Market Zao Wou-Ki’s Market Is Even Hotter Than You Think. Here’s the Data to Prove It After a record-torching year at auction in 2018, Zao Wou-Ki seems to be getting much harder to acquire—and even pricier than ever. By Tim Schneider, May 8, 2019
Opinion The Gray Market: Why a New Exhibition Satirizing the Elite Art Market Misses Its Target (and Other Insights) Our columnist visits artist Eric Doeringer's exhibition of "bootleg" blue-chip works to see what it can—and can't—say about the art market. By Tim Schneider, May 6, 2019
Art Fairs What Exactly Is Object & Thing? A New Fair With 4 Disruptive Ideas About How to Sell Art Today Object & Thing upends the typical art-fair model by blowing up hierarchies, absorbing the exhibitors' risk—and much more. By Tim Schneider, May 3, 2019
People Michael Lewis, the Mega-Author Behind ‘Moneyball,’ Is a ‘Salvator Mundi’ Skeptic. Here’s His Argument Lewis's new "Against the Rules" podcast explains why there might be cause to doubt the world's most expensive painting. By Tim Schneider, Apr 30, 2019
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Hollywood’s Love Affair With ‘Art Boys’ Reveals Something Bigger About the Art Market (and Other Insights) Our columnist takes a serious look at A-list stars' recent interest in pairing up with 'Art Boys' like Cooke Maroney and Lucas Zwirner. By Tim Schneider, Apr 29, 2019
Analysis Is Warhol Still Art’s ‘One-Man Dow Jones’? Dealer Dominique LĂ©vy Breaks Down Five Myths About the Artist’s Market Ahead of LĂ©vy Gorvy's new show "Warhol Women," the dealer reveals why the artist's trade has never been stronger. By Tim Schneider, Apr 24, 2019
Opinion The Gray Market: Why Gagosian’s New Art Advisory Brings It Closer to Becoming the Amazon of the Art World (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines the Gagosian brand's expansion into independent art advising—and shows how it ties into the bigger cultural picture. By Tim Schneider, Apr 22, 2019
Auctions Is the Photography Market Sleepy—Or Just Getting Started? Here Are 3 Trends Investment-Minded Collectors Should Know We extract three trends from this year's photography auctions to show you where the market has been—and where its opportunities are now. By Tim Schneider, Apr 19, 2019
Art Fairs In Dallas, the Elusive Middle-Market Collector Is Alive and Well. But Are Dealers Willing to Woo Them? While the Dallas Art Fair's latest edition reached further toward the high end than ever, the depth of the market was in the middle. By Tim Schneider, Apr 16, 2019
Auctions It Wasn’t Just KAWS. Here Are 3 Trends That Show the Hong Kong Auction Market Is Booming for International Art We examine three trend lines from the recent slate of Hong Kong sales to determine where the market is headed. By Julia Halperin & Tim Schneider, Apr 15, 2019
Opinion The Gray Market: Why the Guggenheim’s Panza Collection Initiative Does—and Doesn’t—Matter to the Market for Minimalist Art Our columnist uses the Guggenheim's research into the Panza Collection to access the common and not-so-common sense of the art market. By Tim Schneider, Apr 15, 2019
Market Athena Art Finance Was Founded With $280 Million in Funding. It Was Just Sold for Only $170 Million The art-finance market draws on a small pool of investors, which may be a sign of trouble ahead. By Taylor Dafoe & Tim Schneider, Apr 10, 2019
Opinion The Gray Market: How the Met and the Shed Are Sharing Their Wealth in Two Very Different Ways (and Other Insights) Our columnist considers what it really means to "redistribute privilege" as a wealthy cultural center. By Tim Schneider, Apr 8, 2019
Analysis Want to Be a Crash-Proof Collector? Here Are 3 Things to Do to Stay Ahead of the Art Market During a Recession Don't be afraid to sell a masterpiece, look at the middle market, and more advice for cashing in on art when the stock market is falling. By Tim Schneider, Apr 8, 2019
Art World ‘It Allows Them All to Freak Out’: Artist Sanford Biggers on Collaborating With Visionary Musicians to Form an ‘Afrofuturist Boy Band’ Acclaimed artist Sanford Biggers blends video, music, and performance to defy expectations in the collaborative project Moon Medicin. By Tim Schneider, Apr 5, 2019