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Interesting things, one at a time

Articles 

• South Florida, which has been dubbed ‘Wall Street South’, lures—but does not mint—collectors, Tim Schneider

• Complex fractions: Where is the joy and the reward of owning a fractional share in individual art? Rufus BIrd

• Tate’s finances are on the skids and I think I know why, J. J. Charlesworth

• Why Does So Much Art Right Now Look Like a Mess? Our Critic Investigates, John Vincler

• A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A BRILLIANT FUCKOVER, THOMAS LOVE

• UK art imports fall 16% for second year in a row as Hong Kong picks up slack, Amy Shaw

• How luxury buyers are changing art as we know it, Scott Reyburn

• What Determines the Price of an Artwork, Maxwell Raab

• How ‘high street’ art galleries are achieving serious sales success, Scott Reyburn

• Korean art market to benefit from new regulations, Rish Pryor

• Gen X are the biggest spenders on art as 'speculative' millennials drop back, latest UBS/Art Basel survey finds, Anna Brady

• Embattled New York adviser Lisa Schiff pleads guilty to defrauding clients out of $6.5m, Carlie Porterfield

• Without Drama or Banana, Art Auctions Struggle, Zachary SmallScott Reyburn and Julia Halperin

• The L.A. Art Scene Was Booming. Why Are Galleries Suddenly Closing? Katya Kazakina

• Art Cologne faces economic gloom and a tough market ahead of VAT reduction, Catherine Hickey

Curious and engaging websites

• Atlas Obscura, Brooklyn

• The Käte Hamburger Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies (CAPAS), Heidelberg

• Villa Empain (The Boghossian Foundation), Brussels