For those on the outside, the art market is opaque and often poses a mystery. Investing in art is chic, but finding out how much you have to spend on it first is not that easy. Trends are difficult to see from the outside, and being included in the circle of collectors leaves you perplexed at the beginning. The Art.Salon brings light into the darkness, where the art market is otherwise rather hidden.
Gamechanger in Japan?
How to estimate the price of an artist's work
Art collectors, just like artists, are challenged to propose an adequate price for an object. In order to estimate the price correctly, one basically only has to follow the logic behind the calculation. When one is about to buy, some factors make this often tricky assessment easier.
Artnet: forced to change structure?
Artnet AG's most important external shareholder, Weng Fine Art AG, wants to make a voluntary purchase offer to all shareholders - and drive its own share just below the 30% control threshold. In doing so, it reopens old wounds and pokes at Artnet's corporate structure - what is it up to?