Shane Ferro
What I’m about to say might be self-evident if you are on the business end of the art world, but if you aren’t, listen up: A lot of what gets written about the art market is crap. It isn't necessarily meant to be so, but the whole thing is set up so that it's...
It appears that the online auction house winning the startup funding war is the one you've never heard of: Auctionata. The Berlin-based startup, which has only been in business for a year, just raised $20.2 million in second round funding from five different...
How big is the art market? It’s a question that seems relatively simple, yet is elusive. The difficulty of pinning down an estimate (mostly as a result of the fact that it’s in dealers’ best interests to keep their sales private) means that...
New York’s iconic bohemian paradise, the Chelsea Hotel, came upon its status in part because its former managing partner, Stanley Bard, was friendly to artists of all stripes, and would sometimes accept artwork in lieu of rent.But it seems that the hotel is...
NEW YORK — On January 16, Esther de Hollander placed an order from affordable print purveyor 20x200 for her sister’s birthday. Her credit card was charged immediately, but she did not receive shipping confirmation. A week passed. Then two. After emailing the...
Since moving to Los Angeles last summer, Perry Rubenstein has already made a mark for himself as a power player on the West Coast art scene. Now that he has settled, ARTINFO chatted with him about his new gallery, the difference between the coasts, and just...
Asia Week kicked off on Tuesday with a bang. As has been the trend in the last few years, there were plenty of lots selling for 10 times estimates. As always, Chinese ceramics are hot, as are traditional Indian and Himalayan works of art. Perhaps more...
Art economist Clare McAndrew’s unveiling of the annual TEFAF market report has become a tradition — generally giving the art world the most in-depth industry analysis it will get all year. This year doesn't disappoint. Overall...
The last week has been something of a rollercoaster of news about the Los Angeles museum world. First, after months — years, even! — of financial turmoil for the smaller institution, LACMA officially submitted a bid at the end of February offering merge with...
Next Wednesday evening, Phillips will hold its first-ever editions sale in London, offering 92 lots ranging from early 1900s Matisse monotypes to hot-off-the-presses contemporary prints. The inaugural sale in the UK comes after several...
