The art of adaption: Keeping the arts afloat in stormy economic times
It seems that the arts are flourishing in the midst of these gloomy economic times. In a very interesting article published in today’s Age, Raymond Gill…
ACCC Reviews Goodman’s Sotheby’s Proposal
But is it still ‘My Sotheby’s’? Hmm. And news just in – the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched an informal review through its…
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…
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…
When Hollywood turns: the New York art market through the looking glass
Just in time for the economic apocalypse, the almost inevitable backlash: a film lampooning the New York contemporary art world. Slated for release in September this…
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…
Breaking News: John Brack’s ‘The Bar’ headed for the NGV – for reals this time.
In exciting news for Melbournian art-lovers, it seems that the glowering cumulonimbus cloud that is the economic crisis may have a sterling silver lining.…
An Art Blockbuster Exhibition for the Recession: Much Ado About Nothing at Paris’ Pompidou Centre Exhibition
Planning a trip to Paris in the near future? Well, you’re in luck. For the not inconsiderable sum of 12 Euro, you can visit Centre Pompidou’s…
Sign of the times.
Driven to seek shelter from the cold and solace from their woes, recently impoverished art aficionados rushed the open bar and coat-check room at the…
