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Joined May 2009

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 16

Jackson Pollock’s 1948 untitled drip painting failed to sell at Phillips last November, triggering a $14.5M guarantee from David Mimran, who’s now been sued for skipping two payment deadlines and owes nearly $15M plus interest and fees 📉🖼️ news.artnet.com/art-world/phil…

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 25

Amy Sherald has pulled her Smithsonian solo show “American Sublime,” citing censorship concerns after being told her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty might be removed to avoid provoking President Trump. 🎨 nytimes.com/2025/07/24/art…

ArtTactic's tweet card. The artist said that she made the decision after she said she learned that her painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty might be removed to avoid provoking President Trump.

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 24

Cork Street marks 100 years as London’s commercial art hub, with 15 galleries uniting in a bold group exhibition inspired by a once-censored Jean Cocteau work—celebrating avant‑garde spirit and renewed community. 🎨🏙️ #ArtCentenary #LondonArtScene theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/17/cel…

ArtTactic's tweet card. More than a dozen galleries on the storied Mayfair thoroughfare are celebrating its history with a group exhibition

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 24

Robert Indiana’s legacy goes far beyond LOVE. Emeline Salama-Caro joins @adamgreenart on the ArtTactic Podcast to discuss building the artist’s legacy. 🎙️🧩 #ArtWorld #RobertIndiana arttactic.com/podcasts/emeli…

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 24

From $1.6B in 2014 to $803M in 2024, the Old Masters auction market has halved, but London’s “Classic Week” showed renewed buyer confidence 🎨 #ArtMarket #OldMasters observer.com/2025/07/art-au…

ArtTactic's tweet card. From $1.6B in 2014 to $803M in 2024, the Old Masters market is shrinking in value while simultaneously resisting collapse by growing in volume.

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 24

Art market confidence fell again in mid-2025 after a brief rebound, as political instability and economic volatility shook buyer sentiment. Persistent uncertainty continues to drag on recovery hopes. 😟🖼 #ArtMarket #EconomicOutlook arttactic.com/reports/contem…

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 23

Art Basel Miami Beach 2025 will feature a record 287 galleries from 44 countries (including 41 debuts) 🌎🎨 #ArtBasel #MiamiBeach artbasel.com/stories/art-ba…

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 23

Phillips is introducing a new “priority bidding” model this fall. artnews.com/art-news/news/…

ArtTactic's tweet card. According to the new Phillips fee structure, the winning priority bid will benefit from a “significantly lower” buyer’s premium rate.

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 22

Art defies easy valuation. Each piece is unique, and much of the market operates privately with opaque pricing. This lack of transparency makes assessing worth especially tricky in a downturn. 🎨💸 #ArtValuation #PrivateMarkets bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 22

Figurative painting rose fast and cooled just as quickly, with artists like Jennifer Packer, Salman Toor, and Louis Fratino caught in the shift. Market cycles and politics continue to shape its uncertain future. 🖼️📉 #FigurativeArt #ArtMarket artnews.com/art-in-america…

ArtTactic's tweet card. A critic confronts how politics and the market conspired to make a trend, then singles out standout painters, like Salman Toor and Jennifer Packer.

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 21

The $410M trial over Ronald Perelman’s smoke-damaged Warhols, Twomblys & Ruschas asks: can art lose its “oomph”? The case exposes how fragile value is when aesthetics, science & market optics collide. 🎨⚖️ #ArtMarket #ArtLaw theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/18/ron…

ArtTactic's tweet card. Long-running dispute centres over works owned by the billionaire collector that were damaged in a 2018 fire

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 21

A $6 M lawsuit accuses David Kordansky Gallery, the Sam Gilliam Foundation & the artist’s widow of “concerted efforts to disavow and defame” a genuine 1972 drape painting by the late Sam Gilliam. 🎨⚖️ #ArtLaw #SamGilliam artnews.com/art-news/news/…

ArtTactic's tweet card. The Sam Gilliam Foundation and David Kordansky are facing over a lawsuit over a 'disavowed' drape painting.

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 18

The Art Dealers Association of America is pausing its 2025 edition of The Art Show amid ongoing market contraction—with plans to return in 2026. 🎨📉 #ArtMarket #ADAA artnews.com/art-news/news/…

ArtTactic's tweet card. ADAA won’t hold its signature New York fair in 2025, as the art world faces closures and legal battles.

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 16

WeTransfer updated its terms to let the platform use uploaded files for AI training and derivative works starting Aug 8—but reversed course amid backlash. Now it clarifies content is only used to run and improve the service, not to train AI or sell data. artnews.com/art-news/news/…

ArtTactic's tweet card. The web-based file sharing company said it does not use transferred content to train machine learning models or other AI tools.

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 16

Christie’s first‑half 2025 auction sales held steady at $2.1 billion, leveling off after last year’s steep (~22%) drop. Luxury segments like jewelry and wine surged (~29%), while fine‑art remained soft amidst global uncertainty. 📈🎨 #ArtMarket #Auctions news.artnet.com/market/christi…

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 15

London’s July 2025 Old Masters auctions brought in £58M, up from 2024 but still below 2023. A broader curatorial scope and strategic market shifts signal a cautiously positive outlook. 🎨📈 #ArtMarket #OldMasters arttactic.com/reports/auctio…

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 14

Russia’s private art museums are battling state raids, nationalist pressure, and exodus of staff just to stay open amid a brutal crackdown on dissent. 🎨🛑 #Russia #ArtFreedom theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/14/ami…

ArtTactic's tweet card. Staying open can mean coping with security service raids, harassment, verbal attacks by lawmakers and an exodus of staff

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 12

Thieves broke into Damien Hirst’s studio, netting around £400K in artworks—yet overlooked several priceless pieces 🖼️👀 #ArtHeist #DamienHirst telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/1…

ArtTactic's tweet card. Unique T-shirts, shirts and trousers designed by the artist, along with hi-tech speakers, taken from west London studio

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 11

The original Birkin prototype created for Jane Birkin has just sold at Sotheby’s in Paris for a record‑breaking €8.6 million ($10.1 million), making it the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction. 👜🔥 #FashionHistory #Hermes nytimes.com/2025/07/10/sty…

ArtTactic's tweet card. A lively bidding war led to the Hermès prototype, which was created for the actress Jane Birkin, selling for far more than expected.

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ArtTactic@ArtTactic · Jul 10

Our Auction Guarantee Analysis from the first half of 2025 reveals the guarantee market is heavily skewed towards a smaller pool of artists, with the Top 25 artists accounting for 72% of the total value during the period analysed. arttactic.com/reports/auctio…

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