Moshi Moshi, Medici! Completely Biased Adventures in Contemporary Art Collecting…

I think our cultural desires have far weightier influences than our brains but the study does appear to show how we are motivated by a desire for exclusivity.
Kinda obvious, but…
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Why we like art less when its price goes down
By Anna Somers Cocks | From Editorial & Commentary | Posted: 13.3.08
Now it’s scientifically proven: we really do enjoy expensive things more. In […]

I thought this was rather funny.Rather makes concrete the relationships between art, sex and commerce!
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Emperor’s Club Contemporary Art?

By ARTINFO
Published: March 14, 2008
 
 
NEW YORK—Emperor’s Club — the escort service at the heart of the Eliot Spitzer scandal — also has a foothold in the art world, assuming one can trust that a related Web site […]

Comes to no surprise that the drive for contemporary Indian art comes not just from Global North collectors as Saarchi but also from home-grown collectors. Same story in the hyper economies of China and the Russian Federation.
What is a more interesting story not often written about is the movements of local Global South collectors: What […]

As I wrote before, the current “instability” of the art market will only damper the lower and middle markets for art work. Quality will continue to rock.
Armory week is only three weeks away, and I think sales there will be a better indicator.
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London February Sales Not So Stellar After All, Says ArtTactic

 
By ARTINFO
Published: March […]

I don’t know if I should be more bothered by all these stories of the supposed “downturn” of the art market or the sadly uncreative use of analogies.
As I said before, what comes up should come down and what we will see is sorting through of contemporary art where the good works will rise and […]

China overtakes France: Leading economist says it is now number three after the US and UK
Melanie Gerlis | The Art Newspaper, 7.2.08 | Issue 188
LONDON. China is the third most important art market by value, replacing France, which has long held the coveted […]

I don’t think this really effects the die-hard collector: we are still dumb enough to spend whatever it takes to get the pieces that we want.
I definitely do think the current run in speculation of young artists will die down (a good thing) and artists who deserve the recognition will continue to thrive (another good […]

Forbes, Collectors Guide
The Art of the Deal
Susan Adams 12.24.07
How the Nahmad family made billions trading art, and why so many people in the art world can’t stand them.
On the evening of Nov. 6, in the packed Rockefeller Center salesroom of Christie’s auction house, four buyers were vying for a 1955 Picasso oil of Jacqueline, the […]

ArtInfo summarizes the obvious. Why do publications bother to make such reviews as ultimately its as clear as what someone with OCD will have for breakfast tomorrow morning.
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2007 in Review: Top Trends of the Year

 
By David Grosz, ARTINFO
December 24, 2007
 
NEW YORK—Last week, ARTINFO kicked off its 2007 year in review, with a list of […]