shining a light on the shadowy fine art industry
Drake performing in 2016. Photo by the Come Up Show. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons via Creative Commons license.
This week, pulling back the curtain…
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Pamela Rosenkranz, I Wish I Could Cry Blood (Stare Circle) (2021), in “Sprüth Magers x Artadia: An Exhibition to Benefit the Next Generation of Artists” at Sprüth Magers New York. Photo by Tim Schneider.
This week, re-evaluating the giving tree…
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Donald Trump speaking at the Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) in 2011. Photo by Gage Skidmore, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons via Creative Commons license.
This week, bracing for an unpleasant repeat…
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Kevin McCoy, Quantum (2014). Courtesy of Sotheby's.
This week, trying not to make the same mistake twice…
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Installation view of “Loyal @ El Royale,” Loyal’s pop-up exhibition at the El Royale Apartments during Frieze Los Angeles 2023, featuring works by (L to R) Hiejin Yoo, Diana Yesenia Alvarado, and Andrea Marie Breiling. Photo: Jeff McLane, courtesy of Loyal.
This week, navigating a road seldom traveled…
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The vault at a First National Bank branch in Kansas City, Missouri. Photo by Sean Marshall. Courtesy of Flickr via Creative Commons License.
This week, returning to the accident site…
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The Silicon Valley Bank logo overlaying a scrappy startup conference room scene. Image by Alpha Bank.
Courtesy of Flickr, via Creative Commons License.
This week, on the safety of stubbornness…
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The Manhattan skyline in December 2019. Photo by Fred Hsu. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, via Creative Commons License.
This week, redrawing the map…
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Shattered into pieces: Jeff Koons's Balloon Dog got knocked over and broken at Art Wynwood on February 16, 2023. Photo courtesy of Cédric Boero, district manager of Bel-Air Fine Art.
This week, on learning from mistakes…
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Matt DesLauriers, Meridian #547 (2021). Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of the Cozomo de’ Medici Collection. Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
This week, on reversed trends and reverse logic…
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