Artnet News Pro Young, Green Collectors Are Driving the Art Market Explosion in South Korea. But Could a Growing Interest in Speculative Buying Be a Slippery Slope? "It’s not just rich people who are collecting art," said one expert. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 29, 2022
Artnet News Pro It’s Boom Time for Seoul’s Flourishing Art Market. Here Is Why the Art-Market Gold Rush in South Korea Is Here to Stay It is unnecessary to see Seoul, Hong Kong, and other Asian cities as a “rivalry or a zero-sum game,” according to an expert. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 28, 2022
The Art Detective Musicians and Movie Stars Have Had Managers Forever. Now, It’s Becoming Big Business to Manage Artists, Too Longtime art advisors say that managing artists has become the fastest-growing segment of their business. By Katya Kazakina, Aug 26, 2022
Wet Paint New York’s Cool Art Kids Are Hanging Out in… the Financial District? Pat Steir Is Joining a Mega-Gallery, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, where did the Clintons go art-hopping in the Hamptons? And who is the latest addition to the Henry Street gallery hub? By Annie Armstrong, Aug 25, 2022
Artnet News Pro The Market for Aboriginal Art Is Growing Fast. Here Is What (And Who) You Need to Know to Navigate This Dynamic Scene The global art world is rapidly becoming aware of this market, but there are some pitfalls to know about if you are looking to buy into it. By Anna Sansom, Aug 23, 2022
The Hammer Simon de Pury on Why Artists Are So Risk-Averse—and How He’s Determined to Show Them a New Way to Navigate the Market Amidst the art market's "silly season," our columnist explains why the time is right for an art-market experiment. By Simon de Pury, Aug 23, 2022
Artnet News Pro Etsu Egami Is a Breakout Star at Auction—and She’s Not Even 30. Her Supporters Are Scared All That Success Could Backfire Within the space of seven short years, Egami has gone from an unknown talent to a market force. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 22, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Art Advisor Nazy Nazhand Takes Us to Ibiza to Hit the Nightclubs and the Galleries of Iberia We caught up with Nazhand as she took her annual trip to Ibiza. By Annie Armstrong, Aug 19, 2022
Wet Paint New York Dealer James Fuentes Has Big Plans for L.A., Robert Mnuchin and Family Open a Restaurant, Plus More Art-World Gossip Plus, what FiDi hot spot may be the art world's new Forlini's? What meme queen is showing paintings downtown? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Aug 18, 2022
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 15 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction Around the World in July 2022 Results from Poly Auctions' July sales made up the majority of the list. By Caroline Goldstein, Aug 16, 2022
The Appraisal Roy Lichtenstein’s Art Has the Most Pop in the Private Market. With a Special Sale in the Hamptons, Do His Public Prices Have Room to Grow? The artist is famous for his Ben-Day dot portraits of women—but some market players are hoping to broaden his appeal. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 15, 2022
Artnet News Pro Western Galleries Are Scooping Up Female Chinese Artists Born in the 1990s. Here’s Who You Need to Know, and Why They Matter Meet five artists whose markets are on the rise. By Vivienne Chow, Aug 14, 2022
The Back Room The Back Room: Outside In This week: Small galleries making big impressions, a Wet Paint whiparound, Christie’s hopes to cash in on Clemente, and much more—all in a 6-minute read (1,608 words). By Tim Schneider & Naomi Rea, Aug 12, 2022
Wet Paint Wet Paint in the Wild: Art Dealer Dakota Sica Burns Gallery Checklists and Goes Surfing on the East End Sica takes us on a tour of his summer life out on Long Island. By Annie Armstrong, Aug 12, 2022
Artnet News Pro Why Are Art Investors Suddenly Ravenous for Dinosaurs? A Q&A With Nicolai Frahm, a Collector With Scientists on Speed Dial The advisor shares what he has learned from a decade of collecting in the field. By Eileen Kinsella, Aug 11, 2022