American Museums Are Taking Advantage of Relaxed Rules to Sell More Than $100 Million of Art at Auction This Season

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American Museums Are Taking Advantage of Relaxed Rules to Sell More Than $100 Million of Art at Auction This Season

The Baltimore Museum is one of eight art institutions selling blue-chip art at auction this season amid relaxed rules about deaccessioning.

By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 5, 2020

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Flush With New Success, Black Art Stars Are Reinvesting Their Windfalls in the Next Generation in Ways That Could Permanently Reshape the Art World

From Detroit to New Haven to Dakar, residencies established by Black artists are training artists of color in a way that art schools can't.

By Melissa Smith, Oct 4, 2020

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After a Dip, the Market for Gerhard Richter’s Work Is Back on Solid Footing. Here’s Which Bodies of Work Are Thriving

Market insiders say Richter's market is actually composed of a number of submarkets.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 1, 2020

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New Data Paints a Grim Portrait of a Steep Drop in Trade in the UK Art Market. But the Full Picture May Not Be So Dark

Despite the gloom, the market shows some reassuring signs of demand and one-off factors may mask a better performance.

By Ivan Macquisten, Aug 19, 2020

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Hong Kong Is the Undisputed Capital of the Asian Art World. Does Beijing’s New Crackdown Mean It’s Destined to Lose the Title?

“I think it’s kind of the end of Hong Kong,” one source said.

By Kate Brown & Eileen Kinsella, Jun 4, 2020

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The UAE Is Emerging From Lockdown, But Some Say Its International, Cosmopolitan Art Scene Will Never Be the Same

Slumping oil prices, limited government support, and a reliance on international tourists spell difficult years ahead for the culture sector.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Jun 3, 2020

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Online Viewing Rooms Are Creating a Goldmine of User Data on Art Collectors. Here’s How Galleries Are Using It—and How They Could in the Future

Dealers and fairs are beginning to take advantage of information that has long been accessible to other online retailers.

By Tim Schneider, May 21, 2020

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‘It’s Liberating’: 3 Ways a Tech-Savvy Los Angeles Gallery Is Using the Lockdown Era to Leapfrog Into Future of the Global Art Market

In our first spotlight on new business models for galleries, Various Small Fires leverages technology, intimacy, and collaboration in Seoul.

By Tim Schneider, Apr 28, 2020

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‘Bergamo Is a Besieged Territory’: Dealers, Artists, and Curators on How Northern Italy’s Art Scene Is Surviving Under Its Second Month of Lockdown

If Milan offers a window into what other cities may experience in a few weeks, the takeaway is that the art world will always find a way to connect.

By Kate Brown, Apr 7, 2020

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LACMA’s $750 Million Renovation Was Once Hailed as a Powerful Vision of What a 21st-Century Museum Could Be. Now, It’s a Lightning Rod

How the debate over LACMA's expansion became one about what a museum should be, who decides—and who should pay for it.

By Catherine Wagley, Apr 1, 2020

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How to Speak Robot: As the Art World Flirts With A.I., Here Is a Glossary of Terminology You Need to Know

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By Tim Schneider, Mar 30, 2020

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A.I. Has the Potential to Change the Art Business—Forever. Here’s How It Could Revolutionize the Way We Buy, Sell, and See Art

The art business could look very different in a few years.

By Tim Schneider, Mar 30, 2020

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