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
Artnet News Pro 12 Artists Poised to Break Out in 2022, Based on Our Survey of Top Dealers, Advisors, and Curators Don't sleep on this group. By Artnet News, Jan 3, 2022
Artnet News Pro Orientalist Art, Long Shunned for Its Colonialist Eye on the East, Is Making a Comeback—and From the Unlikeliest Place The genre is now seen as a window into the Middle East in the 19th century, and it being sought-after by collectors from the Islamic world. By Vivienne Chow, Jan 2, 2022
Artnet News Pro The Art Market at a Glance: 5 Charts That Map the Biggest Changes in the Industry This Year From the rise of Asian buyers to the dominance of ultra-contemporary art, these graphs show, rather than tell, what happened. By Julia Halperin, Dec 29, 2021
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
Artnet News Pro Here Are the 300 Most-Searched Artists on Artnet’s Price Database in November 2021—and the Fast-Rising Talents Due to Break in See who's up, who's down, and who's up next. By Julia Halperin, Dec 21, 2021
The Art Detective Sotheby’s Owner Patrick Drahi Stands to Make a Fortune Off an IPO Just Two Years After Taking the House Private. How? By Being Ruthless Cost-cutting, smart financial plays, strong branding, and very good timing helped make Sotheby's an extremely listable asset. By Katya Kazakina, Dec 20, 2021
The Hammer Simon de Pury on What 50 Years of Watching Industry Tastes Evolve Has Taught Him About Investing in Art The veteran auctioneer reflects on why art is a solid investment—even as tastes shift faster than ever. By Simon de Pury, Dec 19, 2021
The Back Room The Back Room: A Year That Went Boom This week: art-market acceleration hits a new gear, Sotheby's outsells itself, European gavels get loud too, and much more. By Tim Schneider, Dec 17, 2021
Wet Paint Artists Slap Dealer With Suit for Missing Payments, Brooklyn Museum Prez Tries to Block Bad Press, and More Juicy Art-World Gossip Plus, what party drew Rob Storr and Alison Roman? What art-adjacent restaurant just got shut down for health reasons? Read on for answers. By Annie Armstrong, Dec 17, 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
Artnet News Pro Brexit and Rock-Bottom Interest Rates Are Pushing Central Europe’s Winter Auction Season to Record Highs Totals soared, in spite of ongoing uncertainty and a return of restrictions. By Kate Brown, Dec 14, 2021
Kenny Schachter Kenny Schachter Wades Through the Booze-Soaked NFT Mecca of Miami Beach—and Wishes He Could Escape to the Metaverse Rumor has it that Larry Gagosian turned down Beeple. By Kenny Schachter, Dec 13, 2021
Artnet News Pro Bootstraps and Billionaires: How Upstart Dealers Finance New Galleries in a Notoriously Turbulent Industry Most dealers rely on an odd mix of ingenuity and investors. By Zachary Small, Dec 12, 2021
Artnet News Pro France’s Tribal Art Market Has Survived Macron’s Restitution Politics. Can It Survive the Changing Tastes of a New Generation? Dealers are focused on attracting younger collectors more interested in design and contemporary art. By Anna Sansom, Dec 10, 2021