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The Retrospective: Why Museums Save Artists for Last

Retrospectives gather an artist's work across decades, staged late for the long view, and Canada's documented fee fight put pay behind the honor.

Oliver Grant

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Marfa, Beacon, and Provincetown each turned cheap space and one committed institution into small-town economies that run on art.

Hugo Marchetti

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Galleries typically keep 25 to 50 percent of a sale, and consignment keeps ownership and risk with the artist until a buyer pays.

Hugo Marchetti

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The hammer price is the winning bid; buyer's premiums, seller commissions and United States resale law decide who actually keeps the money.

Hugo Marchetti

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Art critics look, describe, and judge. Here is what actually happens when a critic reviews a show, from first notes to published review.

Javier Hughes

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A certificate of authenticity promises a lot on paper. Here is what a valid COA contains, what it guarantees, and where buyers get fooled.

Javier Hughes

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A plain guide to reading a gallery price list and asking about artwork prices, from what the list shows to who sets the numbers.

Javier Hughes

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A Vermont gallery show of landscape painting, and a short guide to looking at plein air work the way it deserves.

Hugo Marchetti

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The honest case for and against the MFA, and what actually builds a career either way.

Ismail Okafor

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What to stage, what to say, and what to leave out when someone important walks through your door.

Oliver Grant