‘It’s a Trial by Fire’: How Dealers Spooked by Speculators at Art Basel Miami Beach Decide Whom to Trust

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‘It’s a Trial by Fire’: How Dealers Spooked by Speculators at Art Basel Miami Beach Decide Whom to Trust—and Whom to Sell to

With demand for artworks far outstripping artificial controls on supply, dealers get their pick of the litter when it comes to collectors.

By Katya Kazakina, Dec 3, 2021

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‘The Underbidder Gets F-cked’: How Murky Financial Wizardry Thwarted the Crypto Dreamers and Other Bidders at This Week’s Auctions

A mysterious thing happened to a number of top lots this season: the final price was less than the auction house initially recorded.

By Katya Kazakina, Nov 19, 2021

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‘You Feel Lost’: Blue-Chip Veterans Bemoan the Current Contemporary-Crazed Market, Where Banksy Sells Better Than Monet

Ever since the high-stakes auctions began in New York this week, the most burning question has been: is the time of blue-chip art over?

By Katya Kazakina, Nov 12, 2021

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Revealed: The Biggest Consignors to New York’s $1.4 Billion Fall Auctions, From Eric Clapton to a Former Enron Executive

Plus, which major collector is selling some works with his name attached and flipping others anonymously?

By Katya Kazakina, Nov 7, 2021

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Christopher Wool Used to Be the Market’s Most-Wanted Artist. Now, His Auction Sales Have Sunk by 85 Percent

Seven works by Wool are hitting the block in the upcoming November evening sales in New York. But the correction has already arrived.

By Katya Kazakina, Nov 1, 2021

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Art Fairs Have Survived Cancellations, Travel Restrictions, and Budget Cuts. Now They’re Facing a New Challenge: Brain Drain

Top executives at Art Basel, Frieze, and the Armory Show have decamped this year, adding to concerns about the future of the business model.

By Katya Kazakina, Oct 22, 2021

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Mark Rothko’s Abstract Art Has Fallen Out of Fashion. Here’s How a Cohort of Industry Players Is Working to Revive His Market

With a new show at Pace and two major works heading to auction, the appetite for art by the Abstract Expressionist is being tested anew.

By Katya Kazakina, Oct 15, 2021

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Adam Pendleton Is Very Good at Saying No. But Can He Fend Off the Market Frenzy That Follows a Major MoMA Show?

The monumental show "Who Is Queen?" is likely to push the artist's career and prices to new levels, while testing his ability to control both.

By Katya Kazakina, Oct 4, 2021

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The Met Eyes the Sale of Picasso’s First Cubist Sculpture as It Works to Claw Its Way Out of a $150 Million Revenue Shortfall

We reveal the priciest work that the Met is considering selling.

By Katya Kazakina, Sep 24, 2021

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Could the Breuer Building Become a ‘Really Ritzy Gym’? Investors Eye the Famed Property as the Whitney Weighs a Sale

The clock is ticking to make a decision, and the factors at play are complex.

By Katya Kazakina, Sep 19, 2021

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‘The Demand Is Off the Charts’: At the Independent Fair, Young Figurative Painters Steal the Show (and Draw Mile-Long Wait Lists)

Independent offered a peek at the dynamics shaping the broader art market today.

By Katya Kazakina, Sep 10, 2021

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As the Met Prepares an Action-Packed Fall Season, Museum Director Max Hollein Talks Deaccessioning, NFTs, and Chuck Close

The Met's director offers a peek at the art season ahead—and meditates on the turbulence of the past 18 months.

By Katya Kazakina, Sep 3, 2021

Inside the Epic Auction-House Battle to Win Divorcing Couple Harry and Linda Macklowe’s Peerless $700 Million Art Collection

Find out which auction house has the edge on selling off the collection that has set art-market tongues wagging for years.

By Katya Kazakina, Aug 11, 2021

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‘You Go Where the Money Is’: How Wealthy Collectors Led Top Art Dealers to Aspen, the Industry’s Newest Haven

“This is without a doubt the busiest it’s ever been,” one dealer told Arnet News.

By Katya Kazakina, Aug 5, 2021

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