The Back Room The Back Room: Crypto’s Star Map This week: the NFT market’s old-school structure, Sotheby’s latest youth-marketing ploy, the Met’s landmark deaccession, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Mar 11, 2022
The Gray Market Want to Succeed as an NFT Artist? Here Are 5 Things to Know, According to a New Study of One of the Biggest Crypto-Art Platforms What is the blueprint for market success? A new study of Foundation finds some hints in the data. By Tim Schneider, Mar 9, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Red Alert This week: the war's blowback on the art economy, a CryptoPunk collusion, high-flying auction action, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Mar 4, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: How the West Was Won This week: Frieze L.A. in a flash, rising star Kandis Williams on the move, museums still in pandemic-induced peril, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Feb 25, 2022
The Gray Market A Deeper Look at How Advocates for the Art Industry Lobby Differently Than Other Interest Groups in Washington (and Other Insights) Our columnist explains how arts organizations lobby lawmakers in the nation's capital, and why the process is here to stay. By Tim Schneider, Feb 23, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Up, Up, and Away This week: inflation's effects on the art market, a painting that can't stop flipping, millions spent on Washington lobbyists, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Feb 18, 2022
The Gray Market Who Knew the Art Industry Spends Millions of Dollars on Washington Lobbyists? (and Other Insights) Our columnist analyzes four years of public records to relay who paid up to be heard on Capitol Hill—and why. The answers will surprise you. By Tim Schneider, Feb 16, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: The Great Online Unknown This week in the Back Room: a crypto art identity crisis, Rauschenberg’s auction paradox, a first-day sell-out in Art Basel's OVR, and more. By Tim Schneider, Feb 11, 2022
The Gray Market How the Unmasking of the Bored Ape Yacht Club Founders Reveals the True Dangers of Anonymity in the Metaverse Our columnist makes the case that blockchain anonymity, while seductive, ultimately most benefits the rich and powerful. By Tim Schneider, Feb 9, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Keys Open Doors This week: the (physical) space race returns, a pay-to-display scheme in Chelsea, new horizons for the Chicago Imagists, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Feb 4, 2022
The Gray Market Why Art Businesses Are Once Again Drunk on Growth and Racing to Scale Up (and Other Insights) Our columnist susses out what to make of the nearly 30 art businesses that have been expanding during the pandemic. By Tim Schneider, Feb 2, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: From Paris to the Pacific This week: Art Basel takes France, Kusama wins the volume game, Christ returns (to auction), and much more. By Tim Schneider, Jan 28, 2022
The Gray Market Why Resale Restrictions Are Another Arena for Artists to Flex Their Muscles in a Talent-Driven Art Market (and Other Insights) Our columnist unpacks how "no-flip" provisions are another chance for artists to capitalize on their growing leverage in the trade. By Tim Schneider, Jan 26, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Law and Order This week, the uncertain limits of resale restrictions, South Korea blasts off, a shared-custody Kusama, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Jan 21, 2022
The Gray Market 4 Burning Questions About Resale Restrictions Ignited by the Market’s Latest Art-Flipping Scandal (and Other Insights) Our columnist parses the very public legal battle between Michael Xufu Huang and Federico Castro Debernardi. By Tim Schneider, Jan 19, 2022
