Hey now, hey now, my bunting’s back. Again.
So it appears Banksy’s troublesome wall mural will appear at auction yet again, having been withdrawn from sale in the US earlier in the year…
And the ballroom dancers went around… and around… and around again. A lesson in reading auction figures.
Hello, old friend. Nice to see you again. It’s good to know some things never change. As regular as clockwork… John Brack’s Backs and Fronts is back on…
A Warhol for Every Wall
In what can best be described as the modern art-world equivalent of a garage sale, Christie’s is currently running an online auction of work by Andy…
Hey now, hey now, my bunting’s back! You can take it to the bank(sy)
Alternatively, just take the Banksy. Either way, I think someone’s been taking some creative licence with the disappearing Banksy that has just reappeared on an auctioneer’s…
… And the fug of irony hung thick in the air.
No rest for the wicked. The last few days have passed in a veritable whirr as I tried to weave whatever magic I still have…
Dreaming of the future in Aboriginal art
For your delectation, below is the opening passage to an article I wrote for Australian Art Sales Digest, and a link to the full thing if…
The Art of Subterfuge
Could this be the moment we’ve all been anticipating? The art world equivalent of Toto drawing back the curtain to reveal the grey-haired little man pulling…
One Moore questionable artwork withdrawn from auction.
Oh, those puns just write themselves. In an article published in today’s Age, ‘Auction house fears sculpture may be less than a Moore’ (see what I mean?),…
Back to the Future. New York sales a hint of things to come?
In constrained economic times, it would be unsurprising to see art buyers swinging their attention to established artists from days of yore. Sure enough, in the…
Hurty Art Market Fact #4: Contrary to popular belief, art does not always go up in value.
Prompted by a comment left by Megan (another Megan – not ‘Meaghan’ me – too many Meaghans spoil the broth) on an earlier post, I decided…
Art matters 