MoMA’s Nimble New Incarnation Is Well Suited to a World in Constant Flux. If Only It Didn’t Choose Tourists Over Its Artists

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MoMA’s Nimble New Incarnation Is Well Suited to a World in Constant Flux. If Only It Didn’t Choose Tourists Over Its Artists

The museum's newly expanded home corrects some of the historical record, but it doesn't go quite far enough. Maybe it can't.

By Ben Davis, Oct 17, 2019

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The Gray Market: Why the Trump Tax Cuts Are Killing the Art Market Despite Coddling the Richest American Families (and Other Insights)

Our columnist connects an eye-popping new tax statistic about the 400 richest American families to a surprising downturn in the art trade.

By Tim Schneider, Oct 13, 2019

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Is Infantilism the Key to KAWS’s Unstoppable Rise? Kenny Schachter Peers Behind the Scenes at the London and Hong Kong Auctions

Our columnist pulls back the curtain on the swarms of flippers fueling the art market.

By Kenny Schachter, Oct 10, 2019

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The Gray Market: Why Kickstarter May Be the Next Battleground for Ethical Arts Patronage (and Other Insights)

Our columnist on how a unionization struggle is attracting the same calls for boycotts of Kickstarter as for museums with problematic patrons.

By Tim Schneider, Oct 6, 2019

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The Gray Market: Why Endeavor’s Aborted IPO Is—and Isn’t—Like a ‘Burned’ Auction Lot (and Other Insights)

Our columnist on what the art market can learn from how the financial markets process the delayed IPO of Frieze's majority owner, Endeavor.

By Tim Schneider, Sep 29, 2019

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Artist Adrian Piper Responds to Our Special ‘Women’s Place in the Art World’ Report

The artist says we overlooked one very important factor: ourselves.

By Adrian Piper, Sep 25, 2019

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The Gray Market: Why Opaque Pricing in the Gallery Sector Makes Museum Collections Less Diverse (and Other Insights)

Our columnist connects the dots between old-school thinking about price transparency and old-school thinking about what museums should buy.

By Tim Schneider, Sep 22, 2019

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Our Exhibition on Nazi Design in the Netherlands Has Been Controversial. Here’s Why We Did It—and Why It’s More Urgent Now Than Ever

Timo de Rijk, the director of the Design Museum Den Bosch, defends his institution's divisive exhibition.

By Timo de Rijk, Sep 17, 2019

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The Gray Market: Why Thousands of Unsold New York Condos Should Worry High-Dollar Art Dealers (and Other Insights)

Our columnist reveals why we're seeing eerily similar sales statistics for luxury condos and the priciest artworks at auction in 2019.

By Tim Schneider, Sep 15, 2019

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Why Is Everyone Obsessed With Instagram Star and ‘Art Historian’ Caroline Calloway? Her Art Writing Actually Offers Some Insight

Calloway's writing on Cecil Beaton and Salvador Dali offers a glimpse into the Instagramification of art.

By Ben Davis, Sep 13, 2019

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Fistfights! Gallery Defections! Artist Lawsuits! Kenny Schachter on the Chaos of an Art Market Addicted to Easy Credit

In a special back-to-school column, Kenny Schachter talks about who's up in the art market, who's down, and who had better call a lawyer.

By Kenny Schachter, Sep 10, 2019

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The Gray Market: Why Sterling Ruby’s Fashion Shows Won’t Save the Art Market (and Other Insights)

Our columnist on why Sterling Ruby's fashion business isn't as far away from the art business as he'd like to believe.

By Tim Schneider, Sep 8, 2019

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The Gray Market: Why Political Turmoil in the Three Largest Art Markets Proves That Governments Shape Culture (and Other Insights)

Our columnist analyzes the commercial and artistic consequences of controversial recent policies in China, the US, and the UK.

By Tim Schneider, Sep 1, 2019

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