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 27, 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
Analysis How to Master the Old Master Market: 7 Practical Strategies From Top Experts Don't chase brand names, learn your labels, and keep a conservator on speed dial. By Eileen Kinsella & Henri Neuendorf, Jul 24, 2017
Analysis The Gray Market: How to Make Sense of Artsy’s Latest Funding Round (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist presents a trio of stories where comparisons brought devastating clarity. By Tim Schneider, Jul 23, 2017
Analysis The Gray Market: Why ‘Mutual Trust’ Is an Art-World Fable When It Comes to Sales Agreements (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist presents three stories that show that the devil is in the details. By Tim Schneider, Jul 9, 2017
Analysis The Dealer Will See You Now: Why Gallery Waiting Lists Are the Ultimate Art-Market Paradox In an excerpt from his new book, our columnist explores the seemingly illogical economics of the gallery waiting list. By Tim Schneider, Jun 22, 2017
Analysis The Gray Market: Why You Shouldn’t Buy Into Art-Fair Sales Reports (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist presents three takes related to Art Basel, the summertime royalty of the art-fair realm. By Tim Schneider, Jun 18, 2017
Analysis The Gray Market: Why Artists Should Think Twice Before ‘Satirizing’ Brands (And Other Insights) This week, our columnist assesses the merits and misfires of immersive installations. By Tim Schneider, Jun 12, 2017
Analysis A Blueprint for Blue Chip: How Giacometti Became the World’s Most Expensive Sculptor Fascination with Giacometti's elongated figures is at a fever pitch. By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 12, 2017
Analysis The Gray Market: What Art Basel Can Learn From a Flawed Study on Gallery Bias (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist examines three cases of "in" groups and "out" groups changing the game for everyone. By Tim Schneider, Jun 4, 2017
Analysis Why the Marciano Foundation Embodies the Existential Crisis Facing All Private Museums The foundation, which opens in Los Angeles this week, is torn between consensus taste and the eccentricity of its founders. By Tim Schneider, May 24, 2017
Analysis Beyond Basquiat: 12 Essential Takeaways From Last Week’s $1.6 Billion Art Auctions Our parting observations from New York's auction gigaweek. By Brian Boucher & Eileen Kinsella & Henri Neuendorf, May 22, 2017
Analysis The Gray Market: Why We Need To Rethink Our Definition of the ‘Middle Market’ (and Other Insights) This week, our columnist surveys the New York evening sales for meaningful activity. By Tim Schneider, May 22, 2017
Analysis Kiss the Crown! Basquiat Dethroned These 5 American Artists With His $110.5M Record The upstart dethroned canonical figures in the history of American art. By Brian Boucher, May 19, 2017