The Art Detective Goodbye FOMO and Frenzy: A New Art Season Kicks Off With Cautious Optimism Buyers are in no rush to pull the trigger. By Katya Kazakina, Sep 6, 2024
The Art Detective Shoptalk: Art Dealer Paula Cooper Slams Auction Houses and Reveals Trade Secrets 'Some artists are too young to be at auction,' she says in Part 2 of a wide-ranging interview. 'They're destroying these young kids by auctioning them.' By Katya Kazakina, Aug 29, 2024
The Art Detective Shoptalk: Legendary New York Art Dealer Paula Cooper Opens Up About Her Path to Power 'I was dying to work for a gallery. But I had no experience, and I was very shy. The only thing I knew how to do was operate a switchboard.' By Katya Kazakina, Aug 22, 2024
The Art Detective Shoptalk: Dealer Stefania Bortolami on How Interdependence Has Shaped the Contemporary Art Scene "It’s a tough moment, in which we have to buckle up and take some strategic decisions." By Katya Kazakina, Aug 14, 2024
The Art Detective Shoptalk: Dealer Allegra LaViola on Making It Through Market Downturns "You can burn it all down and begin again." By Katya Kazakina, Aug 8, 2024
The Art Detective Nothing Is for Sale in Christopher Wool’s Acclaimed DIY Show. Will It Jump-Start His Market? 'I was kind of unaware that I had become known for auction prices,' the artist said. 'Things have gotten out of hand.' By Katya Kazakina, Jul 23, 2024
The Art Detective Is This Pissarro Print Worth $28,000—or $530? At 1stdibs, Dealers and an Algorithm Clash Start-ups are using AI to value art, with mixed results. One project has some sellers in revolt. By Katya Kazakina, Jun 28, 2024
The Art Detective Is the Party Over? What Nicolas Party’s Recent Auction Flops Mean for His Market The Swiss artist's prices soared in recent years, but now an art-market correction has arrived. By Katya Kazakina, Jun 7, 2024
Art Detective What the Auction Withdrawal of a $30 Million Brice Marden Painting Reveals About the Art Market It’s a tale of three powerhouse galleries, a regretful buyer, and big-league financing. By Katya Kazakina, May 31, 2024
Art Detective Who Were the Winners and Losers of the $1.4 Billion New York Auction Week? At least one consigner ended up being both. By Katya Kazakina, May 24, 2024
The Art Detective Revealed: This Season’s Auction Consignors, from Influential Financiers to a Storied Gallerist Major pieces by Joan Mitchell, Frank Stella, and Julie Mehretu are headed to the block next week. The Art Detective knows who is sending them there. By Katya Kazakina, May 10, 2024
The Art Detective Sterling Ruby’s New Paintings Sold for $550,000 Each at Frieze New York. Are They Worth That? The artist's market was once red hot, but auction results in recent years have been disappointing. By Katya Kazakina, May 6, 2024
The Art Detective Private Foundations Made Artists and Dealers Rich. What If Many Are Just ‘Tools for Flippers’? Institutions established by collectors have a veneer of permanence. In reality, 'they can do whatever they want.' By Katya Kazakina, Apr 26, 2024
Art Detective Is It Time to Cut Art Prices? Long Considered Taboo, the Idea Is Gaining Traction The market has 'completely stopped' for many artists. Is it possible to lure in new buyers 'without causing a total crash of their careers?' By Katya Kazakina, Apr 12, 2024
The Art Detective ‘If It Goes to Zero—Fine’: Why Do Collectors Pay Wild Prices for New Art? Wooed by galleries, buyers chase artworks like 'prestige fashion objects.' Do they know what they are doing? By Katya Kazakina, Apr 5, 2024
