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 17, 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 10, 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 27, 2021
The Gray Market Why the Art Market’s Pivot to Asia Is About More Than Chasing New Wealth (and Other Insights) Our columnist explores why art sellers see Asia as the world's best growth market—even though Wall Street disagrees. By Tim Schneider, Oct 20, 2021
The Gray Market Why A.I. Art Authentication Isn’t Necessarily the Game-Changer the Industry Wants It to Be (and Other Insights) Our columnist writes up a non-techie's guide to A.I. attribution research using a freshly disputed Rubens painting. By Tim Schneider, Oct 6, 2021
The Gray Market Why the Art Industry Should Brace Itself for the Permanent Staycation Era (and Other Insights) After surveying the travel landscape, our columnist finds the strong Euro flavor of Art Basel 2021 is a taste of more regionalism to come. By Tim Schneider, Sep 29, 2021
The Gray Market Why the Wave of Climate-Crisis Art Is More Than Just Virtue-Signaling, Even If It’s Not Enough (and Other Insights) Our columnist asks who will follow the lead of artists confronting collectors with the ecological crisis at even the most commercial events. By Tim Schneider, Sep 22, 2021
The Gray Market How the ‘Platform Delusion’ of Big Tech Helps Explain Why Galleries Are Finally Turning Away From Big Art Fairs (and Other Insights) Our columnist transports lessons from a new book on Silicon Valley that clarify galleries' growing hesitance around fairs. By Tim Schneider, Sep 15, 2021
The Gray Market Why Art Basel’s $1.6 Million ‘Solidarity Fund’ Creates One of the Most Compelling Social Experiments in Art-Market History (And Other Insights) Our columnist uses news of Art Basel's unprecedented, late-breaking package of exhibitor benefits to vault toward the bigger picture. By Tim Schneider, Sep 8, 2021
The Gray Market Why Facebook’s Virtual Office Initiative Raises Big Questions About the Return of Live Art Fairs (and Other Insights) Our columnist examines what the tech giant's new remote office software says about virtual art fairs just ahead of their IRL return. By Tim Schneider, Sep 1, 2021
The Gray Market Coffee and Psilocybin: Why Two Seemingly Very Different Art Dealers Just Went Into Business Together (and Other Insights) Our columnist tries to tease out what dealer-artist Mike Egan and gallerist Meredith Rosen are up to in their new joint space. By Tim Schneider, Aug 18, 2021
The Gray Market Why Real Art Market Innovation Has Been Shamefully Scarce Even in the Face of the Pandemic (and Other Insights) Our columnist looks at the post-shutdown landscape and finds too many players too satisfied with making just enough changes to get by. By Tim Schneider, Aug 11, 2021
The Gray Market How France’s Plan to Give Teens Free Cash to Spend on Culture Exposes the Art World’s Deepest Anxieties (and Other Insights) Our columnist surveys the French government's Culture Pass initiative to discover what it can tell us about snobbery in the art world. By Tim Schneider, Aug 4, 2021
The Gray Market How One Dog-Eat-Dog Market Proves That the Art Industry Really Doesn’t Have to Be That Way (and Other Insights) Our columnist dives into another fiercely contested specialty market and drags out an important lesson by the scruff of its neck. By Tim Schneider, Jul 28, 2021
