ArchiveFebruary 2015
Comment: it’s the economy, stupid—and the art market is no longer immune to its vicissitudes
While the 2008 global financial meltdown largely failed to dent sales, in 2015 our editor-at-large warned that the falling oil price experienced at the time could prove much more serious
ArchiveDecember 2008
Jerry Saltz: 'The market is a place to support junkie-like behaviour in public'
The New York critic discussed the recession, likeability and why the market is like magic mushrooms in a 2008 panel
ArchiveArt market
Caution is the word for collectors and dealers at this year's Pavilion of Art and Design London
Though sales have been fairly solid at the fair, few very high priced pieces have been shown due to anxiety around the stock market crisis
ArchiveArt market
EU tax and regulation changes and more sales could allow the European art market to retain top spot over China
Yet the EU's share of the market is steadily declining and the US may already have lost its lead
ArchiveArt market
Auction guarantees are dividing the art trade
Insurance for sellers or market manipulation?
ArchiveJanuary 2011
US art sponsorship suffering after economic crisis, survey shows
Corporate giving down 14% over three years according to Business Committee for the Arts
ArchiveDecember 2010
The market bounces back from the recession as big-ticket works sell for big-bucks
But despite strong headline sales, missed estimates and cautious collectors signalled that 2010 would not be a return to the wild days
ArchiveArt Basel in Miami Beach
Steady nerve required by dealers as buyers take their time—but lower price points encouraged sales at Art Basel Miami Beach
Who needs celebrities? It’s the serious collectors that count
ArchiveEli Broad
Eli Broad addresses the American Association of Museums: LA Museums should be pulling in the crowds
The collector lectures museum professionals at their annual conference in Los Angeles
ArchiveMay 2010
Why do certain works still set auction records during recessions
We noted in 2010, amid a painful global downturn, that a Picasso nude carried the largest pre-sale auction estimate in history at $70m to $90m
ArchiveTEFAF Maastricht
TEFAF '10 fair report: Galleries bring out their best for Maastricht fair
Art and antiques fair builds on last year’s success of attracting high-spending collectors with a new section devoted to works on paper
ArchiveInterviews
Interview with dealer Andrea Rosen on 20 years in the business: “People are rightfully cautious and focused. I like that”
The pioneer of the resale agreement talks about the recession and what it means for both artists and collectors
ArchiveJuly 2009
How to beat the recession: cut costs, slash prices, don’t lie and be creative
During the Great Recession in 2009 we reported that gallerists must act "quickly and brutally" in order to survive
ArchiveArt market
Is China ready to recover from the collapse in prices that saw the disappearance of scores of galleries in the first months of this year?
Despite state subsidies and heavy promotion, not everyone is feeling the benefit
ArchiveGagosian Gallery
Gagosian doubling space in Los Angeles
Meanwhile, Steven Kasher moves in on Gagosian territory
ArchiveArt market
Economically tough times lead to backroom deals and distress selling
Now that auction houses are no longer offering guarantees, an increasing number of purchases are likely to take placeas discreet transactions brokered by art dealers
ArchiveCollectors
Art as collateral
Collectors use art to raise funds as liquidity dries up
ArchiveArt market
US collectors are driving hard bargains in what has become a buyer’s market
In an economic downturn, collectors are calling the shots
ArchiveOpinion
Tough times in the art market may create new opportunities
The current drop in activity may be healthy for the sustainability of the future art market
ArchiveNovember 2007
Mortgage crisis and resulting stock market plunge be damned—the party isn’t over yet
In 2007 we noted that strong sales at auction and fairs and more money coming from Russia, Indian and Chinese collectors indicated that confidence in art remained strong
ArchiveSeptember 2007
Comment: if the hedge funders ditch art, new buyers will emerge
In 2007 the economist James Sproule examined the risks facing the market—and the good news was it was not all doom and gloom
ArchiveArt market
Is the art market in a boom or bubble?
Our art market editor assesses the current rise in spending
ArchiveArt market
Auction sales of art shrank again in 2003
Figures show between 1.2% and 17% decline in turnover
ArchiveLisson Gallery
Diary of a London dealer, Nicholas Logsdail: “I think I changed the landscape”
Why the art market is holding up as stock exchanges plunge, and why there are 10 times more collectors than in 1990
ArchiveMay 2001
Interview with economist William N. Goetzmann: 'The financial and the art markets do not crash at the same time'
In 2001, the Yale professor attributed the one- to two-year lag between crashes to the time it takes to liquidate assets
ArchiveMay 2001
Eight leading market figures on what the next recession will mean for the art world
In 2001 they predicted that some areas such as the Old Master market will remain stable but that trendy art would lose its zip
ArchiveArt market
The mass gallery exodus from SoHo continues despite rumblings of a recession
Chelsea becomes the new home of many even as it becomes ever more expensive
ArchiveArt market
Experienced art dealers advise on how to survive during a time of economic confusion
Experienced dealers tell The Art Newspaper how they weathered previous slumps
ArchiveMuseums
Houston's Museum of Fine Arts bucks the recession in Texas
The museum's endowment has grown to $157 million and a $50 million building by Raphael Moneo comes next
ArchiveArt law
Is the French art market subject to enough regulation?
A recent symposium at the Crédit Municipal examined ways in which the market could be improved
ArchiveArt market
Brodsky tables bills to restrict the freedoms of N.Y. auction houses
Populist legislation involves no more “chandelier” bids, loans to buyers, or secret reserve
ArchiveMarch 1991
A guide to bad times: why the market downturn is good news for true collectors
We observed that while the market was feeling fragile during the 1991 slump, fortunes have a way of turning around