The Gray Market: What James Murdoch’s Other Investments Tell Us About the Future of Art Basel (and Other Insights)

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The Gray Market: What James Murdoch’s Other Investments Tell Us About the Future of Art Basel (and Other Insights)

Our columnist examines the portfolio of the MCH Group's new "anchor shareholder" for clues about what might be next for its art properties.

By Tim Schneider, Aug 9, 2020

Op-Ed

The Art Industry Has Been Too Slow to Embrace VR Technology. Here’s How It Can Support—and Shape—the Market

The founder of the Untitled art fair suggests that embracing new technology is vital to the future of the art market.

By Jeff Lawson, Aug 6, 2020

Opinion

What Happens to My TikTok Creations If Donald Trump Bans the App? + Other Thorny Artists’-Rights Questions, Answered

Can I stop a museum from showing my work? Is it a problem for me to sell my apartment if I've got an unsanctioned Sol LeWitt on the wall? We're here to help.

By Katarina Feder, Aug 3, 2020

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why a Senate Investigation Suggests Art-Market Self-Regulation Is Fatally Flawed (and Other Insights)

Our columnist gives his takeaways from a sordid report on how two sanctioned Russian billionaires laundered millions through the art market.

By Tim Schneider, Aug 2, 2020

Opinion

Why We Should Reboot the Art History Canon Instead of Ditching It + 2 More Thought-Provoking Things to Read

A weekly round-up of interesting and important readings from around the internet.

By Ben Davis, Jul 31, 2020

Opinion

What Painter Jon McNaughton’s New Patriotic-Religious Fantasia of Donald Trump Actually Means

Who's the guy with the flowy hair?

By Ben Davis, Jul 29, 2020

Op-Ed

Artists Are Finding Inspiring Ways to Adapt Their Work to a World in Crisis. Arts Organizations Must Do the Same

A project by Krzysztof Wodiczko provides an object lesson in the power of empathy.

By Micaela Martegani, Jul 28, 2020

Op-Ed

How a New Kind of Artist Contract Could Provide a Simple, Effective Way to Redistribute the Art Market’s Wealth

KADIST's new resale rights proposal could help artists take back their market.

By Joseph del Pesco, Jul 27, 2020

Opinion

Why Gavin Brown’s Move to Gladstone Suggests New York Galleries Are Worse Off Than We Thought (and Other Insights)

Our columnist uses the week’s biggest market story to tease out the invisible damage elsewhere in the ecosystem.

By Tim Schneider, Jul 26, 2020

Opinion

How a New Monument Movement Challenges the ‘Great Man Theory of History’ + Two More Thought-Provoking Things to Read This Week

A weekly round-up of interesting and important readings from around the internet.

By Ben Davis, Jul 24, 2020

Op-Ed

The UK Government Has Refused to Compensate Dealers Affected by Its Ivory-Trading Ban. Here’s Why That Has Big Implications

The country's handling of the ban could have widespread legal ramifications concerning personal property.

By Tom Snelling, Jul 24, 2020

Opinion

In Defense of ‘Radical Chic’: How Tom Wolfe’s 1970 Essay Offers a Warning About Debates Over ‘Performative Activism’ Now

What if we looked at the history of "Radical Chic" not from the POV of a celebrity reporter but from that of the activists he was skewering?

By Ben Davis, Jul 22, 2020

Opinion

The Gray Market: Why the Entire Art World Should Back Canadian Arts Workers’ Push for Universal Basic Income (and Other Insights)

Our columnist connects the Canadian art industry’s advocacy for UBI to a week of chilling findings from across the art map.

By Tim Schneider, Jul 19, 2020

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