Kate Moss Art Market Mess 1 – artmarketblog.com So, the papers are full of doom and gloom reports of artworks that haven’t sold at auction or have sold for less than they were expected to sell for. It is kind of interesting that you don’t tend to hear about the more minor works of art [...]
Urgent Spencer Finch Buy Alert – artmarketblog.com Spencer Finch’s work is well worth the effort. And by well worth the effort I mean well worth taking the time to engage with. Ok, so it can take a bit of time to truly engage with Finch’s work which is something many people don’t like about contemporary [...]
More Free Online Art Magazines – artmarketblog.com Due to the level of interest in my last post that listed some free online art magazines I spent several more long (but enjoyable) hours slaving over my computer searching for awesome art magazines that are available. I managed to find a few more top quality digital publications [...]
Australian Art Auction News – artmarketblog.com Tonight (24th September) and tomorrow night (25th September) there will be art auctions taking place here in Australia both of which are being conducted by Menzies Art Brands who are the number one market leaders in Australian art auction sales. Tonights auction is the main event with three works [...]
Art Market Revolution Unlikely – artmarketblog.com Since Damien Hirst announced that he would be bypassing the normal dealer route and selling his work directly at auction through Sotheby’s there have been more than a few people who have speculated that Hirst has set a precedent that will result in artists bypassing their dealers left right [...]
Urgent Meckseper Buy Alert – artmarketblog.com Hi all, US based, German born artist Josephine Meckseper has just been named as one of two artists to be included in the New Photography 2008 exhibition at Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York. According to the website “Since its inception in 1985, the annual New Photography [...]
Americans Ditch Art Market – artmarketblog.com One of my very reliable Sotheby’s insiders has just revealed to me that a large majority of the buyers at the Damien Hirst auction were Russian and MIddle Eastern with very few American buyers which one would presume would have to be a result of the recent financial problems [...]
New Photo Editions from Blind Spot – artmarketblog.com The awesome people at Blind Spot are celebrating their 15th anniversary and to celebrate they are offering a selection of new limited edition prints from some of the biggest names in contemporary photography. Fantastic new works by Alec Soth, Lawrence Beck, James Welling, Larry Sultan, Richard Misrach [...]
Hirst Painting Only Worth Signature – artmarketblog.com I hate to have to write about Damien Hirst again because, quite frankly, I have had more than enough of Damien Hirst to last me a lifetime. The Sotheby’s Hirst sale is, however, an important event in the art market regardless of what one things of Hirst and [...]
Same Damien Hirst for 25 times less – artmarketblog.com While traveling home on the train this evening I had an epiphany of epic proportions. An epiphany that could change the way people view Damien Hirst’s work and the market for his work forever !!! What was this great epiphany I hear you ask??? Well, let [...]
