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
Analysis Cracking the Millennial Market: How Art Businesses Are Tweaking Their Strategies to Target the Next Generation of Collectors Art dealers and auctioneers are getting creative to tap into the coveted new demographic. By Brian Boucher, Jul 8, 2019
Analysis ‘He Can Play With the Big Boys’: What’s Behind the Effort to Revive the Market for ’80s Bad-Boy Painter Steven Parrino? Steven Parrino, an art star of the 1980s, is back in the spotlight thanks to new shows at Skarstedt and a renewed push by Gagosian. By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 8, 2019
Analysis The Real Reason Sports Arenas Are Investing Millions in Contemporary Art Has Nothing to Do With Pleasing the Fans This is not about game day. By Daniel Grant, Jul 5, 2019
Analysis Artist Rudolf Stingel Is the Toast of Basel. And After a Spotty Year, His Market Is Poised for Liftoff Yet Again The artist is the subject of a major new show at the Beyeler Foundation in Basel. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 13, 2019
Analysis The Cost of Price Transparency: Why Some Dealers Would Rather Alienate You Forever Than Reveal the Price of an Artwork And how the internet may finally change one of the art market's oldest customs. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 11, 2019
Analysis This California Museum Had Big Ambitions—and Then Shuttered. Here’s What It Teaches Us About the Perils of Private Museums The Main was founded by a local developer to serve as a beacon of creativity in downtown Los Angeles. By Catherine Wagley, Jun 5, 2019
Analysis How Much Do Museum Employees Actually Make? A Tell-All Google Spreadsheet Is Now Making the Rounds Can a new salary spreadsheet be used as a bargaining chip? By Eileen Kinsella, May 31, 2019
Analysis A Buyer’s Guide to the Whitney Biennial: What You Need to Know About the Exhibition’s Brightest Rising Stars We highlight nine artists in the 2019 Whitney Biennial, including the oldest and the youngest in the show. By Caroline Goldstein & Eileen Kinsella, May 22, 2019
Analysis A Buyer’s Guide to the Venice Biennale: What Collectors Need to Know About the (Technically) Noncommercial Event We delved into the markets of eight artists representing their countries at the Venice Biennale. Here's a guide to their most sought-after works. By Melanie Gerlis, May 6, 2019
Analysis Young Black Artists Are More in Demand Than Ever—But the Art World Is Burning Them Out Artists describe the often invisible labor they take on to make it in an art world not built to accommodate them. By Melissa Smith, Apr 29, 2019
Analysis Is Warhol Still Art’s ‘One-Man Dow Jones’? Dealer Dominique Lévy Breaks Down Five Myths About the Artist’s Market Ahead of Lévy Gorvy's new show "Warhol Women," the dealer reveals why the artist's trade has never been stronger. By Tim Schneider, Apr 24, 2019
Analysis Can ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Help Rebuild Notre Dame? How Restoring the Cathedral Will Rely on Both New Tech and Ancient Knowhow Conservation experts warn against a speedy reconstruction. By Naomi Rea, Apr 18, 2019
Analysis Want to Be a Crash-Proof Collector? Here Are 3 Things to Do to Stay Ahead of the Art Market During a Recession Don't be afraid to sell a masterpiece, look at the middle market, and more advice for cashing in on art when the stock market is falling. By Tim Schneider, Apr 8, 2019
Analysis Inside the Craze for KAWS: How a New Jersey Graffiti Artist Achieved Art-Market Domination Without Following Any of the Rules Ahead of Art Basel Hong Kong, where the artist is omnipresent, we uncover the forces behind his meteoric rise. By Eileen Kinsella, Mar 25, 2019
