The Back Room The Back Room: Value vs. Values This week: a retroactive wrinkle in a major market controversy, Dakis Joannou does not need a bigger boat, and China goes bonkers for Botticelli. By Artnet News, Jul 7, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Klimt in Context This week: looking at London's June auction week's mixed signals, how are Henry Street galleries holding up, Kennedy Yanko’s so-called paint skins, and much more. By Artnet News, Jun 30, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Private Parties This week, Perrotin's private equity partnership, Jordan Wolfson's lonely view of success, where private museums proliferate, and much more. By Artnet News, Jun 23, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Split Decision? This week: our debrief on Art Basel and what it portends for the art market, the appalling accommodations at Les Trois Rois, Steve Wynn shops a Rothko for $60 million, and much more. By Artnet News, Jun 16, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Working for the Weekend This week: London Gallery Weekend, Mike Bloomberg's philanthropic flex, a doggone surprise in the Old Master market, and much more. By Artnet News, Jun 9, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: The Fineberg Flop This week, a postmortem of spring's most pivotal (and disappointing) sale, a buzzy new project space on Henry Street, and much more. By Artnet News, Jun 2, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Wellness Check This week: May auction numbers decoded, the fresh faces of the Guggenheim Young Collectors Coalition, and much more. By Artnet News, May 26, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Buyer’s Choice This week: inside the collecting mind, a gossip hound’s how-to guide, a very Lalanne toast to the weekend, and much more. By Artnet News, May 19, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Heavy Is the Hammer This week: a New York auction primer, a gala speech gone wrong, a canny mega-gallerist consignor, and much more. By Artnet News, May 12, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Will May Go the Market’s Way? This week: a temperature check before May’s market mania, the museum director carousel keeps spinning, anxiety in the antiquities market, and much more. By Artnet News, May 5, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: The Donation Detour This week: the backlash against charity auctions, Kyiv’s art scene stands strong, a major Picasso makes its auction debut, and much more. By Artnet News, Apr 21, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Ghana’s Gameplan This week: Ghana's hottest talents blaze a new trail, details on a billion-dollar divorce, flippers keep on flipping, and much more. By Artnet News, Apr 14, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Store of Value This week: an art-market logistics mystery, big trouble at big auction houses and museums, extra-sunny buyer psychology, and much more. By Artnet News, Apr 7, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: From Publisher to Market Player This week: Loyal gallery’s unusual path to longevity, Patrick Drahi’s unsentimental approach to art financing, Edgar Plans’s market moment, and much more. By Artnet News, Mar 31, 2023
The Back Room The Back Room: Answering Hong Kong’s Riddle This week: the intrigue around ABHK’s return, a new art-world power couple emerges, the rise of single-owner auction action, and much more. By Artnet News, Mar 24, 2023