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December 2025
When Miami Art Week draws first-time buyers flush with new money, who do they call? Katya Kazakina tapped Karen for her read on the wave of newcomers rushing to fill their walls at Art Basel
— and what it means for the market.
December 2025
NFTs went from a billion-dollar phenomenon to a punchline in roughly three years. Karen spoke with Chris Harvey about what actually happened
— and what the rise and fall of crypto art revealed about the collectors who chased it.
September 2025
Everyone is asking whether AI can help you buy art. Karen gave Annabel Keenan an honest assessment of how the technology is actually being used by serious collectors
— and where it falls short.
May 2025
Frieze New York defied a soft market: Jeff Koons's cartoon heroes sold for $3 million, and confidence was quietly returning to the booths. Karen shared her on-the-ground read of the fair's opening day for this market report.
February 2025
Frieze Los Angeles opened weeks after the devastating wildfires, with galleries rallying and collectors buying with purpose. Karen spoke with Eileen Kinsella about the fair's charged atmosphere and what it said about the resilience of the L.A. art world.
December 2024
Art advising is a world of trust, discretion, and — occasionally — spectacular betrayal. Chris Harvey went deep on the industry's complexities and scandals, and Karen didn't pull punches about what it really takes to navigate it.
August 2024
The Salvator Mundi was hiding on a Saudi mega-yacht. Turns out, that's not as unusual as it sounds. Karen weighed in on the growing niche of ultra-high-net-worth collectors who want their eight-figure paintings at sea.
July 2024
Art as an investment is a question Karen fields constantly from analytically-minded clients. She laid out the framework for CNN readers: what to know, what to avoid, and how to think about the market without getting burned.
May 2024
Art as an investment is a question Karen fields constantly from analytically-minded clients. She laid out the framework for CNN readers: what to know, what to avoid, and how to think about the market without getting burned.
March 2024
Inigo Philbrick didn't just defraud his clients — he fooled some of the sharpest minds in the art world. Karen contributed to Mark Seal's definitive account of how the most audacious art fraud in recent memory unraveled.