Galleries That Moonlight: How Smaller Dealers Are Making Money in Nontraditional Ways, From Helping Corporations to Hosting Weddings

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Galleries That Moonlight: How Smaller Dealers Are Making Money in Nontraditional Ways, From Helping Corporations to Hosting Weddings

To increase revenue in a crowded field, galleries are developing side hustles as event venues and corporate art advisors.

By Daniel Grant, Jul 28, 2019

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Ethiopia’s Art Scene Has Long Suffered From a Disinterested Government. But Shifting Politics Might Soon Make Culture a Priority

Ethiopia's art community is cautiously optimistic about its new government.

By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Jul 22, 2019

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Hackers Saw the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco as Ripe for a Ransom Attack. Are Other Cultural Institutions Next?

Museums' access to information about wealthy individuals make them attractive targets, experts say.

By Sarah Cascone, Jul 21, 2019

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What Happens When a Collector Promises to Donate an Artwork and Then Flips It at Auction Instead? It’s More Harmful Than You Think

Broken promises to museums are on the rise, and the collateral damage is hurting emerging artists and galleries as much as institutions.

By Tim Schneider, Jul 8, 2019

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Cracking the Millennial Market: How Art Businesses Are Tweaking Their Strategies to Target the Next Generation of Collectors

Art dealers and auctioneers are getting creative to tap into the coveted new demographic.

By Brian Boucher, Jul 8, 2019

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‘He Can Play With the Big Boys’: What’s Behind the Effort to Revive the Market for ’80s Bad-Boy Painter Steven Parrino?

Steven Parrino, an art star of the 1980s, is back in the spotlight thanks to new shows at Skarstedt and a renewed push by Gagosian.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 7, 2019

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The Real Reason Sports Arenas Are Investing Millions in Contemporary Art Has Nothing to Do With Pleasing the Fans

This is not about game day.

By Daniel Grant, Jul 4, 2019

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Artist Rudolf Stingel Is the Toast of Basel. And After a Spotty Year, His Market Is Poised for Liftoff Yet Again

The artist is the subject of a major new show at the Beyeler Foundation in Basel.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 13, 2019

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The Cost of Price Transparency: Why Some Dealers Would Rather Alienate You Forever Than Reveal the Price of an Artwork

And how the internet may finally change one of the art market's oldest customs.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 10, 2019

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This California Museum Had Big Ambitions—and Then Shuttered. Here’s What It Teaches Us About the Perils of Private Museums

The Main was founded by a local developer to serve as a beacon of creativity in downtown Los Angeles.

By Catherine Wagley, Jun 4, 2019

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How Much Do Museum Employees Actually Make? A Tell-All Google Spreadsheet Is Now Making the Rounds

Can a new salary spreadsheet be used as a bargaining chip?

By Eileen Kinsella, May 31, 2019

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A Buyer’s Guide to the Whitney Biennial: What You Need to Know About the Exhibition’s Brightest Rising Stars

We highlight nine artists in the 2019 Whitney Biennial, including the oldest and the youngest in the show.

By Caroline Goldstein & Eileen Kinsella, May 21, 2019

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A Buyer’s Guide to the Venice Biennale: What Collectors Need to Know About the (Technically) Noncommercial Event

We delved into the markets of eight artists representing their countries at the Venice Biennale. Here's a guide to their most sought-after works.

By Melanie Gerlis, May 6, 2019

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Young Black Artists Are More in Demand Than Ever—But the Art World Is Burning Them Out

Artists describe the often invisible labor they take on to make it in an art world not built to accommodate them.

By Melissa Smith, Apr 28, 2019

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Is Warhol Still Art’s ‘One-Man Dow Jones’? Dealer Dominique Lévy Breaks Down Five Myths About the Artist’s Market

Ahead of Lévy Gorvy's new show "Warhol Women," the dealer reveals why the artist's trade has never been stronger.

By Tim Schneider, Apr 23, 2019