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Against all odds, the art market peaked this June
Halfway through 2021, the art market shows no sign of slowing down. As most Western cities are emerging from the health crisis,...
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New York and Hong Kong Spring auctions: the market is back.
New York and Hong Kong contemporary May sales confirmed the positive market trend at the start of 2021. While most blue chip artists...
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March auctions showed a more balanced market compared with last year
Despite a rather fragmented auction month in March, the market balance seems to be restored after a difficult year in 2020. The emerging...
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Salman Toor : the birth of a rising star
Salman Toor’s acclaimed solo show at the prestigious Whitney Museum this year propelled him into the ranks of art stardom. And yet, his...
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Is the art world in the midst of a speculative bubble?
Flipping artworks has become common practice among collectors and dealers alike. This trend, which originated in the early 2000s, has...
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The main auction houses underperformed this month in London and New York as demand declines
For the first time in years, most sales fell below or barely within their pre-sales estimates this Fall. It seems like a significant...
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Lucas Arruda, Matthew Wong and Antonio Obá: the cream of the new generation
This month, we wanted to talk to you about the last generation of artists who has been steadily rising for the last few months, despite...
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Our guide to the unprecedented 2020 Summer Auctions
This summer, the 3 main auction houses Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips had to reinvent themselves in order to survive the global...
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Works under $500K: top artists to buy during the crisis
It is quite rare to see major artists whose market has not skyrocketed yet, and even when you find one, the important pieces are often...
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Despite the crisis, the art market has already proved its resilience
As the coronavirus is spreading around the world, the global economy is entering a difficult phase, and the art market is no exception....
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Frieze Los Angeles vs. London auction week: California wins
This year’s London February art sales were quite disappointing, as the 3 main auction houses Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips brought...
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What a (Nicolas) Party!
At just over 40 years old, Nicolas Party is one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful artists of his generation....
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the 4 most successful artist categories of 2019
2019 was quite a busy year for the art market! It was marked by a few major evolutions, which were clearly visible during art fairs,...
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Post-conceptualism and digital art: the future of art?
Since the early 2010’s, a new generation of visual artists deeply influenced by the digital age has emerged. Most of them were born in...
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Ed Clark: the story of a long-overdue rise to fame
Ed Clark only got the recognition he deserved by the art world in last few years of his six-decade long career. As he once confessed to...
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New York Fall Auction Week: the mid-market remains strong despite mixed global results
If you only look at the numbers, New York Fall art Auction week was quite disappointing this year. The decline in sales volume was partly...
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London Frieze week auctions brought mixed results this year
This year’s fall auctions in London were rather dull, as only a few important works were offered for sale by the three main houses...
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Alex Katz: the consecration of a pioneer
Alex Katz rise to fame was not an easy journey. Although considered a pop art pioneer, his work was often misunderstood by critics. But...
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Dana Schutz: her journey to auction fame
When Dana Schutz presented her first solo show in 2002 at LFL gallery, she had little idea that her paintings would reach sky-high prices...
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Is figuration the future of contemporary art?
Since the early 2000's, figurative painting has gradually returned to the front of the scene, after years of dominance by conceptual and...
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