Excited for Amazon’s Arrival in Long Island City? The Results for New York’s Art Community Won’t Be Pretty

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Excited for Amazon’s Arrival in Long Island City? The Results for New York’s Art Community Won’t Be Pretty

Look to Seattle to get a glimpse of the tensions wrought by the tech giant.

By Ben Davis, Nov 12, 2018

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Antonia Carver, the Director of the Jameel Arts Centre, on What Most of the World Still Doesn’t Understand About the UAE Art Scene

To mark the opening of the new Jameel Arts Centre in Dubai, its director traces the development of the local scene.

By Antonia Carver, Nov 11, 2018

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Kenny Schachter on What ‘The Price of Everything’ Gets Wrong About the Erotic Relationship Between Money and Art

Our columnist weighs in on the HBO documentary "The Price of Everything," and why it could use a better understanding of history.

By Kenny Schachter, Nov 7, 2018

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The Museum of Voting Shows What Everyone Gets Wrong About Youth and Politics. Here’s Why

We need sharper ways to talk about the politics of digital distraction.

By Ben Davis, Nov 4, 2018

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The Gray Market: Why Thomas Campbell’s New Gig Suggests the True Solution to the Museum Diversity Problem Will Be Extreme (and Other Insights)

Our columnist on Thomas Campbell's new Bay Area directorship, Brexit's impact on blockbuster shows, and changes in the Andy Warhol market.

By Tim Schneider, Nov 4, 2018

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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.

By Tim Schneider, Oct 28, 2018

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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.

By Kenny Schachter, Oct 24, 2018

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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.

By Tim Schneider, Oct 21, 2018

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Here’s What Really Happened With Banksy’s Art-Shredding Stunt at Sotheby’s, According to Kenny Schachter’s Source

What did Sotheby's know about the headline-grabbing stunt, if anything? Our columnist has a few notions.

By Kenny Schachter, Oct 16, 2018

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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.

By Tim Schneider, Oct 14, 2018

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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.

By Ben Davis, Oct 10, 2018

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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.

By Tim Schneider, Oct 7, 2018

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.

By Tim Schneider, Sep 23, 2018

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‘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?

By Ben Davis, Sep 20, 2018

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