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As They Please

Impending Regulations Will Destroy the Decorative Arts Trade By Michael McCullough A certain amount of information about the meeting of the Advisory Council on Wildlife Trafficking on March 20th has been passed on to me by members of the art … Continue reading

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Suite for the Sweet

Artist Resale Rights in the United States By Michael McCullough Whenever I read about efforts to legislate an “artist resale royalty” in the United States, there comes back into my mind the memory of a conversation I had about ten … Continue reading

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Chasing Myanmar

By Michael McCullough The Global Art Market in 2012 I suppose I started to notice it about eight years ago, when art fairs became the major source of income for most new galleries. Before that, collectors were content to visit … Continue reading

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A Crisis of Confidence?

By Michael McCullough The Economics of Authenticating Art In April of last year, I attended a gathering where Michael Straus of the Andy Warhol Foundation spoke about the foundation’s then recent decision to stop authenticating works by Andy Warhol. It … Continue reading

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Writing a Wrong

New York Changes its Laws to Protect Artists By Michael McCullough In an interview in 1976 with Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel , the great dealer Leo Castelli said, “[t]he function of an art dealer, well, can be various; certainly, a good art … Continue reading

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