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THE LATEST ARTICLES
Marion Maneker
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August 24, 2025
Museum Curation in the MAGA Age
In our post-monocultural attention-deficit age, museums have attempted to curate more shows, often highlighting lesser-known artists. In fact, this isn’t wokeism or tokenism at all, but rather a way for institutions to gel with their local communities.
Raters of the Lost Art
The Wildenstein Plattner Institute is dedicated to the resource-intensive production of catalogues raisonnés—scholarly compendia of an artist’s entire oeuvre. Executive director Elizabeth Gorayeb explains why the work is a “money pit”—and why it’s so essential.
Marion Maneker
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August 19, 2025
Putting the Art in Artificial
Why is Silicon Valley seemingly so excited about replacing human artistry? A frank conversation about Big Tech’s art “disruption” fantasies, and where that leaves creatives and enthusiasts.
Marion Maneker
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August 15, 2025
Aboriginal Art’s Second Coming
After decades of well-meaning but market-dampening regulations, Australian Aboriginal artists like Emily Kam Kngwarray are finding their true value. It just so happens that we’re in the middle of an Indigenous art boomlet that may portend another frenzy of interest.
The Hottest Artists in the Middle Market
Since the most active sector of the art market lately has been the sales below $1 million, ARTDAI has given us a look at the action at the smaller auction houses: Rockwell and Abercrombie predominate, and collectors keep searching for overlooked value.
Marion Maneker
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August 12, 2025
The New New Haven Thing
The Yale School of Art has launched the careers of many famous artists. Now its dean is on a mission to make sure the art students don’t have to take on debt.
Marion Maneker
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August 8, 2025
Pearlman’s Wisdom
Henry and Rose Pearlman’s grandson has developed an innovative plan to exit their collection from Princeton and divvy up the works across the country on a rotating basis. It may provide an economic and community-engagement model for foundations to follow.
The Top 50 Artists of the Year… So Far
A deep dive into ARTDAI’s top 50 lists for the first half of the year, which reinforces the notion that buyers are turning toward historical and undervalued works.
Marion Maneker
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August 5, 2025
The Karpidas Market Bailout
The octogenarian collector, famous for collecting “in depth,” is emptying out her London home and selling an estimated $80 million worth of art and design. She once helped bail out the art market after the financial crisis. Can she do it again?
Marion Maneker
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August 1, 2025
Luca Guadagnino’s Art World Crossover
The acclaimed director is a favorite collaborator of actors like Julia Roberts, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya, but he also draws inspiration from painters like Giorgio Morandi, David Hockney, and Michaël Borremans. And he’s even cast his art dealer in his latest film.