The Appraisal
Julie Brener Davich, Tim SchneiderA weekly newsletter about the cultural marketplace, written by Julie Brener Davich, an ex-Puck journalist and veteran of both Christie's and Sotheby's. Because the most expensive things in life deserve (e)valuation.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 49 | Founded | 10 months ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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Pace to the Bottom: Part I
An exclusive multi-part series on the troubles at Pace, from financial woes to allegations of mismanagement. This first installment delves into the gallery’s early years and founder-successor dynamics.
Dear art lovers,
Substack Live: The Pace Real Estate Saga & the State of “Mega-Galleries”
A recording from Julie Brener Davich and Tim Schneider's live video
Thank you to the more than 100 listeners who tuned in to my live discussion with Tim Schneider about the latest in the Pace real estate saga and what it means for the so-c...
BREAKING NEWS: Pace Gallery for Rent
Pace is offering the upper floors of its eight-story Chelsea flagship for sublet. Also, the gallery’s former C.C.O. Amelia Redgrift, who left last month, has joined a luxury fashion brand.
“True, hard, honest, and non-influenced takes on w...
True to Its Heritage: A Q&A with Samantha Anderson
The native New Yorker shares the lessons she has taken from—and brought to—the Dallas-based auction house. Plus, Phillips’s new private sales head, and is Congress’s Leon Black investigation personal?
Dear art lovers,
Hot Couture: Is Fashion the Next Asset Class?
Loïc Gouzer thinks so. Also, Sotheby’s reorg continues; Heritage & Julien’s add new execs; Sid Bass’s ex-gf sues him and his new art advisor wife; Mugrabi’s “humiliating” auction; Marcel lacks “soul”
Dear art lovers,
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A weekly newsletter about the cultural marketplace by a former Puck writer and veteran of both Sotheby's and Christie's. *Voted Favorite Arts Writer in the 2025 Baer Faxt Readers’ Survey*
Thoughts on the changing business of contemporary art, from inside and out
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