A red chalk sketch for the Sistine ceiling fetched an eye-popping sum at auction, reflecting the artist’s lifelong belief that drawing and design – not painting – were the wellspring of all great art.
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New laws set to be introduced next year will require Victorian real estate agents to publish a property’s genuine reserve price at least a week before auction.
To many westerners, the Buddha and Buddhism are increasingly viewed as commodities to be bought and sold.
To see just how far people were willing to go to win, we studied people’s behaviour in one of the most competitive bidding environments possible: a Dutch auction.
As Kenya and Somalia scramble for offshore oil and gas, foreign investors wait eagerly on the sidelines
A change in South African law promises to protect defaulting home owners from abuse by unscrupulous operators who snap up people’s homes for a song.
In a market already tilted in favour of landlords, these apps could further push up prices.
The dress Marilyn wore to sing happy birthday to JFK sold at auction recently for a record-breaking $4.8m.
New York’s Met just announced more job cuts to balance its books as the shifting tastes and demographics make it harder to make a museum’s ends meet.
What, exactly, was going on at the Knoedler Gallery in the years leading up to a forgery indictment?
South Africa’s art market has seen substantial growth in the past few years. But investing in art remains risky and produces limited returns.
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Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Economics and Researcher at the South African Cultural Observatory, Rhodes University
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Master of Art in Gallery and Museum Management Program Director, Western Colorado University
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Associate Professor, CQUniversity Australia
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Senior Lecturer Visual and Material Culture, Nottingham Trent University
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Eminent Scholar and Professor of Economics Emeritus, Auburn University
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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PhD candidate, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer, Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, University of Nairobi
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Associate Professor of Art History, University of South Carolina
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Lecturer in Philosophy, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Property Economics, Queensland University of Technology