Author: Jane Kallir
Holocaust-era Art Restitution: More complex than you think
A rush to judgement has resulted in notable errors, with some "Nazi-looted" art having been purchased legally... Read More
The Authentication Crisis
We live in world where anyone can find an ‘authority’ to say whatever he or she wants... Read More
The all-powerful market is sounding the death knell for connoisseurship
Today, art history is increasingly being written by dealers and auctioneers to suit their own purpose... Read More
2018 Art Market Report
The Future of Art
The art world is very much a product of larger socioeconomic forces that determine what gets seen, sold and valued, aesthetically as well as monetarily. In art, the long twentieth century, associated ...
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GSE Co-Director Jane Kallir on the Most-Talked-About Auction of 2017
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? Connoisseurship and the Salvator Mundi In 1987, Christie’s, London, sold a painting attributed to Egon Schiele, Youth Kneeling Before God the Father, for... Read More
2017 Art Market Report
A Tale of Two Art Worlds
Our nation is divided, as are the United Kingdom and Western Europe. The election of Donald Trump, Brexit and the rise of right-wing populism across the European continent suggest that globalization h...
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Self-Taught Art in the 21st Century: Where Do We Go From Here?
Closing remarks delivered by Galerie St. Etienne co-director Jane Kallir at the symposium “Post-Dubuffet: Self-Taught Art in the 21st Century," held at the American Folk Art Museum on April 3, 2017... Read More
Are We Weimar Germany? Is Trump Hitler?
Gallery Co-Director Jane Kallir discusses the similarities—and differences—between the 1930s and today.... Read More