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Thinking of buying art at auction? This step-by-step guide breaks down how auctions work and offers tips to help collectors avoid common pitfalls. 🎨📦 #ArtAuction #CollectorsGuide
nytimes.com
A step-by-step guide to navigating this oft-misunderstood part of the market, with tips on getting what you want without experiencing buyer’s remorse.
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The Phillips Collection is selling major works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Arthur Dove and Georges Seurat, sparking controversy over legacy and public trust. 🎨💼 #Museums #ArtDeaccession
washingtonpost.com
The Phillips Collection will sell at auction artworks by Georgia O’Keeffe, Georges Seurat and Arthur Dove, drawing a debate over deaccessioning.
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Former Sotheby's CEO Tad Smith explains why he collects digital art: he sees blockchain as the key to ownership in the digital era and believes it signals a generational shift in art‑collecting. 🎨🔗 #DigitalArt #BlockchainArt
theartnewspaper.com
Ahead of the sale of a Robert Alice blockchain-based painting at Sotheby's New York, Smith discusses his support for bitcoin and collecting digital art
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NYC’s fall auctions aim for $1.67B, led by major consignors like Selma Ertegun’s estate and Steve Cohen. Top works include Frida Kahlo and Maurizio Cattelan. 🎨💼 #ArtMarket #Auctions
news.artnet.com
November auctions in New York will bring $1.6 billion of art to the market. Here are the mystery consignors behind some of the biggest lots.
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Leading auction houses are gearing up for a major November in NYC, with sales from Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips expected to reach into the billions. 🖼️💰 #ArtMarket #Auctions
cnbc.com
The fall auction sales in New York next week are expected to top $1.4 billion, marking a 50% increase from last year, according to art experts.
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Tokyo’s art scene is stirring: at Art Week Tokyo the “sleeping beauty” of Japanese contemporary art regained momentum amid new political leadership and renewed market optimism. 🎨🇯🇵 #ContemporaryArt #TokyoArtWeek
theartnewspaper.com
The fifth edition of the “post-art fair”, which took place earlier this month following the election of Japan's first woman prime minister, received largely positive reviews from gallerists and...
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The crypto‑art bubble has burst and the Seattle NFT Museum—once hailed as the world’s first NFT‑art museum—has closed its doors and is now seeking a new space as interest in NFTs lags. 🎨🔍 #CryptoArt #NFT
seattletimes.com
The Seattle NFT Museum, which closed last year, is looking for a new space to show the esoteric online artforms. But with interest in NFTs fading, prospects aren't clear.
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British artist David Shrigley has gathered around 10 tonnes of old rope and is offering it for £1 million + VAT in his new London show, using price as a provocation on value and the art market. 🎨🪢 #ContemporaryArt #ArtMarket
theartnewspaper.com
The artist, whose practice is underpinned by humour, has a poke at the art market with his new London exhibition
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Don't miss our latest report offering insights into the Post‑War & Contemporary prints and editions market. Our report shows key shifts in demand, pricing and artist generation dynamics 📊🖼️ #ArtMarket #PrintsAndEditions
https://t.co/mnsa8i7lvR”
arttactic.com
This new report offers a comprehensive and independent analysis of the Post-War and Contemporary prints and editions auction market. Based on 1,650 artists with...
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Masterworks promised investors access to a $1 billion art‑investment portfolio but behind the scenes questions are mounting over whether it painted too rosy a picture of returns and risks. 🎨💼 #ArtInvesting #InvestorRisks
nytimes.com
Masterworks offers average investors a chance to buy individual shares in paintings often only owned by the rich, but critics say its marketing can overstate the upside of investing in its art.
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Japan’s “sleeping beauty” art scene is waking up. Art Week Tokyo 2025 blended commercial and non-profit worlds, signaling growth, fresh talent, and renewed collector interest despite policy uncertainty. 🎨🇯🇵 #ArtWeekTokyo #JapanArtScene
theartnewspaper.com
The fifth edition of the “post-art fair”, which took place earlier this month following the election of Japan's first woman prime minister, received largely positive reviews from gallerists and...
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🎧 In our latest ArtTactic Podcast, @adamgreenart speaks with journalist Dale Berning Sawa about the Louve heist, the investigation, technology, and what this theft reveals about museum culture today. Listen here 👉
arttactic.com
In this week's episode, host Adam Green speaks with arts and culture journalist Dale Berning Sawa , whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian,...
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Dana Awartani will represent Saudi Arabia at the Venice Biennale 2026, bringing her focus on craft, cultural heritage and fragile traditions into the global spotlight. 🎨🌍 #ContemporaryArt #CulturalHeritage
theartnewspaper.com
The artist has a particular interest in craft traditions—and frequently addresses the fragility of cultural heritage in her work
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Artist George Condo has left Hauser & Wirth, signing with galleries Sprüth Mägers and Skarstedt. 🖼️📈 #ArtMarket #ContemporaryArt
artnews.com
Sprüth Magers and Skarstedt will now jointly represent blue-chip artist George Condo. He will depart Hauser & Wirth, which he joined in late 2019.
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Steve Cohen is putting America, a fully‑working gold toilet by Maurizio Cattelan composed of 102 kg of 18‑karat gold, up for auction, turning a provocative art piece into a high‑stakes commodity. 🚽✨ #ContemporaryArt #ArtMarket
news.artnet.com
The consignor of Maurizio Cattelan's gold toilet is hedge fund billionaire and mega collector Steve Cohen.
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Utah‑born, Mexico‑based sculptor Alma Allen is reportedly set to represent the U.S. at the 61st Venice Biennale in 2026. 🎨🌍 #VeniceBiennale #ContemporaryArt
artnews.com
The American Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale will be done by Utah-born, Mexico-based sculptor Alma Allen.
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The historic Brutalist icon designed by Marcel Breuer at 945 Madison Ave is getting a new life: Sotheby’s takeover turns the former museum into an open‑to‑all auction HQ hosting 650 works for sale. 🏛️🎨 #artmarket #NYC
vanityfair.com
Two years after announcing the move, the $100 million purchase will put the auction house in the wealthiest hub of New York collectors. Does it do the iconic Brutalist building justice?
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Japanese contemporary artist Yoshitomo Nara is now represented by global powerhouse David Zwirner Gallery
artnews.com
Yoshitomo Nara is now represented by David Zwriner; the artist will still maintain a relationship with Pace Gallery, his longtime representative.
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A new milestone for bitcoin culture as Sotheby’s includes Block 1 by Robert Alice in its Now & Contemporary sale highlighting how bitcoin’s narrative is moving from protocol to canvas. 🎨🪙 #BitcoinArt #CryptoCulture
bitcoinmagazine.com
A look at Block 1 from Robert Alice's Portaits of the Mind art series, soon to be auctioned at Sotheby's on November 18th.
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The CEO of the Philadelphia Art Museum has been terminated for “cause” via email this morning. Her tenure included a rebranding effort, introduction of an exhibition on African American artists & the launch of a center for African & African Diaspora art.
phillymag.com
The museum director was terminated via email for “cause” this morning.
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