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The Art Market -- One Year Later

Stephanie Adamowicz | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Art Market, Recovery, Frieze Art Fair, Stock Market, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Economic Crisis, Contemporary Art, Bear Stearns Collapse, Recession, Fiac, New York News
Stephanie Adamowicz

When the Dow closed above 10,000 points last week and the Frieze art fair opened in London, art market observers were presented with an opportune time to take stock.

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No Buyer For Pablo Picasso Painting At NYC Auction

AP | Posted 06.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Pablo Picasso, Art Market, Art, Pablo Picasso Painting, The Daughter of the Artist at 2 1/2 With a Boat, Business News

NEW YORK — Pieces by Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti have sold at a New York City auction of impressionist and modern art. The 1971 Picass...

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The Bigger They Con, The Harder They Fall: Tribeca Film Festival Documentary On Artist Mark Kostabi

Jonathan Melber | Posted 05.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Andy Warhol, Hbo, Art Market, Tribeca Film Festival, Art, Art World, Contemporary Art, Documentary, Documentaries, Documentary Film, Michael Sladek, Mark Kostabi, Film, Comedy, New York Art, Entertainment News
Jonathan Melber

One of the things that makes Con Artist so interesting is its search for what's behind Mark Kostabi's current act. Is there something new to his art, or its meaning?

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New York Art Fairs Adjust to the Sobering Economy

Jonathan Melber | Posted 04.05.2009 | Style

Read More: Art Market, Art, Madoff, David Zwirner, Art Fair, Economic Crisis, Armory Show, Contemporary Art, Pulse, Nyc Art, New York Art, Style News
Jonathan Melber

The Armory Show kicked off yesterday in New York, but signs of the cruel economy are looming over the sprawling international art fair.

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Yves Saint Laurent Art Auction Expected To Fetch $250 Million

AP | JENNY BARCHFIELD | Posted 03.25.2009 | Style

Read More: Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Art Auction, Yves Saint Laurent Art Sale, Art Market, Christies, Style News

PARIS — From the Picassos that graced his walls to historic artifacts and hundreds of sculptures, the artwork that inspired late fashion designe...

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The Auction Room Action

Charlotte Appleyard | Posted 03.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Contemporary Art, Credit Crisis, Sotheby's Christie's, Art Market, Damien Hirst, Sotheby's, Business News
Charlotte Appleyard

There has been a lot of discussion about what will happen to art prices.Theories abound that contemporary galleries will return to their "old masters" rather than nurturing younger talent.

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Art Collectors Shut Their Wallets

Wall Street Journal | Robert Frank | Posted 11.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Art Market, Business, Art Collectors, Business News

For the past year, I have been predicting (wrongly) that the art market will correct. It defied the financial odds in part because the crisis hadn't r...

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Frieze Art Fair: The Agony and the Ecstasy

Charlotte Appleyard | Posted 11.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Frieze Art Fair, Art Auctions, Economy, Economic Crisis, Artists, Art Market, Damien Hirst, London, Business News
Charlotte Appleyard

At the Frieze private view on Wednesday one big question kept being asked -- how were sales going?

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Art Market Shows No Signs Of Cooling Down

AP | ULA ILNYTZKY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Art Market, Sotheby's, Art Auctions, Business News

Art is hot. Despite turmoil in the financial markets, there are no signs that the art market is softening. The fall auction season in New York saw rob...

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Price Tag For Warhol's "Liz" Seen As Litmus Test For Art Market

Guardian | Ed Pilkington | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Andy Warhol, Elizabeth Taylor, Sotheby's Christie's, Art Market, Art Auctions, Warhol Liz, Hugh Grant, Business News

Reluctant actor, master of self-deprecation, tousle-haired English fop. Tonight a new description must be added to the list of Hugh Grant's qualities:...

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