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The Gray Market: How Christie’s So-Called ‘AI-Generated’ Art Sale Proves That Records Can Distort History (and Other Insights)

Our columnist on the hidden dangers and distortions created by the all-consuming hype around Christie's partnership with Obvious.

Has Art-Fair Despair Driven Kenny Schachter Mad? He Sees Them Everywhere These Days, Even on the Train

Our plucky columnist also sees Franz West everywhere, at FIAC at least. Here's his report from the Paris fairs.

The Gray Market: Why Auctioning a Major Collector’s Estate Is a Lot Like Taking Uber Public (and Other Insights)

Our columnist compares the art market and financial markets through Uber's pending IPO, early auction speculation, and art finance.

The Gray Market: Why We Need to Bust Old Myths About Artist-Brand Collaborations (and Other Insights)

Our columnist on why corporate patronage is more complicated than ever before for artists, institutions, and governments alike.

Can We Just Admit That Banksy’s Art-Shredding Stunt Is Actually Really Good?

It is OK to let yourself like this confounding bit of auction theater.

The Gray Market: Why Chicago’s Kerry James Marshall Sale Strengthens a Sad Misconception About Cultural Funding (and Other Insights)

Our columnist on the trap inside the upcoming sale of Kerry James Marshall's library mural and the mass appeal of rediscovering masterpieces.

The Gray Market: Why Formal Education Is Overrated When It Comes to Dealing Art (and Other Insights)

Our columnist on the value of ethical hustling, a key wrinkle to art as an asset class, and the growth prospects of art-secured lending.

The Gray Market: Why Yusaku Maezawa’s Plan to Send Artists to the Moon Is Cosmically Misguided Patronage (and Other Insights)

Our columnist on Yusaku Maezawa's "Dear Moon," new statistics on viewer behavior, and museum representation of African American artists.

‘A Very Provocative Collection’: How Art Addiction at Lehman Brothers Helped Spark the 2008 Financial Crisis

Hey, remember how art helped bring down the world financial system in 2008?

The Romance Between the Art Market and Cryptocurrencies Is Getting Weirder Every Day. It Won’t End Well.

A look at some of the more outlandish news from the rapidly mutating world of art-and-cryptocurrency.

The Gray Market: Why Tate’s Wikipedia-Supplied Artist Biographies Are More Than Just Embarrassing (and Other Insights)

Our columnist on dangers in Tate outsourcing online content to Wikipedia, funding the arts with hotel taxes, and Art Basel Cities.

While Mark Grotjahn Angles for a Megadeal, Kenny Schachter Is Dying to Make His Own Retrospective a Success

How to Raise the Money You Need to Run a Thriving Museum—While Preserving Your Independence

The director of SculptureCenter proposes a few best practices at a time when it's never been more expensive to operate a cultural institution.