Swiss Customs Officials Reverse Course After Telling Museums They’re Required to Display All Artworks That Were Imported Tax-Free

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Swiss Customs Officials Reverse Course After Telling Museums They’re Required to Display All Artworks That Were Imported Tax-Free

Notification letters set off alarm bells at a number of Swiss museums.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 17, 2023

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‘This Is a Moment They Have to Grab’: How Ghana’s Art Stars Are Building a Movement to Outlast the Speculators and Market Frenzies

Cornelius Annor is among a group of Ghanaian painters who have taken the market by storm in recent years—and now are giving back.

By Julie Baumgardner, Apr 12, 2023

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The Latest UBS Art Basel Report Puts the Global Art Market at $67.8 Billion, Indicating Modest Growth Amid Economic Uncertainty

The art market, while still top-heavy, defied much of the ongoing global and economic volatility in 2022.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 4, 2023

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State of the Art Market: An Analysis of Global Fine Art Auction Sales in 2022

Here’s what recent auction results can tell us about the state of play in the art market.

By Artnet News and Morgan Stanley, Mar 1, 2023

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California’s Creative Economy Has Made a Spectacular Post-Pandemic Rebound, According to a New Report

It also outperformed the overall economy.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 28, 2023

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Expert Report on Documenta 15 Calls Show an ‘Echo Chamber’ for Israel-Related Antisemitism. But Its Authors Defend Artistic Freedom

The 133-page report, which was commissioned by culture minister Claudia Roth, has wide-ranging implications for the future of the show.

By Quynh Tran, Feb 10, 2023

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LVMH Shelled Out $47 Million to Keep a Caillebotte Masterpiece in France. So Why Are People Complaining?

LVMH is entitled to a major tax break after buying the painting.

By Eileen Kinsella, Feb 7, 2023

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After a Decade-Long Slide, the Chinese Art Market Is on the Upswing Again, Generating $7.4 Billion in Global Sales in 2021

As the market returns to "business as usual," sales of Chinese art and antiquities increased on a global scale.

By Artnet News, Nov 16, 2022

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From the Studio to the Auction Block: How the Path Between These Two Poles Shrank in the 21st Century—and What It Means for the Art Market

A primer on how the sales cycle sped up in the 21st century.

By Artnet News and Morgan Stanley, Nov 3, 2022

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‘I’ll Have Terrific Shows Posthumously,’ Hedda Sterne Said. She Was Right—and Now the Late Artist Is Getting the Recognition She Deserved

Victoria Miro now represents the artist’s estate.

By Karen Chernick, Nov 2, 2022

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How a $10 Million Miró Auction Flop Turned Into a Dream Come True for One Dutch Museum

The museum seized an opportunity after the Surrealist work failed to sell at auction.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 29, 2022

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How Canny Market Players Helped Push Once-Obscure Painter Lynne Drexler’s Prices From Fifty Bucks to Over $1 Million

The painter lived for decades on a remote island in Maine.

By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 20, 2022

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In 2020, Blue-Chip Art Businesses Flocked to the Hamptons. Are They in It for the Long Haul?

"It's a thing," said one veteran dealer of the newly energized Hamptons art scene.

By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 3, 2022

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The Pandemic Battered California’s Creative Economy. Here Are the Sectors That Were Hardest Hit, and Those That Were Most Resilient

The latest Otis College report on the creative industries in California shows the disparate effects of the pandemic.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 13, 2022

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Demonstrating Resilience During the Pandemic, the Market for Chinese Art and Antiques Reaped $5.7 Billion Last Year, Our Report Found

Sales remained solid in mainland China, but dropped in other regions across the globe.

By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 22, 2021