https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1LdRmFZdnU War War. Economists and politicians alike are readily comparing the impact of the coronavirus to that of a military conflict. The 20th century’s most devastating and traumatising conflict was the...
Art market: Lessons from previous crises, from an unpaid for Van Gogh to the resurgence of young artists…
Crises comes and go Crises in the art market come and go, and no two are quite alike, but they can help us to understand how market values may be called into question. The crisis sweeping the world today and affecting the economy and the art...
Where is the art market heading in response to the coronavirus crisis? Online
Troubled times In these exceptional troubled times, with part of the planet living in confinement in response to the life-threatening nature of the pandemic, as the entire world comes to a standstill, it might seem inappropriate to talk about...
Art Basel Hong Kong: the organizers’ response to the coronavirus, a virtual fair which looks set to be interesting
Rushing towards technology As the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the world, art dealers and gallerists have been rushing at breakneck speed towards technology. In parallel to the Tefaf antiques fair in Maastricht, which was supposed to...
Tefaf, Maastricht: a spectacular antiques fair through hell and high water
An air of bleakness The world is at a standstill and it seems as though the love of art is unable to change anything. China aside, the announcement of the temporary closure of museums in Italy, the cancellation of the Art Basel Hong Kong fair and the fair in Dubai at...
Frieze LA: does art that appeals to the angels of entertainment run the risk of being too shallow?
( From Velvet Buzzsaw: "A bad review is better than sinking into the great glut of anonymity.) Art and entertainment industry Los Angeles may be a city rich in art, but it is first and foremost the city of what Americans refer to as the entertainment industry. Here...
Eugenio Lopez: a video interview with the very influential Mexican collector
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe5XsVzwOwo Trends in contemporary art There are trends within contemporary art. Mexico It’s been several years since Mexico started to become an attractive country for fans of current artistic creation. Firstly because certain...
Adam Lindemann: Video interview with the dealer who benefits from million-dollar records while championing the lost causes of the art market
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USq6Bc5oZvU Symbol of love Imagine a gleaming red heart made of metal measuring 2.7 metres and weighing 1500 kilos which is suspended from some sort of golden thread. A symbol of love no doubt but also at the same time the...
Lalanne madness: sheep, cabbages with legs and other ostriches sell for millions of euros once to Yves Saint Laurent and today to Roman Abramovich
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIJbqjc3GxM 91,3 million euros It’s one of the most breathtaking results of 2019: 4100 bidders from 43 countries. 100% of the 244 lots were sold for a total of 91.3 million euros. Global wave A success that took the form...
Antique Chinese art: the military confiscations and French occupation in China drive the market in Paris
Sack of Summer Palace The scene takes place on 18 October 1860. Over the course of what was known as the sack of the Summer Palace, English and French troops burn and pillage the Chinese Emperor’s summer residence. The aim of the conflict which began in 1856 consists,...
Art Basel Miami Beach: the art market goes in search of moral artworks
American consumers The contemporary art market that attracts the most media attention is driven by American consumers who buy certain artists for astronomical prices, in the millions of dollars. Handful of signatures For this constantly changing handful of signatures,...
Modern and contemporary art SALES IN NEW YORK: the collectors aren’t quite so crazy
Political and economic upheavals As 2019 comes to a close, in a year shaken by various political and economic upheavals, observers may wonder what fate has in store for the modern and contemporary art market. Stratospheric prices Over the past few years, auction...