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The mood at this year's ARCO Madrid has felt decidedly conservative in comparison to prior editions. With a bolstered VIP program that cut down on press attendance, collectors roam the halls unencumbered, and were buying throughout the initial three...
It is fairly well known that art market prices have, on the whole, risen substantially — definitely over the last century, and particularly at the top of the market. However, the "art market" is not a real thing; it's a combination of the markets for works of...
LOS ANGELES — Art Los Angeles Contemporary, which staged its fourth edition over the weekend, has positioned itself as an important stop in the art fair circuit for international galleries working with young artists and for collectors in...
Art Palm Beach is not Frieze or the Armory. You won't find difficult conceptual work, ultra-minimalist sculpture, or Kanye West. What you will discover, though, is art that is unabashedly brash, humorous, and lively, plus a wealth of photography, and — ...
It is a well-known fact that taste has nothing to do with morality. On auction floors and at art fairs, autocrats and Ponzi schemers rub elbows with respectable collectors, while a passion for collecting may double as a vehicle to launder money or dodge taxes...
In the auction world, 2012 was a banner year for trophy hunters, thanks to “The Scream,” Richter, and Rothko. But the occasionally staggering prices did little to the alleviate mounting anxieties: that a price bubble is swelling, that the Imp/Mod market grows...
No one can accuse the art world of being apathetic. From signing petitions to protesting censorship to resigning from museum boards, art lovers know how to make their opinions heard. But that doesn’t mean they always agree with one another. To mark the end of...
Every 12 months, the editors of Art+Auction assemble a list of the individuals who have stood out in the art world over the last year, and publish our results as our Power List. On December 2, we published our Introduction, explaining the thinking...
Every 12 months, the editors of Art+Auction assemble a list of the individuals who have stood out in the art world over the last year, and publish our results as our Power List. On December 2, we published our Introduction, explaining the thinking...
Every 12 months, the editors of Art+Auction assemble a list of the individuals who have stood out in the art world over the last year, and publish our results as our Power List. On December 2, we published our Introduction, explaining the thinking...
