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Hacker Posts Information of 1M Artsy User Accounts for Sale on Dark Web
On February 13, Artsy's chief technology officer warned account holders of a "data security incident."
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Opinion
The Hudson Valley Art Scene Does Not Need Saving
Writer and editor James Trainor’s recent essay in Artsy about the Hudson Valley art scene — obnoxiously titled “The Hinterlands: Can artists and dealers change the creative and economic landscape of Upstate New York?” — reads like a call to artist-saviors to move up the Hudson in order to colonize t
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Artspace Acquires VIP, Continuing the Art E-Commerce Wars
One of the ongoing narratives of the art world as of late is the fight over art’s presence on the internet — which company will be the first to make systematized online art sales mainstream? The field of contenders, which has ranged from 20x200 to Paddle8, Artspace, Artsy, VIP Art, and even Fab.com,
Opinion
The Armory Fair Is on Artsy, So You Don’t Have to Go IRL
As Artsy has gained in momentum (if not revenue) in the past year, it’s become apparent that what the platform is best at is not necessarily tracing the genealogy of artworks but simply reproducing exhibitions well in an online format, with high-res images and an attractive interface. That argument
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Amazing Art Stat of the Day: "Collectors" Art Isn't Reaching
Carter Cleveland of art startup Artsy claimed at an event last night that, "For every household that buys fine art in US, there are 37 households with the same average income that don't." So I asked him to elaborate.