OUR BLOG
All
Recent
Follow the Money: How Economics Shapes What We Call ‘Great Art’
What Makes Art “Great”? A Jean-Michel Basquiat painting sells for $120 million. Meanwhile, an equally striking canvas by a gifted but unknown artist collects dust in a modest studio. What separates these two pieces? Is it innovation, emotion, cultural relevance, or something more transactional? The answer is increasingly clear: economics plays a defining role in…
Why the World Is Finally Looking East: The Global Rise of Korean Artists and Dansaekhwa
In recent decades, the global art scene has experienced a remarkable transformation, gradually shifting its focus eastward to embrace Korean artists' understated yet profoundly expressive works. Monochrome painting, or Dansaekhwa, a genre born from Korea's post-war turmoil, stands at the center of this shift. Now, this deeply Korean artistic movement is gaining widespread international recognition…
[Left] Portrait photograph of Clyfford Still; [Right] his painting “PH-455” (1949), Gouache on paper, 30 x 22 in | Source: phaidon.com
Clyfford Still: The Lone Visionary of Abstract Expressionism – A Force Beyond the New York School
On view until September 14, 2025, the Clyfford Still Museum's current exhibition, 'Held Impermanence,' guest-curated by Katherine Simóne Reynolds, draws deeply upon the collections and archives of the museum to explore a fascinating paradox: Still's fierce desire for artistic control set against the inevitable aging and deterioration of his materials. The exhibition illuminates this tension…
Art Market, Art World
Beyond Klimt: Rediscovering the Radical Voices of the Vienna SecessionIn June 2023, at Sotheby's London, Gustav Klimt’s Lady with a Fan (Dame mit Fächer) (1917) became the most expensive artwork ever sold at a European auction, fetching $108.4 million (£85.3 million). Now, a significant painting by the legendary Austrian painter has resurfaced at 2025 TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) in Maastricht — a…
Art Market
The Intersection of Culture and Capital: Why Art is a Valuable Investment – Part 2 Art investment can be an exciting and rewarding venture. However, like any investment, it comes with its own risks and considerations.  In Part 1 of the Intersection of Culture and Capital: Why Art is a Valuable Investment, we explored the spectrum of values that art investment boasts – spanning heightened social status and monetary gain…
Art Market
The Intersection of Culture and Capital: Why Art is a Valuable Investment – Part 1Veteran investors and new collectors alike have discovered that art paves a distinctive avenue that not only diversifies their portfolios but also transcends beyond mere monetary gain. The intersection of culture and capital through art investment offers a compelling combination of financial gains and cultural rewards. From historical significance and economic benefits to social status…
Protecting Your Art and Market Value Strategies for Collectors
Art Guide, Art Market
Protecting Your Art and Market Value: Strategies for CollectorsIf you’re new to art collecting, you’ve probably come to realize that there’s more to it than purchasing the artwork. Once you are the proud owner of a piece, you become responsible for its safe-keeping, cleanliness, maintenance, and preservation. And if you’ve decided not to display it for whatever reason, you’ll need to store it…
Andy Warhol and Marilyn A Connection That Gave Us Iconic Art
Art Market, Art World
Andy Warhol and Marilyn: A Connection That Gave Us Iconic ArtAndy Warhol’s iconic Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (1964) painting has recently secured the world-record price for artwork at auction. Warhol’s portrait of Marilyn Monroe painting sold for $195 million in under four minutes — beating the record previously set by a 1995 Pablo Picasso painting that auctioned for $179.4 million in 2015. The 40-by-40-inch acrylic…
Art Authentication for Artists – How to Protect Yourself in the Digital Age
Art Guide, Art Market
Art Authentication for Artists – How to Protect Yourself in the Digital AgeThe digital era has changed the art world forever for the better with new mediums, increased access to audiences, and innovative platforms for art transactions. But with the good comes the bad. Indeed, the internet has given artists and art enthusiasts around the world more access to the art marketplace, art communities, art education, and…