Art Market Blog Press Update – artmarketblog.com The latest press coverage featuring Nicholas Forrest and the Art Market Blog: Reconsidering the L.A. vs. New York Art Market Rivalry by Nicholas Forrest http://www.fabrikmagazine.com/content/reconsidering-the-la-vs-new-york-art-market-rivalry/ 5 Reasons the Chinese Art Boom May Not Buoy the Global Art Market After All http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/38578/5-reasons-the-chinese-art-boom-may-not-buoy-the-global-art-market-after-all/?page=2 The ‘bubble’ and the ‘wobble’ http://www.artnewsnviews.com/view-article.php?article=the-bubble-and-the-wobble-&iid=23&articleid=609 After [...]
Contemporary Art Market Karma at Phillips de Pury Pt. 3 – artmarketblog.com My last two posts, parts one and two of ‘Contemporary Art Market Karma at Phillips de Pury’, provided an insight into the way auction house Phillips de Pury approach the contemporary art market niche that they have chosen to pursue. With this post, [...]
Exposing the Chinese Art Market With 6 Questions Pt. 1 – artmarketblog.com Q1. The records from the recent Christie’s fine modern paintings sale (31 May), along with records from China Guardian Auctions Co. from the 2009 Autumn sale onwards, show that auction house estimates have become little more than conventional additions rather than indicative price [...]
Questioning the Art Market – artmarketblog.com I was recently asked some questions about the art market for a magazine article and thought I would share my answers. Hope you enjoy !!! 1. Last year there was a trend for portrait pieces, why do you think this is? Although portraiture fell out of fashion, as it [...]
Towards a False Art Market Globalisation pt. 1 – artmarketblog.com One of the things that I find particularly interesting about the current progression of the art market is that although it is often said that the internet has globalised the art market, I often come across circumstances where geographical and cultural boundaries still have a [...]
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 [...]
Masterful Photographer Juan Baraja at PurePhoto – artmarketblog.com If I told you that I was going to make a connection between fine art photography and those famous robots The Transformers, you might think I had gone mad. So, today I am going to make a connection between fine art photography and those famous robots The [...]
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 [...]
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.
