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Art Market Bounces Back: Dealer Sales Reach Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022 Despite Challenges

Iftikar Ahmed According to the Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2023, dealer sales in the art market reached an estimated $37.2 billion in 2022, which is a 7% increase year-on-year. This figure restored the market to its value before the pandemic in 2019, showing a steady recovery. The survey conducted by Art Basel […]

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Wrestling giant WWE is acquired by Endeavor, the parent company of Frieze, in a $9.3 billion agreement

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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Understanding the unique art index that bolsters art investment in India

Rishiraj Sethi A joint initiative of IIM-A and the Mumbai-based Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd, the IIMA-AuraArt Indian Art (Price) Index — or IAIAI — has been called a “head-heart confluence” While the international art market is at least a whopping 250 years old — if one were to take the formation of notable auction

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Curation for me is to be the invisible particle allowing the psyche of art/artist to reflect: Jesal Thacker

Meet Jesal Thacker, an art curator who studied fine arts. She tells the Pothi team why she feels abstract art needs more attention In the arts, especially fine art, the curator is like a guide and a messenger. A curator helps us understand art better. The reason a curator is our guide is for a

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Now, crypto art by Mad Dog Jones that can randomly malfunction. You can bid for it too! Bidding starts at $100

After the big crypto bang of Beeple, this has to be the biggest thing in the world of virtual art. The Pothi team reports It appears crypto art is here to stay, with a bang! Now, Phillips, a top gallery for emerging art, will sell its first NFT by digital artist Mad Dog Jones, whose

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The Covid effect: Big leap in online art sales, says the Art Market 2021 report

The Art Market 2021 Report is out. This Art Basel and UBS survey has been prepared by Dr. Clare McAndrew, Founder of Arts Economics. The Pothi team brings you excerpts and overviews of this incisive report. This is part 1 of a six-part series. As you would expect, the coronavirus pandemic has had a significant

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