ANALYSIS FOR COLLECTORS

Cultural Capital: Towards Enlightenment

July 16, 2024

A willingness to be more First Nations culturally aware is an entry-level requirement in the art world, but these days much more is expected of gallery visitors.

Zeitgeist: Art in Odd Places

May 20, 2024

We’ll show what we like, where we want.

Cultural Capital: Is connoisseurship dead?

May 20, 2024

Who has the courage to be a connoisseur these days, what with legal threats over authenticity assessments that in themselves can cost millions to defend? And if the role of the connoisseur is indeed finished, who will be the ultimate determiner of the value and importance of art works? And does that even matter anymore?

Money Sullies Art: Taking a Knife to Art

March 31, 2024

Fractionalism is reported to be taking the art market by storm, but do you really want piece of that pie?

Behind the Scenes: Hard Done

March 31, 2024

The world’s mega galleries unashamedly poach artists from smaller galleries. It doesn’t seem fair to the galleries that have done the hard yards in discovering the artist and supporting their early, often lossmaking exhibitions. Or is that just the game we’re playing?

With All Due Respect: Money Mad

February 13, 2024

The idea of art as investment is not new, but is it time for the artworld to reckon with its continuing illusions of virtue?

Cultural Capital: Portrait of a Perfect Collector

February 13, 2024

From the very first purchase through to the formation of a contemporary art collection, five leading dealers tell Elizabeth Fortescue the things they believe make up the mindset of the perfect collector.

Cultural Capital: How Curators Make Prestige

December 5, 2023

New York artworld sociologist Hannah Wohl examines the role of curators in the contemporary art ecosystem, and decides that they are the highest status gatekeepers.

Behind the Scenes: The I in Collective

December 5, 2023

The first question still asked about an artwork is “Who made it?”. This needs reconsideration.

Agenda: Fare is Fair

August 15, 2023

When an artwork is sold what’s the revenue split between the gallery and the artist, and is it fair?

Lifecycle: Nature and Nurture

July 20, 2023

Artist-Run-Initiatives serve as incubators for artists as well as young curators and collectors, but however long you’ve been collecting, it’s important to include a few among your regular gallery visits.

Money Sullies Art: Hungry Art Student Eats Banana Artwork

July 19, 2023

When a public encounter with art results in damage to the work, intended or not, it’s almost always a source of amusement. And the resulting media reports invariably include the price of the work, to emphasise art’s ridiculous precarious preciousness.

Art Fairs: With Covid shackles almost a distant memory…

July 19, 2023

The art fairs you should pay attention to in the upcoming quarter.

Art World Problems: Go West Young Man

July 18, 2023

Amidst factors contributing to the contemporary art scene revival happening in Perth right now, its advantage of proximity to thriving Asian art capitals will in one stroke solve the problem of its isolation from other Australian capital cities.