It was revealed today that art dealer Mary Boone pled guilty to falsifying her 2011 tax return to the tune of $1.6M!  In 2011, Boone reported a business loss of over $52K when, in fact, there was a $3.7M profit.  … More…

Jho Low’s antics have been hitting the airwaves and art world since 2014. Now, Malaysia has charged him with money laundering and is asking Interpol to help locate the “criminal”. You might wonder why we are covering this one?  Well, … More…

Let’s wrap up those July sales over in London… the last of the bunch was Christie’s 19th Century European and Orientalist Art on July 12th, and the results weren’t great… I could have told you that before I even looked … More…

Earlier this year, Ezra Chowaiki pleaded guilty to defrauding collectors and dealers to the tune of $16 million between 2015 and 2017.  Chowaiki now faces up to 20 years in prison. On August 15th, The Art Collection Inc. filed a … More…

The Saga Continues – The Berkshire Museum: And just when we thought the Berkshire saga was over, we learn that one lawsuit is still trying.  Last October, James and Kristin Hatt along with Elizabeth Weinberg sued the Berkshire Museum in … More…

Ai Weiwie has been documenting the demolition of his Bejing studio over the past 4 days on Instagram.  His first post, exceeding 21,000 views, captures the first moments of the deconstruction, which Weiwei claims he had not been given any … More…

We are pleased to announce that Volume 212 of our Comments on the Art Market was just released.  This month we cover our upcoming Nantucket and Baltimore shows, Stocks & Crypto, The Dark Side of the Art World, Really (other … More…