Market The Back Room: The Inaugural Edition(!) This week in the Back Room: Frieze NY in a flash, a divorce boom makes waves, a fractional art investment primer, and more—all in 7-minutes. By Tim Schneider, May 7, 2021
The Gray Market The Gray Market: Why NFTs Aren’t the Solution to Museums’ Deaccessioning Dilemmas or Any Other Big Problems, Either (and Other Insights) Our columnist explores the prospect of major U.S. museums fundraising by issuing NFTs of world-renowned works—and why it's a distraction. By Tim Schneider, May 5, 2021
Artnet News Pro Masterworks Wants to Turn the Art Market Into the Stock Market by Selling Fractions of Paintings by Famous Artists. Should You Buy In? Masterworks and other fractional ownership platforms make art an affordable investment. Yet the bargain may not pay off. By Tim Schneider, May 4, 2021
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the ‘YOLO Economy’ Actually Spells Trouble for the Fragile Art Ecosystem (and Other Insights) Our columnist considers whether the forces driving young professionals to switch careers are driving the art industry into submission. By Tim Schneider, Apr 28, 2021
Opinion The Gray Market: How a Brazen Hack of That $69 Million Beeple Revealed the True Vulnerability of the NFT Market (and Other Insights) Our columnist explores whether a project called NFTheft undermines a core value proposition of non-fungible tokens. By Tim Schneider, Apr 21, 2021
Galleries ‘I’m Motivated by These Uncertain Times’: Why Candice Madey Is Returning to Art Dealing in New York City After a Four-Year Hiatus Madey's new Lower East Side gallery seeks art world sustainability by connecting with other cultural sectors. By Tim Schneider, Apr 20, 2021
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the New York Art Market Could Be Reshaped by the State’s Progressive New Budget (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines how higher taxes on New York’s top earners might affect their collecting, patronage, and residency decisions. By Tim Schneider, Apr 14, 2021
Market Why the Pandemic Will Actually Strengthen the Art Experience Economy—and the Old-Fashioned Gallery Business, Too The post-thing economy—starting with Superblue—could save the art market from obsolescence. By Tim Schneider, Apr 12, 2021
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Vaccine-Related Perks Are a Poor Fit for Much of the Art Market (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines the reasons the art industry is unlikely to mimic retailers by offering freebies and discounts to the inoculated. By Tim Schneider, Apr 5, 2021
Opinion The Gray Market: How Deep-Pocketed Crypto-Collectors Are Rushing Into an Old Art-Market Trap (and Other Insights) Our columnist sees eerie parallels between the art spending of today’s crypto-wealthy buyers and an ill-fated group in the late 1980s. By Tim Schneider, Mar 29, 2021
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Hack of Nifty Gateway Raises Far-Reaching Questions About the Entire NFT Market (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines what NFT platforms like Nifty Gateway can—and can’t—do to referee a market designed to sidestep authority. By Tim Schneider, Mar 22, 2021
Analysis ‘This Was a $69 Million Marketing Stunt’: Why Crypto Purists Say Beeple’s Mega-Millions NFT Isn’t Actually an NFT at All Details surrounding the sale of "Everydays" raise questions about what NFTs are—and why the art market values them. By Tim Schneider, Mar 18, 2021
Analysis Will NFTs Revolutionize the Art Market or Repeat Its Greatest Failures? These 4 Factors Will Determine Their Fate Technology is no guarantee of market progress. By Tim Schneider, Mar 11, 2021
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Winston Churchill’s Multimillion-Dollar Paintings Should Make Boomers Think Twice About Slamming Young Collectors (and Other Insights) Our columnist argues that the prime minister’s auction success shows older buyers can be just as blinded by hype as younger ones. By Tim Schneider, Mar 8, 2021
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Art World Needs a Clear Marker for What the ‘End of the Pandemic’ Means (and Other Insights) Our columnist explores US medical experts' thinking on how to define when to lift public-health restrictions. By Tim Schneider, Mar 1, 2021