The Gray Market Who Knew the Art Industry Spends Millions of Dollars on Washington Lobbyists? (and Other Insights) Our columnist analyzes four years of public records to relay who paid up to be heard on Capitol Hill—and why. The answers will surprise you. By Tim Schneider, Feb 15, 2022
The Gray Market How the Unmasking of the Bored Ape Yacht Club Founders Reveals the True Dangers of Anonymity in the Metaverse Our columnist makes the case that blockchain anonymity, while seductive, ultimately most benefits the rich and powerful. By Tim Schneider, Feb 8, 2022
The Gray Market Why Art Businesses Are Once Again Drunk on Growth and Racing to Scale Up (and Other Insights) Our columnist susses out what to make of the nearly 30 art businesses that have been expanding during the pandemic. By Tim Schneider, Feb 1, 2022
The Gray Market Why Resale Restrictions Are Another Arena for Artists to Flex Their Muscles in a Talent-Driven Art Market (and Other Insights) Our columnist unpacks how "no-flip" provisions are another chance for artists to capitalize on their growing leverage in the trade. By Tim Schneider, Jan 25, 2022
The Gray Market 4 Burning Questions About Resale Restrictions Ignited by the Market’s Latest Art-Flipping Scandal (and Other Insights) Our columnist parses the very public legal battle between Michael Xufu Huang and Federico Castro Debernardi. By Tim Schneider, Jan 18, 2022
The Gray Market Why One Crypto Critic’s Thought Experiment May Actually Point the Way Forward for Digital Art (and Other Insights) Our columnist addresses whether avant-garde NFTs can be the exception to the rule that the internet's next phase will repeat past mistakes. By Tim Schneider, Jan 11, 2022
The Gray Market Artnet Oracle Tim Schneider Offers 10 Adventurous, Highly Specific Predictions for the Art World in 2022 (and Other Insights) Our columnist once again peers into the swirling mists of the new year to try to decipher what lies ahead of the art industry. By Tim Schneider, Jan 4, 2022
The Gray Market How Artnet Oracle Tim Schneider’s 10 Highly Specific Art-World Predictions for 2021 Worked Out (and Other Insights) Our columnist grades the predictions he made at the start of 2021 to see where he went right (and wrong). By Tim Schneider, Dec 28, 2021
The Gray Market How Prices for In-Demand Living Artists Rocketed to Hair-Raising New Heights in 2021 (and Other Insights) Our columnist unpacks why the last eight months of global demand have pushed the art market into new territory. By Tim Schneider, Dec 14, 2021
The Gray Market Why the Art Market Is Unlikely to Be Affected by the Omicron Variant (and Other Insights) Our columnist surfaces from a research binge with insights into how the art market may respond to the latest pandemic twist. By Tim Schneider, Dec 7, 2021
The Gray Market Art and NFTs Are Wooing Each Other in Miami. But Whether the Romance Lasts Is Far From a Given (and Other Insights) Our columnist surveys the art world's relationship to crypto since its previous peak in 2018, and reminds us linear progress is not promised. By Tim Schneider, Dec 1, 2021
The Gray Market Why NFTs Are Just the Latest Example of How Auction Houses Are Blurring the Line Between the Primary and Secondary Markets Our columnist examines The Big Three auction houses forays into crypto-art sales, and why it's less revolutionary than it may seem. By Tim Schneider, Nov 16, 2021
The Gray Market Why Shocks to the Labor Market and Global Supply Chain Mean the Arts Are Paying More to Get Less (and Other Insights) Our columnist introduces art pros to "skimpflation" and all the ways it is forcing them to spend more for worse results. By Tim Schneider, Nov 9, 2021
The Gray Market 4 Ways the Crypto Space Is Splintering From the Art World, as Seen at This Week’s Blockbuster NFT Conference (and Other Insights) Our columnist visits NFT.NYC and finds some surprising thoughts on art future in the crypto space. By Tim Schneider, Nov 3, 2021
The Gray Market Why Climate Activists Think the Ford Foundation’s Commitment to Renewable Energy Investments Doesn’t Go Far Enough (and Other Insights) Our columnist looks at the Ford Foundation's eco-conscious investment pledge and what it really means for climate change action in the arts. By Tim Schneider, Oct 26, 2021
