The Gray Market: Could Auction Houses Really Help Save Struggling Galleries? (and Other Insights)

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The Gray Market: Could Auction Houses Really Help Save Struggling Galleries? (and Other Insights)

Our columnist follows the bread crumbs left by the rumor that Art Agency, Partners will offer gallery advisory services for a hefty fee.

By Tim Schneider, Jul 15, 2018

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Is Everything We Know About Gallery E-Commerce Wrong? How David Zwirner and Gagosian’s New Initiatives Break the Rules

With their new online viewing rooms, the mega-galleries are challenging ideas about what can (and can't) sell online in a changing art market.

By Tim Schneider, Jul 8, 2018

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Women and Millennials Are the Fastest-Growing Forces in Art Collecting, a New Study Finds

Nearly one third of wealthy women own art or are interested in buying it.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 26, 2018

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The Gray Market: Why Art Basel Is Both a Gift and a Curse (and Other Insights)

Our columnist returns from Art Basel with thoughts on the fair's Swiss exceptionalism and its meaning in the art world of 2018.

By Tim Schneider, Jun 17, 2018

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How Dealers Are (Slowly) Rebooting Their Businesses to Take Software-Based Art Mainstream

At Art Basel 2018, there are signs the art market is finding a language to contextualize technology.

By Tim Schneider, Jun 14, 2018

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The Gray Market: Why the Art Market Should Heed Warren Buffett’s Warning About ‘Short-Termism’ (and Other Insights)

Our columnist warns you shouldn't read too much into a gallery's sales at Art Basel and the pressure to make the cut at a mega fair.

By Tim Schneider, Jun 10, 2018

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Asia Has Officially Fallen for Contemporary Art: Postwar Sales Have Doubled as Collectors Chase the Hottest Names in Hong Kong

Bidders' preference for postwar art reached an all-time high in 2018.

By Tim Schneider, Jun 5, 2018

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The Gray Market: Why Museums Like the Victoria & Albert Might Want to Take Political Sides (and Other Insights)

Our columnist on the Victoria & Albert controversy, plus surprising turns in provenance research and the market for Felix Gonzalez-Torres.

By Tim Schneider, Jun 3, 2018

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Field of Dreams: Why Major League Baseball Holds the Key to Solving the Midlevel Gallery Crunch

Major League Baseball used collective bargaining to go from chaos and scandal to fortune and functionality. Why can't galleries?

By Tim Schneider, May 31, 2018

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The Artists With the Top-Performing Auction Debuts Last Week Had One Thing in Common: They Weren’t White Men

Sales data from the spring auctions show unexpectedly strong demand for artists of color and women—and not just among the stars, either.

By Tim Schneider, May 24, 2018

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Are Auction Guarantees the New Private Sales? Yes, for Art Sellers Who Don’t Want to Get Ripped Off

They're also confusing as hell and throw smoke in the eye of the art market.

By Felix Salmon, May 23, 2018

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The Gray Market: Why Portia de Rossi’s Art-Tech Startup Has a Hard Road Ahead (and Other Insights)

Our columnist deconstructs Portia de Rossi's 3D edition business and the problems of crowdfunding street art with Bitcoin.

By Tim Schneider, May 20, 2018

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The Gray Market: Why Congressional Regulation Would Be a Gut Punch to Most American Art Dealers (and Other Insights)

Our columnist on rumored Congressional regulation of the art market, the EU's new clampdown on money laundering, and TEFAF's art finance report.

By Tim Schneider, May 6, 2018

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‘It Is an Unusual and Radical Act’: Why the Baltimore Museum Is Selling Blue-Chip Art to Buy Work by Underrepresented Artists

The museum is selling seven works to build a "war chest" that will fund acquisitions designed to make its holdings less white and less male.

By Julia Halperin, Apr 29, 2018

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How Danh Vo Rocketed to Market Stardom With Art Designed to Confound Collectors

As his critically acclaimed exhibition at the Guggenheim winds down, a look into what commerce can teach us about Danh Vo's standing.

By Tim Schneider, Apr 26, 2018