How Newly Minted Art Market Star Loie Hollowell’s Prices Rose More Than 1,200 Percent in Just Three Years

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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