The Gray Market
Tim SchneiderMapping the forces shaping the business of contemporary art, from inside and out.
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What if the frenzy for young African artists had never happened?
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Photo by James Wiseman on Unsplash
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- TGM’s fearless/masochistic leader amid the logos of all dozen fairs in this post.
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Believe in the age-gap art collector
- John Chamberlain, Gondola Marianne Moore (1982). Courtesy Hauser & Wirth
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How is AI being used by the art business? TGM Investigates!
Launching a new monthly series of extra-deep, design-forward reports with a dive into algorithmic infiltration
Welcome back to a special edition of The Gray Market! What paid subscribers will find past the paywall is the first ever iterati...
The quiet terror lurking behind spring’s auction excitement
Unspooling the historic dread in ArtTactic’s Contemporary Art Market Confidence Report
If no one made a “ghost-ride the whip” joke while this shoot was happening, I will give you all the money in my wallet. Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash
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