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How to Buy in 2009
Experts explain where the values are—and what to avoid—in the current market. Read More
The Chinese Art Explosion
As works by Chinese artists fetch multimillion-dollar prices, the international art world is waking to the power of the Asian market. China has spawned hundreds of new galleries, 1,600 auction houses, art fairs, and growing numbers of contemporary-art collectors, while accusations surface that some are engaging in widespread speculation. Read More
55,000 Signatures and Counting
Starting with the Old Masters and continuing through the present, John Castagno has documented signatures, monograms, and initials—most of them readable, some of them strange or illegible—and published them in ten books. Read More
Are You Looking at Prices or Art?
Experts discuss how market appreciation is affecting art appreciation. Read More
Say It with Flowers—or Gourds, Goats, Fur Cups, or Fried Eggs
The interpretation of sexual symbols in art is everywhere. But what we view as erotic often tells us less about the artists than it does about our own sensibilities. Read More
Christie’s and Sotheby’s: On the Champagne Trail
In their competition for clients, the top auction houses resort to wining, dining, hand-holding, house calls, appraisals, loans, guarantees, single-work catalogues, and providing employment for consignors’ children. Read More
‘Walking a Tightrope without a Net’
Auctioneers at evening sales create a sense of drama in performances that can range from buoyant to burlesque. Read More
