Magnus Resch has never hesitated to disrupt the art world. During his time as an art economist, Yale professor, and gallery owner, Magnus’ many commentaries on the inner workings of the art market, though controversial, have been both meticulous and unerring in their sense of where and how the art world needs to modernize. In his latest bestselling book, ‘How…
The Art Market
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By now many have heard of NFT art, aka crypto art. Every day we read about these “Non-Fungible Tokens” in art blogs, which makes us wonder if they are the future of the art market or if they are just being overhyped. Whether it is a soon to burst speculative bubble or not, let’s delve into the world of tokens,…
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2020 was a year of challenges and innovation. At SINGULART we saw massive shifts in the market as collectors moved online and the traditional art market adapted to the new normal. To better understand how 2020 changed the art landscape, we took a moment to dive into the Art Basel and UBS report, The Art Market 2021, authored by Dr.…
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3 Reasons to Invest in Pop Art Pop Art is undeniably one of the most popular and influential art movements throughout modern and contemporary art history. Conceived in the 1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom, Pop Art was born out of a desire to dismantle the concept of ‘high art’ and reduce the elitism surrounding artworks, therefore…
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A popular culture icon with a short-lived destiny, Keith Haring made a lasting impression on American art at the end of the 20th century. His colourful, facetious and committed work challenged the conventions of the time. The artist prefigured the practices of the underground movement by using the New York subway as his first artistic medium. His recognizable imagery and…
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Mozambican-born painter, Malangatana Valente Ngwenya (1936-2011), was an important figure in African modern art. His artwork is represented in public museums including the Art Institute of Chicago and Tate Modern, London. The development of his style is situated in the socio-cultural context of his country’s fight for independence against Portuguese rule. His paintings created from the 1960s to the 1970s…
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The year 2020 is coming to an end, the Holidays are just around the corner and Singulart would like to take the opportunity to look back on the eventful year of 2020. A year that will go down in history, marked by a global pandemic that has had a lasting impact on all of our lives. Not only has it…
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This week, we interviewed Phillip Blond, British Art Dealer and Gallery Director of Blond Contemporary. In this article, we explore Phillip’s career in the art world, his insights into collecting and curation, as well as the role of the online art market today. Singulart is delighted about the upcoming event partnership with Blond Contemporary in December 2020! Can you tell…
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The contemporary Art Market is in constant flux. At every moment, contemporary art is renewed and offers new discoveries with new artists and artworks. The market is full of surprises with records constantly being broken at auctions. Contemporary art is becoming more and more expensive and increasingly popular – with some living artists seeing their popularity outperform modern artists such…
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Alors que la crise sanitaire a obligé de nombreuses éditions de foires d’art contemporain à reporter ou annuler leurs éditions du printemps, celles de la saison d’automne sont pour l’instant maintenues. Depuis 2019, Singulart participe à de nombreuses foires d’art contemporain (huit en 2019 !). Pour pouvoir prendre les bonnes décisions, rassurer nos artistes et appréhender l’avenir, nous avons interrogé…
