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Javier Hughes

Business Correspondent

Javier Hughes covers Art News, Reading and Books.

Articles by Javier Hughes

Artists for Humanity: The Boston Studio Where Teenagers Are Paid Like Professionals

Artists for Humanity: The Boston Studio Where Teenagers Are Paid Like Professionals

Javier Hughes

Craft vs Fine Art: The Line That Keeps Moving, and Why Ceramics and Fiber Keep Erasing It

Craft vs Fine Art: The Line That Keeps Moving, and Why Ceramics and Fiber Keep Erasing It

Javier Hughes

How Gallery Representation Actually Works, From the 50/50 Split to Shared Rosters

How Gallery Representation Actually Works, From the 50/50 Split to Shared Rosters

Javier Hughes

Chart of gallery openings versus closures across recent years

A Lethal Summer for Galleries: Kasmin, Clearing and Blum Wind Down as the Fall Season Resets

Javier Hughes

Scholar comparing a painting against printed catalogue volumes

The Catalogue Raisonné: Who Decides What Is Real, and Why Inclusion Is Worth Millions

Javier Hughes

Gavel resting beside numbered auction lot catalogues after a sale

Christie's Posts Its Biggest May Ever as Spring 2026 Auctions Near $1.8 Billion in New York

Javier Hughes

Large industrial studio at night with materials and half-finished supports

The Economics of the Artist Studio: Rent, Assistants, and What Scale Really Costs

Javier Hughes

Detail of a welded public sculpture surface with bolted seams

How Public Art Commissions Work: From RFP to Installation, Budgets to Agents

Javier Hughes

Chart of self-represented artist price bands and validation requirements

Selling Without a Gallery: The Instagram Market, the Platforms, and the Ceiling

Javier Hughes

Older artist checking mailbox for a royalty statement at home

Resale Royalties Explained: Why European Artists Get Paid Twice and American Ones Don't

Javier Hughes

Auction catalogue pages showing a single-owner collection lots

Spring 2026 Auction Season Sets Up as a Single-Owner Contest — and the Estimates Are Climbing

Javier Hughes