Analysis The Gray Market: What the ‘Salvator Mundi’ Whodunnit Says About Saudi Soft Power (and Other Insights) How a $450 million da Vinci and a handful of petrocrats siphoned much of the art-market oxygen out of Art Basel in Miami Beach. By Tim Schneider, Dec 11, 2017
Analysis The Rediscovery Backlash: Has the Market for Overlooked Art Historical Talent Peaked? This year's Art Basel Miami Beach is full of work from the '60s and '70s. But how much of it is actually worth rediscovering? By Julia Halperin, Dec 8, 2017
Analysis Passion, Not Profit, Is the Biggest Motivator for Collectors, a New Study Says The surprising results from a new study by Swiss bank UBS suggest that profit is rarely a driving factor. By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 7, 2017
Analysis A New Study Shows That Most Artists Make Very Little Money, With Women Faring the Worst The myth of the starving artist is anything but a myth. By Eileen Kinsella, Nov 29, 2017
Analysis Why Would Anyone Pay $450 Million for the ‘Salvator Mundi’? Because They’re Not Buying the Painting An attempt to psychoanalyze the buyer of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi.' By Tim Schneider, Nov 17, 2017
Analysis A New Report on Global Billionaires Confirms the Growing Art-Buying Power of Asia’s New Mega-Rich The art market follows the money as the number of China's mega-rich increased by 25 percent to overtake US for the first time. By Eileen Kinsella, Oct 26, 2017
Analysis The Gray Market: Why Christie’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ Sale Is Riskier Than It Seems (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist examines the risk inherent in Christie's da Vinci sale and an unnerving potential new trend in museum architecture. By Tim Schneider, Oct 16, 2017
Analysis Where Money Grows on Walls: Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Banksy Cottage Industry From luxury property developers to T-shirt sellers, everyone's making a buck off Banksy. By Naomi Rea, Oct 9, 2017
Analysis The ‘Winner Takes All’ Art Market: 25 Artists Account for Nearly 50% of All Contemporary Auction Sales Here's why the market is as top-heavy as ever—and what it means for the future. By Julia Halperin & Eileen Kinsella, Sep 20, 2017
Analysis The Gray Market: Why documenta 14’s Budget Mess Is More Complicated Than It Seems (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist takes a comprehensive look at both sides of the quinquennial exhibition’s budget debacle. By Tim Schneider, Sep 18, 2017
Analysis The Gray Market: Why Galleries Shouldn’t Sell Primarily to Museums (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist considers the financial uncertainties faced by gallerists, artists, and museums. By Tim Schneider, Sep 11, 2017
Analysis The Gray Market: Why High Rents Make the Art World Boring (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist explores how gentrification and soaring real estate prices are pushing risky and experimental art aside. By Tim Schneider, Sep 4, 2017
Analysis The Gray Market: Why There’s More to Sotheby’s Premiums Than Meets the Eye (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist examines three examples of storytelling in the art industry. By Tim Schneider, Aug 28, 2017
Analysis Contemporary Art Auction Sales Have Shrunk by 20% This Year—Why? At the same time, the total amount of money generated by these sales rose, our research reveals. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 18, 2017
Analysis The Once-Hot Chinese Art Market Is Struggling to Reignite, According to a New Report The market for Chinese art has fallen far below its 2011 peak. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 16, 2017
