News
Is Betting on the Art Market a Terrible Idea?
The prediction platform Kalshi is launching a dedicated art category amid heightened scrutiny over insider trading in wagers across industries.
Art Market
Opinion
The Art Market Post-Pollock
After spring's marquee auctions, we are led to believe that everything in our important art universe is doing just fine. It isn't.
Opinion
Everything Is Not Fine in the Art World
Auction headlines offer a picture of health that hides a body in crisis.
Opinion
Art Market Reporters Are Getting It All Wrong
The worst of the current market decline is not the closure of major galleries. It is the dozens of younger galleries that have gone under in the past three and a half years.
News
Women Art Collectors Are Outspending Men, Survey Finds
They’re also more likely to buy works by artists they’re not familiar with, according to the UBS and Art Basel's 2025 Survey of Global Collecting.
News
Hauser and Zwirner’s UK Galleries Report Nearly 90% Drop in Earnings
The news of the dip in profits, reported in public financial filings, comes amid a rumored global art market downturn.
News
Art Auction Sales Dropped by 25% in 2024 Amid Global Volatility
Private sales rose, as did sales of works priced under $5,000, among other findings in the latest Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report.
Art
Art Problems: I Don't Make Art to Sell; Do I Still Belong in the Art World?
Paddy Johnson answers your questions about art fairs, visibility, and frustrating studio visits.
News
Nearly Half of US Museums Focus on Just 4% of Contemporary Artists
A new report examines how emerging artists fare across different cities in the US, finding key gender disparities.
In Brief
After Astronomic Market Boom, NFT Prices Plummet
On February 22, the average price of an NFT collectible was around $4,300; by April 4, it had dropped to about $1,400.
Art
George Condo’s Cutism
Condo’s paintings play to his viewers’ sense of superiority; it gives them something to smile at without thinking too deeply into the work.
Art
How Swann Galleries Set the Stage for the Modern African American Art Market
For the past 13 years, Swann has been the only major auction house with a department dedicated to African American art, setting auction records for artists such as Sam Gilliam, Faith Ringgold, and Charles White.