Nic’s Top Ten Photos from PurePhoto – artmarketblog.com Being the big fan that I am of photography and of the online fine art photography marketplace, PurePhoto.com, I thought I would tempt fans of the Art Market Blog with my top ten favourite photos from PurePhoto. If you like what you see then check out http://www.purephoto.com [...]
Exposing the Chinese Art Market With 6 Questions Pt. 2 – artmarketblog.com see part 1 here: http://www.artmarketblog.com/2011/07/01/exposing-the-chinese-art-market-with-6-questions-pt-1-artmarketblog-com/ 3. What specific indicators would suggest a price bubble for Chinese art, and is this “bubble” a general feature across all art sectors in China, or specific to contemporary art since the 1990s, for example? The characteristics of [...]
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 [...]
2010 has been one of the most confusing, unpredictable and unexplainable years for me as an art market analyst. So many of the trends, events and fads that emerged during 2010 did not appear to be caused by the sort of conditions, have the same effects, or follow the same path of logic that one would expect they would given the way things have panned out in past years
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.
Halsey Minor Battles Sotheby’s Again – artmarketblog.com
Do Art Auction Houses Camouflage Results? – artmarketblog.com
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
Portraits as Art Market Currency pt. 3 – artmarketblog.com
Portraits as Art Market Currency Pt. 2 – artmarketblog.com
