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THE LATEST ARTICLES
Marion Maneker
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December 19, 2025
Art’s $14B Goldilocks Year
In the space of a few short months, we’ve seen the public art market return not only to viability, but vibrancy—even if we’re only just returning to a baseline level of sales.
Condition Report: Jay Krehbiel, the Man in the Middle
Freeman’s, the ambitious Midwest auction house, is conquering the middle market between multimillion-dollar auctions and weekend estate sales. Herewith, executive chairman Jay Krehbiel opens up about his M&A pathway, the economics of undercutting the big houses, and the tension between operating locally and globally.
Marion Maneker
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December 16, 2025
History Is Written by the Gallerists
Three striking new gallery shows—Faith Ringgold, Richard Diebenkorn, and Julian Schnabel—show how gallerists work hard to steer perceptions and provide context to decades-old works. It’s harder than it looks.
Marion Maneker
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December 12, 2025
The Rauschenberg Chronicles
In celebration of the centennial of Robert Rauschenberg’s birth, two new museum shows in New York explore the work of an artist who always seemed both ubiquitous and somewhat forgotten.
The Art Advisor Justice League
Art advisors are a fairly recent phenomenon, and no one is showing how it’s done better than Patti Wong, Brett Gorvy, and Wentworth Beaumont. In this lively roundtable discussion, the three explain an advisor’s role in a murky market, how the back office operates, and why ambitious collectors need consultants now more than ever.
Marion Maneker
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December 9, 2025
Lalanne Jockeys
The latest offerings at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips anticipate a still-strong design market, with a wide selection of works by Les Lalanne—including a multimillion-dollar hippo—leading the category alongside Tiffany, Giacometti, and the recently deceased Frank Gehry.
Marion Maneker
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December 5, 2025
50 Hours in Miami
A mid-December tour of Design.Miami, Art Basel, the New Art Dealers Alliance fair, and the ICA Miami opening revealed a steady flow of visitors, plenty of eager buyers, and an ostensible return to form for the city’s biggest annual art fair.
Two Weeks in November
A deep data-driven dive into the November sales and what they tell us about the art market’s “just right” moment.
Marion Maneker
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December 2, 2025
You Down With PDS?
A gallerist, a dealer, and Sotheby’s head of private sales are joining forces to meet the moment in the secondary art market and fill the space where deals are actually happening.
Marion Maneker
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November 28, 2025
November’s Overlooked Auction Winners & Losers
A look at the most fascinating market themes, in both positive and negative directions, for artists whose sales during the marquee November auctions weren’t big enough to land on the radar of many industry observers.
