Analysis How New York’s MoMA Raised More Than $400 Million for Its Expansion in Just Four Years Four people—Leon Black, David Geffen, Ken Griffin, and Steve Cohen—gave more than 50 percent of the target sum. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 10, 2019
Analysis How Scholars and Curators Helped Create an International Art Market for Pioneering American Modernist Marsden Hartley The market for the artist's work, once confined to the US, has become much more widespread. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 30, 2019
Analysis ‘You Make a Decision to Continue’: Amid a Crushing National Deficit, Beirut’s Art Scene Finds Creative Ways to Stay Afloat Many were pleasantly surprised by the strong attendance at the recent Beirut Art Fair. But for some, it's still not enough. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Sep 27, 2019
Analysis Frieze’s Majority Owner, the Hollywood Colossus Endeavor, Is About to Go Public. What Does the IPO Mean for the Art-Fair Company? Want a possible sneak peek into Frieze's future? Endeavor's SEC filings and underlying business offer clues about what to expect next. By Tim Schneider, Sep 26, 2019
Analysis At Home and Abroad, the Market for Chinese Art and Antiquities Sharply Declined in 2018, Our Exclusive Auction Report Reveals Sales of Fine Chinese paintings and calligraphy—the largest collecting category in mainland China—experienced a major decline. By Eileen Kinsella, Sep 24, 2019
Analysis How Newly Minted Art Market Star Loie Hollowell’s Prices Rose More Than 1,200 Percent in Just Three Years The artist has just unveiled her most high-profile exhibition yet at Pace's new flagship. But if you want a painting, you'll have to get in line. By Nate Freeman, Sep 15, 2019
Analysis The Studio Museum Residency Has Shaped the World’s Understanding of Black Contemporary Art. That’s a Lot of Responsibility The influential residency program's latest cohort suggests a shift in focus for the institution. That could have big implications. By Melissa Smith, Sep 3, 2019
Analysis Beyond Context Collapse: 4 Things Fairs Can Do to Differentiate Themselves—and Strengthen the Art World in the Process Art fairs dominate the art world, but they can make many improvements to help themselves and galleries survive. By Elizabeth Dee, Aug 28, 2019
Analysis The Art Market Is Having a Party About Nicolas Party. Here’s How the Playful Young Art Star Got So Hot, So Fast What's driving the flurry of interest in the young artist's work? By Naomi Rea, Aug 19, 2019
Analysis Berlin’s Gallery Scene Is Eroding. Its Tech Scene Is Exploding. Will These Young Startup Elites Ever Start Buying Art? We take a deep dive at the German capital's burgeoning industry. By Kate Brown, Aug 12, 2019
Analysis A New Study Has Simple Advice for Collectors Looking for Big Returns on Art: Invest In Women Male artists still make up the bulk of the art market, but women are doing better in terms of auction resales. By Sarah Cascone, Aug 1, 2019
Analysis Galleries That Moonlight: How Smaller Dealers Are Making Money in Nontraditional Ways, From Helping Corporations to Hosting Weddings To increase revenue in a crowded field, galleries are developing side hustles as event venues and corporate art advisors. By Daniel Grant, Jul 29, 2019
Analysis Ethiopia’s Art Scene Has Long Suffered From a Disinterested Government. But Shifting Politics Might Soon Make Culture a Priority Ethiopia's art community is cautiously optimistic about its new government. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Jul 23, 2019
Analysis Hackers Saw the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco as Ripe for a Ransom Attack. Are Other Cultural Institutions Next? Museums' access to information about wealthy individuals make them attractive targets, experts say. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 22, 2019
Analysis What Happens When a Collector Promises to Donate an Artwork and Then Flips It at Auction Instead? It’s More Harmful Than You Think Broken promises to museums are on the rise, and the collateral damage is hurting emerging artists and galleries as much as institutions. By Tim Schneider, Jul 9, 2019
