Market Monday: Paint It Black
Kerry James Marshall, "Black Star 2," 2012. Image credit: Artsy.
This week, a trio of stories that illustrate the appeal and absurdity of art-industry blacklists...
Read MoreMarket Monday: On the Media
Robert Heinecken, detail of "A Case Study in Finding an Appropriate TV Newswoman (Jane Pauley/Bryant Gumbel," 1984. Image credit: Vincent Borrelli.
This week, thoughts on three stories where the coverage itself revealed more than the events it addressed...
Read MoreMarket Monday: Back to the Future
Cai Guo-Qiang, "Inopportune: Stage One," (2004). Image credit: Hiro Ihara, courtesy Cai Studio.
This week, a collection of stories where the old became new again, for better or worse...
Read MoreMarket Monday: Figure Study
Ryder Ripps, "Hourglass," 2014. Image credit: Postmasters.
This week, a few numbers helped crystallize just how distorted the industry has become...
Read MoreMarket Monday: Private Parts
Ken Price, "Club Zebra," 1981. Image credit: Mana Contemporary.
This week, a trio of stories focused on the growing appeal and changing nature of private art sales...
Read MoreMarket Monday: Crossing Over
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, "Articulated Intersect, Relational Architecture 18," 2012. Image credit: MAC Museum.
This week, stories about blasting through art-industry boundaries––and the consequences left behind…
Read MoreMarket Monday: Levels of the Game
David Altmejd, "The Flux and the Puddle" (detail), 2014. Image credit: designboom.
This week, three reminders that industry players react not just to their roles but to their standing within those roles…
Read MoreMarket Monday: Do You See What I See?
Ryan Gander, "Dominae Illud Opus Populare," 2016. Image credit: The artist & Lisson Gallery, via GalleriesNow.
This week, a trio of stories questioning where the industry should and shouldn't look for answers…
Read MoreMarket Monday: The Change-Up
Ulay, "S'he," 1973. Image credit: Nederlands Fotomuseum, via Artsy.
This week, stories about the need to dramatically re-evaluate––and the discomfort it often entails...
Read MoreThe Eye-Opener
Philip Guston, "Untitled," 1971. Image credit: NY Arts.
Regular readers of The Gray Market know the usual format for Monday posts: I cherry-pick a few choice morsels from the week's sprawling buffet of art-industry news in order to lay out what I believe is a critical theme. For this edition, though, out-of-the-ordinary events call for an out-of-the-ordinary approach.
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