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The Schiaparelli haute-couture brand continues to capitalise on its founder’s erstwhile connections to the artworld and understanding of the cultural zeitgeist
In Greece it is now less attractive to sell fishy objects, and riskier to do so repeatedly.
The artist’s incredible skill once helped the painting to serve as a life-saving disguise.
With a recovery rate below 10%, most stolen works are never found. But that doesn’t mean they’re easy to monetize.
The work of London, Ont., artist Greg Curnoe, and the the art scene and city he was part of offer creative inspiration for navigating Canada-U.S. tensions.
In the 1600s the Netherlands established one of the world’s first art markets – but it couldn’t have happened without the economic boom spurred by the slave trade.
An art historian explains how Vincent van Gogh went from an unknown painter to one of the world’s most expensive artists.
What will happen to this villa and its unique collection of 16th- and 17th-century ceiling paintings?
Derided as ‘toys for the rich,’ the specimens being bought and sold raise broader questions about the relationship between science and capitalism.
The craze among celebrities for Bored Ape NFTs suggests speculation has become completely detached from any idea of fundamental value.
The people in charge of museums may lack the requisite expertise to manage non-fungible tokens, and the upside is far from guaranteed.
Art is a risky investment, with estimated long-run returns, on average, below stocks. But investing in artworks may provide diversification to an investment portfolio, as well as enjoyment.
Like cryptocurrency, Damien Hirst ‘Currency’ artworks have many of the attributes of actual money.
The reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci’s work is set to fetch a lot at auction. But why would a fake cost so much?
If you look at the reasons people buy art, almost none of them have to do with the physical work.
The digital tokens are a way to create scarcity and an aura of authenticity in an online world of infinite copying, pasting and remixing.
Asking Australians about their favourite art and artists reveals divides between those who like traditional versus contemporary forms. But Indigenous art transcends such categories.
The National Gallery of Australia is facing a 10% reduction in staffing, but will maintain its $16 million acquisitions budget.
The Art Market 2020 report reveals the global art market was worth US$64.1 billion in 2019. But with cancelled art fairs in Hong Kong, Paris, Berlin and Dubai, what does 2020 hold for the market?
A new quarterly essay looks at changes in how we market Australian performing arts – but is this necessary in a globalised digital marketplace?



















