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Emotional Landscapes and Eco-Surrealism: L.A. Art Insiders Ponder What Comes Next After the End of the Figuration Boom
Alina Cohen (Artnews) Joshua Nathanson, Already Gone (2022). Courtesy of Various Small Fires, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Seoul. When Frieze Los Angeles opens to the public this week, cultural stakeholders from all over will swarm the Santa Monica airport, seeking an intelligible narrative about the state of contemporary art—in a city famous for its lack…
Read MoreDespite a turbulent 2022, wealthy collectors are buying more – and pricier – art
The new Art Basel & UBS global collectors survey finds that they are on track to more than double their 2021 spendin Brian Boucher The global art market may be headed for an exceptionally strong year, according to the findings of A Survey of Global Collecting in 2022, co-published by Art Basel and UBS, prepared…
Read MoreArt Cologne, the World’s Oldest Art Fair, Boasts Impressive Art and a Tranquil Atmosphere
Josie Thaddeus-Johns Nov 21, 2022 8:58PM Installation view of Ruttkowski;68’s booth at Art Cologne, 2022. Courtesy of Koelnmesse and Art Cologne. It’s the oldest art fair in the world, a hub through which some of the world’s most important artworks have traveled. Indeed, when Art Cologne opened this week with 43,000 visitors attending its recently…
Read MoreCrisis, what crisis? Global import and export of art set to hit record levels by the end of 2022, according to Art Basel/UBS report
Demand from collectors remains “extremely resilient”—but survey asks how long can the current model be sustained? Anny Shaw (TheArtnewspaper) A visitor at Frieze Masters 2022—one of a number of fairs this year that held live events with no social distancing measures. Courtesy of Frieze After the art market bounced back better than expected in 2021,…
Read MoreInflation Fueling Red-Hot Art Market? High Prices Draw More Sellers
The art market is tracking for record highs, says UBS and Art Basel. Martine Paris3 November 2022 at 16:48 GMT A visitor walks past an art installation during Art Basel Miami Beach. Photographer: Scott McIntyre/Bloomberg It’s boom times for the art world as high-net-worth collectors flock to international shows in search of exciting new finds. Buyers are bullish about…
Read MoreFor US collectors buying in London, the dollar’s strength may be their only advantage
While the relative weakness of the pound this season has given Americans at Frieze more buying power, many other factors may prevent them from making major purchases Daniel Grant 11 October 2022 Not so star-spangled banner: In the aftermath of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, collectors from the US face additional bureaucratic challenges and…
Read MoreCentral London’s calling: smaller galleries bank on bigger spaces despite economic uncertainty
In the post-Brexit, post-pandemic era, dealers are moving into new and more central venues in London London’s Fitzrovia has seen several galleries pop up in new spaces Photo: Flavius Călin/Unsplash A flurry of moves and expansions among London’s smaller and mid-sized galleries suggests dealers are rising to the twin challenges of economic and political crisis.…
Read MoreUltra-contemporary art boom defies economic downturn at Frieze London
New works by young artists are in high demand at the fair, reflecting a surge in prices at auction Jadé Fadojutimi’s work at Gagosian’s Frieze London stand had already sold out before the fair had even opened yesterday David Owens There were few signs of an impending global recession during the VIP opening of Frieze…
Read MoreThe 10 New York Gallery Shows Not to Miss This Month, From Uptown to Tribeca
Mark your calendars. Caroline Goldstein & Sarah Cascone, September 19, 2022 Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, Garden Girl, (2022). Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Lelong & Co. Now that the art world is back in full swing, we’ve rounded up 10 can’t-miss gallery shows taking place around New York City in the coming weeks. From conceptual…
Read MoreFive Takeaways on the Global Art-Market Outlook
Germany-based start-up arttrade dug into the Artnet Price Database to bring you five insights about how the auction market has evolved. Artnet News in Partnership With arttrade, August 26, 2022 Andy Warhol’s One Dollar Bill (Silver Certificate) (1962) shown at the media preview of the summer auction at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in May 2015. (Photo…
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