Artist’s Poignant Memorial Keep an eye out for these hidden gems at the fair. By Tim Schneider, May 20, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Sequel Success This week: wrapping up New York’s auctions, a stampede of artists switching stables, a verbal joust in a bidding war, and much more. By Tim Schneider, May 20, 2022
The Gray Market What the End of the iPod Reveals About the Art Industry’s Stodgy Market Model (and Other Insights) Our columnist cycles through the iPod's history for lessons on why music and art have taken different routes in a digital era. By Tim Schneider, May 18, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Pivot Point This week: auction week’s emerging themes, an art-fair flurry, Mike Bidlo’s surprise rise, and much more—all in a 7-minute read. By Tim Schneider, May 13, 2022
The Gray Market Why (and How) Global Economic Chaos Will Hit the Art Market in Ways You Might Not Expect (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines how multiple asset markets in free fall might impact an art market fixated on its own business. By Tim Schneider, May 11, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Auctioneers Unleashed This week: deregulating NYC's auctions, an online sales surge, dumpster-diving for greatness, and much more. By Tim Schneider, May 6, 2022
The Gray Market How Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Explains Why the Art Market Will Always Cater to a Handful of Elites (and Other Insights) Our columnist parses how the new business of meme stocks butts up against time-honored fundamentals of art-market success. By Tim Schneider, May 4, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Nature vs. Nurture This week: the Almine Rech method, Marlene Dumas defies speculators, Vera Molnár’s market paradox, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Apr 29, 2022
The Gray Market What the Art World Can Learn From the Creators of ‘Moneyball’ and Their Skepticism About the Quantitative Revolution (and Other Insights) Our columnist explains why the thinkers who took data science mainstream now have serious reservations about its overuse. By Tim Schneider, Apr 27, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Pavilions and Profits This week: Venice Biennale business etiquette, LGDR’s head-scratching artist list, spring auction anchor lots ahoy!, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Apr 22, 2022
The Gray Market Worldwide Annual Art Sales Still Haven’t Grown Significantly Since 2014. Here Are 5 Theories Why (and Other Insights) Our columnist considers some theories as to why multiple reports have found stagnant growth in international art sales. By Tim Schneider, Apr 20, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Double Trouble? This week: BOGO or go home, a viral mayor visits NYC’s art world, an auction glimpse at Philip Guston, and much more. By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Apr 15, 2022
The Gray Market How Dozens of Gallery Expansions Hide the Brutal Reality of Real Estate Today—and How a Proposed Law Could Help (and Other Insights) Pandemic-era deals may be long gone, but one commonsense reform offers hope. By Tim Schneider, Apr 13, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Social Media Mayhem This week: Instagram infuriates art marketers, a second Koons family NFT launch, Michelangelo’s auction miracle, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Apr 8, 2022
The Gray Market How Instagram’s Pivot to Video Threatens to Collapse a Major Pillar of the Art-World Economy (and Other Insights) Our columnist dissects what changes to Instagram’s algorithm mean for artists and art businesses reliant on the platform’s marketing muscle. By Tim Schneider, Apr 6, 2022
