The Back Room The Back Room: Silicon Valley Split This week: the art-market lesson in Silicon Valley Bank’s demise, Canadian art crime runs rampant, big auction losses follow big auction publicity, and much more. By Artnet News, Mar 17, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Testing, Testing This week: a London auctions recap, David Kordansky loses a star, Duncan McCormick’s curious auction rise, and much more By Artnet News, Mar 10, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: The Doig Defection This week: a different type of Peter Doig solo show, a job posting for the ages, the quick COVID recovery of California's creative class, and much more. By Artnet News, Mar 3, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Wrap Party This week: a look back at Frieze L.A., a deeper gaze into Peter Doig’s solo act, Ernie Barnes rises again, and much more. By Artnet News, Feb 24, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Who Benefits, Exactly? This week: the strange calculus of charity auctions, Adam Lindemann tries to make history (again), a Ugandan star on the rise, and much more. By Artnet News, Feb 17, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Twilight of the Gmail Art Advisors This week: good riddance to bad advisors, A-list poaching gossip, Vermeer as ticket master, and much more. By Artnet News, Feb 10, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Old Masters, New Life? This week: an Old Masters auction overview, an Ernie Barnes mystery, a Winfred Rembert groundswell, and much more. By Artnet News, Feb 3, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Rise of the Machines This week: A.I. chatbots approach the art world, Korea’s changing market, the Met’s sneaky Philip Guston drama, and much more. By Artnet News, Jan 27, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Storm Watch This week: dark clouds gathering over the market, mega-gallery Marxism, a van Gogh in the courtroom, and much more. By Artnet News, Jan 20, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: The Basquiat Slide This week: Jean-Michel's mixed signals, a power couple weathers the storm, top sellers consolidate their auction dominance, and much more. By Artnet News, Jan 13, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: A Taste of the Future This week: a 2023 predictions sampler, Singapore’s star turn begins, a Hollywood insider banks on an art-world outsider, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Jan 6, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Don’t Believe the Hype This week: a sobering survey of gender and racial equity, Munich says ‘nein’ to Shepard Fairey, a Met director mouths off from beyond the grave, and much more. By Artnet News, Dec 16, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Initial Descent? This week in the Back Room: sorting through South Florida, a rookie sensation at the Rubell, a Hong Kong competition-stoker, and much more. By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Dec 9, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Recession Ready This week: how to know when the art market is headed for a recession, early sales from Art Basel Miami Beach, a speculative bubble bursts, and much more. By Naomi Rea & Julia Halperin, Dec 5, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: The Gavel Grind This week: assessing the auction cycle’s end, counting other people’s money, Betye Saar’s latest milestone, and much more. By Tim Schneider & Julia Halperin, Nov 18, 2022
