American economy

Trump ‘bump’ or Trump ‘slump’? What dealers expect from the next four years

On the second day of Art Basel Miami Beach, leading dealers, advisers and market experts are split on the US president-elect’s tax and tariff plans

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As the art market gears up for a season of global change, what are the odds of an autumn bounceback?

Amid uneven economic signals, many high-level art sellers are pursuing alternative revenue streams

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Employment in California’s creative economy took a hit in 2023, but ‘museums were leading the way’ to growth

The latest Otis College of Art and Design report on the state’s arts economy found every sector experienced declines in employment last year—except the fine and performing arts

Arts industries contributed a record $1.1 trillion to the US economy in 2022

New US government data report shows cultural industries accounted for 4.3% of national economic activity in 2022, though some sectors struggled to surpass pre-pandemic figures

Is the US museum sector in crisis?

Plus, a new antisemitism scandal at Documenta and a Kim Lim sculpure on show at the Hepworth Wakefield

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The arts made up more than $1 trillion of the US economy in 2021

The art and cultural sectors had a larger impact on the US GDP in 2021 than ever before, according to a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Bureau of Economic Analysis

Visual and performing artists have struggled to recover from the pandemic, analysis of California’s creative economy shows

Fine and performing artists contributed $34.9bn to California’s economy in 2021, according to Otis College of Art and Design’s latest annual report, far less than workers in media and even architecture

NEA study shows arts sector remained major contributor to US economy even as pandemic took its toll

The study found that while the US arts economy shrunk twice as fast as the overall economy, the arts’ contribution to GDP held steady

US inflation rates are rising at the fastest pace in decades. What does it mean for the art market?

Art market economists warn US may soon reach a state of stagflation not seen since the 1970s - and buying art might not help investors

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Blue chip artists and dealers benefit from coronavirus relief packages, a federal report reveals

Pace, David Zwirner and Jeff Koons named among the top recipients of US taxpayer-funded forgivable loans, as smaller galleries seek additional aid

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Removing French trade barriers still leaves London auction houses with upper hand

Five years ago, France finally allowed outsiders to hold auctions in the country by ending the 400-year-old monopoly of state-appointed auctioneers