Analysis ‘It Is an Unusual and Radical Act’: Why the Baltimore Museum Is Selling Blue-Chip Art to Buy Work by Underrepresented Artists The museum is selling seven works to build a "war chest" that will fund acquisitions designed to make its holdings less white and less male. By Julia Halperin, Apr 29, 2018
Analysis How Danh Vo Rocketed to Market Stardom With Art Designed to Confound Collectors As his critically acclaimed exhibition at the Guggenheim winds down, a look into what commerce can teach us about Danh Vo's standing. By Tim Schneider, Apr 26, 2018
Analysis 3 Ways the Art Industry Is Still Resisting Change—and Why the Market Is Doomed If It Doesn’t Catch Up We capture the three most pressing ideological tensions that came out of this year's Art Business Conference in New York. By Tim Schneider, Apr 20, 2018
Analysis How Far Has the Photography Market Really Come? Four Data-Driven Conclusions From the Spring Photo Auctions After peaking in 2013, the photography market has come full circle to its 2010 levels—and that's just the start of what we learned. By Tim Schneider, Apr 19, 2018
Analysis The Gray Market: Why Crowdfunding Could Be an Answer for Some Midsize Galleries (and Other Insights) Our columnist uses data to assess the benefits of crowdfunding galleries and considers Sotheby's return to online fees and a public art scandal. By Tim Schneider, Apr 15, 2018
Analysis How Is Western Art Really Faring in Asia? 3 Trendlines From Hong Kong’s Spring Auctions Reveal the Changing Market Asian, postwar, and fine art are by far the most bankable categories in Hong Kong. By Tim Schneider, Apr 11, 2018
Analysis Art Thieves Prefer Sculpture Over Paintings and 4 Other Revelations From Interpol’s Art Theft Database One part of the world seems to be generating the most demand for stolen artworks. By Kate Brown, Apr 6, 2018
Analysis The Gray Market: Why the Brooklyn Museum Hiring Controversy Shows We Need Structural Action on Arts Diversity (and Other Insights) Our columnist on the Brooklyn Museum's diversity hiring scandal, plus thoughts on collection-sharing agreements and authorship versus profit. By Tim Schneider, Apr 1, 2018
Analysis What Auction Data Tells Us About the Controversial Firing of MOCA Curator Helen Molesworth An examination of 15 years' worth of solo shows reveals a significant shift when Molesworth took the reins. By Felix Salmon, Mar 29, 2018
Analysis The Gray Market: How Art Basel Could Help—Rather Than Hurt—Midsize Galleries (And Other Insights) From Art Basel to Christie's to the gallery world, our columnist weighs in on the ups and downs of new collaborations in the art business. By Tim Schneider, Mar 25, 2018
Analysis Betting on Asian Collectors’ Appetite for Western Art, Sotheby’s Organizes a $200 Million Selling Exhibition in Hong Kong Four Picassos in the sale have come directly from the artist's granddaughter. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 20, 2018
Analysis The Gray Market: Why Art Censorship Is Built Into Facebook’s DNA (and Other Insights) Our columnist explains how conservatism powers Facebook's business plan, and addresses disappearing sculptures and fake Basquiats. By Tim Schneider, Mar 4, 2018
Analysis The Gray Market: Why Sotheby’s Acquisition of an AI Startup Won’t Disrupt the Industry (and Other Insights) Our columnist explains why app Thread Genius will matter most to novice buyers and touches on LACMA's latest expansion and AWOL bidders. By Tim Schneider, Jan 28, 2018
Analysis The Gray Market: A Simple Trick to Tell If a Museum Scandal Is Really Worth Caring About (and Other Insights) Our columnist suggests a handy ‘acid test’ for museum scandals, and weighs in on the TEFAF report's demise and Google Arts & Culture. By Tim Schneider, Jan 21, 2018
Analysis The Gray Market: The Unknown Cost of Keeping Art in Museum Storage (and Other Insights) Our columnist asks why it's a museum taboo to talk about the value of art kept in reserve, and questions how we measure mega exhibitions. By Tim Schneider, Jan 14, 2018
