shining a light on the shadowy fine art industry
Ryan Gander, Really Shiny Things That Don’t Really Mean Anything (detail), 2018. Image courtesy of Flickr user #PhilippeCFoto.
This week, a two stories about auction value that go deeper than estimates…
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Rirkrit Tiravanija, Untitled (Same But Not Equal), 2013.
Image courtesy of Flickr user See-ming Lee.
This week, seeking enlightenment through benchmarks…
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This week, stories that remind us that it’s not where you’ve been, but where you’re going that counts…
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Larry Bell, Pacific Red II, installed at the 2017 Whitney Biennial. Image courtesy of Flickr user Peter Burka.
This week, stories about gaps in the art system, and the downsides of their proposed fillings…
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This week, stories about values in the arts that are low on visibility but high on impact…
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Installation view of sarcophagi at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.
Since breaking news coverage overrode time normally set aside for this column, one item will have to tide us over until next week…
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Robert Rauschenberg, Retroactive II, 1963. Image courtesy of Flickr user Sharon Mollerus.
This week, in honor of the single deep cut that forced me into the ER on Wednesday night, going deep on one story only…
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Alighiero Boetti, Mappa (Kabul, Afghanistan), 1983.
Image courtesy of Flickr user cea.
This week, locating how art issues align with the bigger picture…
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Yoko Ono, Secret Piece, 1953.Image courtesy of Flickr user Emiliano.
This week, stories about the right to choose in the arts—and the distinct possibility of getting those choices wrong…
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Julian Stanczak, The Duel, 1963. Image courtesy of Flick user Sharon Mollerus.
This week, stories about multiple scarcities in the arts—and their effects on both the for-profit and nonprofit sides of the industry…
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