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…
All art buyers are equal, but at auction, are some buyers more equal than others?
The laws that govern buying and selling in a competition-based forum are based on the premise that all buyers are competing on a level playing-field. According…
Aussie Sotheby’s iSnack 2.0
Auctioneer Tim Goodman (picture: Anthony Geernaert via news.com.au) Well, if anything was going to waken me from my interweb slumber, this would be it. Down here…
Don’t miss Peter Walsh fundraising auction this weekend: Go because he was a great bloke, go because it’s a great cause, or go because there’ll be some great art to buy
Melbourne artist Peter Walsh really was one of the good guys. One of the best, truth be told. His premature and tragic death from that most…
No wonder he’s hiding: Sydney bikies on the hunt for runaway art dealer Ron Coles and their missing millions
In a jaw-dropping story published in the Sydney Morning Herald, it is revealed that the Australian art world’s man on the run, Ron Coles, is being…
“Please look after this bear. Thank you.”: Oops! Glastonbury council destroys Banksy’s Paddington Bear.
Uh oh. Seems some overly zealous council workers have painted over one of Banksy’s Paddington Bear stencils in Glastonbury during an anti-graffiti blitz. This wouldn’t be…
A licence to print money: How to turn a fabric off-cut into $6000
Firstly, you need to be an artist with the celebrity status of Japan’s Takashi Murakami. Secondly, you need to join forces with French luxury goods manufacturer,…
A guaranteed disaster? Art auction houses left hanging as the market turns.
Picture this (if you’ll pardon the pun) – you are the fortunate owner of an artwork of mind-blowing significance. The art market is…
Art as investment: or, the root of many evils
It seems the economic apocalypse will play out in many and varied ways in the art market. In America, dealer Lawrence Salander…
Out with the new, in with the old
It seems that old art is the new black. So, you’ve cashed in your stocks and shares. Sure, bitter tears coursed down…
Art matters 