Borrowing Against Beauty: The New Era of Art Credit
The Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report recorded a 12% decline in the global art market in 2024, a downturn that has accelerated the use of art-backed lending. This decline parallels the increasing size of the art-backed loan market, which is expected to increase by 20%, from $40 billion to $50 billion by 2027 (Deloitte Private and ArtTactic Art Report). The spike in loans is due…
Female Artists Set major records in 2025
Pieces of Pain Sell 2025 was an extraordinary year for female artists. If time has gotten in the way of keeping track, here is some intel. Two female artists with origins from the Global South have hit major accomplishments: Frida Kahlo and Marlene Dumas. At a Christie’s auction in May 2025, Marlene Dumas’s Miss January (1997) fetched an $11.5 million…
Arthur Jafa moma exhibition: Reflections on systems of space
Located on the first floor of MoMA is the exhibition Less is Morbid curated by Arthur Jafa. The artist selected a diverse web of works from the MoMA collection, in addition to two works from outside of it. The works, varying in medium, size, and movement, weave together a grand narrative that extends beyond the frame. At first glance, I was intrigued by…
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