Art fairs are a demanding format. Each booth has approximately 10 seconds to make an impact. The viewer will either … More
Category: art market
Consensus
“Scholars agree…”“Most scholars believe…”“It is the generally accepted opinion…”“It is the scholarly consensus…” These phrases crop up, again and again, … More
(X)S vs. (X)L: A Tale of Two Art Fairs, Independent 20th Century and the Armory, 2022
1. Art fairs, like biennials, seek to create large-scale environments that exert their own gravitational pull. For a short period … More
The Leonardo Business
There’s been a bit of noise in the media around the high prices achieved during the Spring 2022 Auction Week … More
At South Ferry
On the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, under the same bright blue, nearly cloudless skies, I walked through lower Manhattan to … More
Money is no object
Before we left for Paris, Christie’s sold Leonardo’s “Salvator Mundi” for USD $450,312,500 (buyer’s premium included). Almost half a billion … More
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