Contemporary Art Market Karma at Phillips de Pury Pt. 2 – artmarketblog.com My last post was the beginning of my analysis of the auction house Phillips de Pury and their status in the current market. I finished that post by revealing one method that Phillips use to try and maintain as strong a presence as [...]
Contemporary Art Market Karma at Phillips de Pury Pt. 1 – artmarketblog.com Sotheby’s and Christie’s tend to pull the wool over the eyes of the market when they produce their “not so contemporary” art auctions which is why the contemporary art focused auction house Phillips de Pury is the one to watch when it comes [...]
Chinese Art Market Matters from thedaily.com – artmarketblog.com I was recently interviewed by a journalist from the online ipad newspaper TheDaily.com regarding the Chinese art market boom. To see the full article visit: http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/04/10/041011-biz-chinese-art-market-2-2/ My opinions were also mentioned in this article from Art Throb: http://www.artthrob.co.za/News/China-tops-rankings-for-art-auction-revenue-by-Katharine-Jacobs-on-09-April.aspx# **Nicholas Forrest is an art market analyst, art [...]
Avoiding a 2011 Art Market Armageddon – artmarketblog.com Don’t get me wrong, I am very glad that the art market has rebounded so quickly, but I am also extremely concerned about the way the art market is progressing. As I have mentioned many times before, the long term stability and viability of the art market [...]
Due to overwhelming demand I have posted the entire Top 2010 Art Market Trends series in one post. Hope you enjoy !!! Top 2010 Art Market Trends Pt. 1 – artmarketblog.com ‘Venus of the Rags’ by Michelangelo Pistoletto 1. Arte Povera: The Arte Povera trend that took hold in 2010 has more to do with [...]
Top 2010 Art Market Trends Pt. 2 – artmarketblog.com There is really not just one dominant “art market” that one can refer to anymore. Once upon a time when one referred to the art market they were generally referring to the global leaders England and the USA, with perhaps the French market included depending on [...]
Top 2010 Art Market Trends Pt. 1 – artmarketblog.com 1. Arte Povera: The Arte Povera trend that took hold in 2010 has more to do with the concept of “Arte Povera” as opposed to the actual artists involved in the movement. The trend also extends to the work of other artists whose work embodied the [...]
Having focused my last few posts on the issues surrounding the questionable practices of some art auction houses, I thought it important to let people know how they can avoid becoming a victim of dirty art auction tricks and tactics. The only real way to avoid becoming a victim of the art auction houses is to ask questions and to know which questions to ask. Below is a list of questions, and the reasoning behind each question, that will ensure that you know exactly where you stand.
Not only does there seem to be the potential for art auction buyers to be influenced by incorrectly categorised and catalogued works, but apparently some auction houses now appear to conducting auctions in a manner that suggests that art buyers are unable to make decisions for themselves when buying at auction, and need to be told what they should be buying.
In my last post I detailed two definitions of contemporary art from two different contemporary art museums that challenge the rather inadequate and misleading definition of contemporary art that many auction houses seem to abide by. Even though I had found two good museum definitions of contemporary art, I continued my search to see what else I could find. And I am glad I did continue searching because I came across a particularly interesting definition of contemporary art provided by the Tate Museum
