When fine art is donated to museums, everyone wins. Museums acquire new artwork, the donor receives a tax deduction, and the artist benefits from the prestigious institutional destination of the work (also a safe haven from the art markets). The US is privileged to have this system that has helped build the collections of many […]
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AI drives optimism as the art market heads into a packed Autumn seasonAs London welcomes the global art market, all eyes are on the sales results coming out of Frieze Art Fair (October 9-13) and the capital’s evening auctions. However, it is also the growing role of technology attracting attention, driving new discussions and partnerships across the […]
Caroline Taylor spoke with ARTnews about Appraisal Bureau’s forthcoming software and how AI, used responsibly, may assist in art valuations.
With the US election campaign dominating headlines across the globe, the UK grappling with the implications of its recent leadership change and French politics emerging more fragmented than many had anticipated in its July election, some of the top centers for the art market are navigating geopolitical uncertainty. And they’re not alone. A record number of […]
How do you value art during a cooling of the market?Amid its coverage of the recent sale of over 200 works from the collection of Miami art collector and patron, Rosa de la Cruz [Christie’s, New York, May 14], The Art Newspaper noted the art markets to be ‘in the middle of a recalibration.’ Indeed, […]
CEO of Athena Art Finance, Rebecca Fine, speaks to art market journalist Riah Pryor about the latest developments in the financialization of artSince we last spoke, Sotheby’s announced a securitization backed by its art loan portfolio. How does it work and how is it ‘new’?This is the first securitization of an art loan portfolio, and […]
Sotheby’s announces new backed security, but what is so new about it?With New York’s major Modern, Post-war, and Contemporary May sales around the corner, all eyes are on the big-ticket items ready to hit the block, with Jean-Michel Basquiat topping the list at both Sotheby’s and Christie’s. This year, Sotheby’s Financial Services is pinning a little more on […]
Art lawyer, Yayoi Shionoiri, speaks to art market journalist Riah Pryor, about the complex relationship between artists and fabricatorsYou’ve been working with artists for years on many issues, including on the relationship between artists and fabricators. Has this always been an area of interest for you, or is it an issue you feel is of […]