The Art MachineGet inside. 'Prestige is the shadow of money and power.' ~C. Wright Mills In her cheekily titled book, ART AS AN INVESTMENT? Melanie Gerlis (Art Market Editor of The . Continue reading ?August 19, 2014Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures By Robert K. Wittman, John Shiffman Broadway Books, New York, 2010 Famous art detective Robert K Wittman's memoir, . Continue reading ?August 13, 2014 While reading yet another article bashing Jeff Koons, I decided it was time to out myself once and for all: I am a Jeff Koons nonhater. Lately the volume . Continue reading ?July 7, 2014 Sotheby's boasted a total of £121.9 million from their London Evening sale of Impressionist & Modern Art. Top lot, Claude Monet's Nymphéas (Water lilies) achieved £31.7 million and . Continue reading ?June 24, 2014One wonders if, instead of falling apart due to an imbalance cased by monied art fairs, perhaps the art market is adjusting itself by spawning a separate art fair culture . more... See more text