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• Artist Resale Rip-off - artmarketblog.com July 5, 2008
  Artist Resale Rip-off - artmarketblog.com When the Australian government announced that they would be introducing a resale royalty for artists I was extremely impressed and excited to say the least. Although there are many people in the art market who view the resale right as a major threat to the thickness of their wallets but [...]
• Top Art College Degree Shows - artmarketblog.com July 3, 2008
  Top Art College Degree Shows - artmarketblog.com Every year universities from all over the UK present the work of their graduating visual art and design students in what are know as “degree shows”. As a result of the art market boom, what were once shows more concerned with academic achievements and grades are now commercially [...]
• Biennale of Sydney for Collectors and Investors - artmarketblog.com July 1, 2008
  Biennale of Sydney for Collectors and Investors - artmarketblog.com Just because the 2008 Sydney Biennale is a non-commercial show (meaning that the works are not for sale) doesn’t mean that the biennale isn’t a great opportunity for investors and collectors to scout out new talent, because it definitely is. In fact I would consider a non-commercial [...]
• Winner of Next Star Artist 2008 - nextstarartist.com June 29, 2008
  Winner of Next Star Artist 2008 - nextstarartist.com It is with great pleasure that I can announce the winner of the Next Star Artist competition (http://www.nextstarartist.com) for 2008 as being Herb Williams !!! Thanks to everyone who entered the competition and to all the fantastic judges Next Star Artist competition judges: Rebecca Wilson: Saatchi Gallery - http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk Amy Stein: Artist [...]
• Debt Masked Art Market Turmoil - artmarketblog.com June 27, 2008
  Debt Masked Art Market Turmoil - artmarketblog.com Today’s post is a continuation of my series on the art market correction of the late eighties and early 90’s and looks specifically at the role that debt played in the correction. The highly publicised agreement between Alan Bond and Sothebys in 1987 for the purchase of Van [...]
• Saving the Art Market - artmarketblog.com June 25, 2008
  Saving the Art Market - artmarketblog.com Are you aware that it is estimated that between 10% and 40% (depending on who you talk to) of artworks on the market are fakes or forgeries? Did you know that according to the Smithsonian Magazine, “almost 75 percent of the so-called antiques marketed through Hong Kong are [...]
• Provenance and the Art Market - artmarketblog.com June 22, 2008
  Provenance and the Art Market - artmarketblog.com The art market boom has undoubtedly resulted in an increased level of art forgery and other fraudulent activities related to art which means that provenance (ownership history) has become an even more important factor for art investors and collectors. Some of the world’s most reputable art dealers have [...]
• Indian Art Auction Sets Benchmark - artmarketblog.com June 20, 2008
  Indian Art Auction Sets Benchmark - artmarketblog.com If you need evidence that the interest in Indian art is far from a short term fad then look no further than the results of the Saffronart (http://www.saffronart.com) Spring 2008 auction results which was held from the 18th-19th June. 140 works by 67 modern artists went under the [...]
• Aussie Picasso Sale Overrated - artmarketblog.com June 18, 2008
  Aussie Picasso Sale Overrated - artmarketblog.com Here in Australia, the average art auction by one of the major auction houses will usually result in about AU$6,000,000 worth of sales so what do you think would happen if an artwork was sold at auction in Australia that was estimated to sell for AU$7,000,000?. Australian entrepreneur [...]
• How Artists Can Get Noticed NOW !!! Update 7 June 08 - artmarketblog.com June 16, 2008
  How Artists Can Get Noticed NOW !!! Update 7 June 08 - artmarketblog.com Several new avenues for artists to promote themselves and their work have recently popped up so I thought it was a good time to update this list. Enjoy!! Seesle http://www.seesle.com Seesle is intended for all visual artists (professionals and leisure artists) who wish to bring [...]