Precociousness Plagues Art Market – artmarketblog.com Pre*co”cious*ness\, Precocity \Pre*coc”i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]cocit['e].] The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness; premature development (dictionary.com) Last post I wrote about the problems associated with artist’s being prematurely promoted to art market stardom by a market that is desperate for new talent. Of particular concern is [...]

Inflated Artist Syndrome – artmarketblog.com One of the biggest problems with an art market that is growing at such a rapid rate is that the massive demand for fresh talent and new works has catapulted many artist’s to the dizzying heights of art market stardom without the level of critical, institutional and curatorial recognition that [...]

Allison Grant at Humble Arts Foundation – artmarketblog.com The Humble Arts Foundation have just released a fantastic new photo by Allison Grant called “untitled (tie to ice). As with all of Humble Arts offerings, this photo has been released in a very small signed and numbered edition of five each measuring 17×22 inches. The edition [...]

Herb Williams at Monsoon Gallery – artmarketblog.com The winner of the 2008 Next Star Artist Competition (http://www.nextstarartist.com), Herb Williams, is currently having a solo exhibition of his work at the Monsoon Gallery in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. According to the Monsoon Gallery press release “The Monsoon show will include many flowers ­ a perfect subject choice due [...]

Urgent Faile Buy Alert – artmarketblog.com Faile is one of the world’s most sought after urban artists meaning that any new works by Faile usually sell out extremely quickly which is why I am writing this post at 2am and not waiting till later. Faile’s work is extremely desirable and a very good investment so [...]

Art Market Debt Devils – artmarketblog.com Do I believe that that Sotheby’s boosted their sales and created a false impression of the health of the art market when they loaned Alan Bond $27 million towards the purchase of Van Gogh’s “Irises”, yes I do. Do I believe that the sale of just one work could [...]

Affordable Investment Art No.10 – artmarketblog.com To come across a limited edition print by such an amazing artist for the measly sum of $800 is fantastic. To come across a limited edition print by such an amazing artist each of which has multiple hand additions in pencil and ink making each print unique is just [...]

Artist Resale Rip-off – artmarketblog.com When the Australian government announced that they would be introducing a resale royalty for artists I was extremely impressed and excited to say the least. Although there are many people in the art market who view the resale right as a major threat to the thickness of their wallets but [...]

Top Art College Degree Shows – artmarketblog.com Every year universities from all over the UK present the work of their graduating visual art and design students in what are know as “degree shows”. As a result of the art market boom, what were once shows more concerned with academic achievements and grades are now commercially [...]