Theses/Dissertations from 2026
The Art of Engagement: A Study of Digital Marketing Strategies in Leading Contemporary Galleries, Fidan Abdullayeva
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From Monasteries to the Market: The Legal and Spiritual Economies of Himalayan Art in China, Hengshi An
Open Access
A Visual Analysis of the Work of Anna Weyant for Art Historical Precedent, Jordan Arnold
Open Access
From Fear to Familiarity: Folkloric Creatures and Cultural Identity in Contemporary Japanese and Filipino Art, Mariel Yulo Asuncion
Open Access
The Politics of Refusal: The 1969 São Paulo Bienal Boycott and the Role of Art Under Authoritarianism, Lara Barbosa
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On Dark Skinned Jesus of Nazareth: Why Color Matters, Nicholas Berkel
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The Influence of Art Advisors on High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs) in Art Investment Decisions, Vera Berman
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Curating Identity: Genre Painting and the Long History of Visual Self-Presentation: A Study of Johannes Vermeer, Norman Rockwell, and Contemporary Culture, Zoë Anita Billick
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How can an art investment fund generate financial returns while actively contributing to the cultural processes that create artistic value?, Sophie Burrus
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The Lost Art of Club Photography: Capturing NYC’s Nightlife and Cultural Legacy from the 1980s to the 1990s, Madeleine M. Canfield
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The Dreyfus Affair and the Artistic Community, Alison Cassorla
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Women Art Dealers and the Making of SoHo, Anna Castellini
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Between Aesthetics and Access: The Social Barrier in the Global Art Scene, Juliette Chappey
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Analysis of the Commercial and Artistic Trajectories of Top Chinese Artists Represented by U.S. Blue-Chip Galleries, Nick Zuwei Cheng
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Imagining the Inuit: Myth, Market, and the Making of the Contemporary Inuit Sculpture Canon, Kristen Sara Davidson-Schwartz
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Marc Chagall and the Jewish Experience: A Personal Modernism in the Parisian Avant-Garde, Samantha DeSanctis
Open Access
Beyond Recognition: The Surrealist Strategy of Face Concealment in the Portraits of René Magritte and Ewa Juszkiewicz, Darina Kravchenko Eldridge
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The Globalization of China’s Contemporary Art market as an Enduring and Expanding force in times of Destabilization, Aisling Entwistle
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Constructing Minimalism: Canon Formation, Exclusion, and the Afterlives of an Aesthetic, Lucy Ewert
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Culture and Money: The Inherent Dichotomy in Fine Art, Silvia Fernandez
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The Paradox of Crypto Art: On the Recentralization of Power and Structural Inequality in the NFT Market, Lijia Ge
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Integrating the Oriental Gaze: Japonisme and Kitagawa Utamaro’s Influence in the Parisian Art World of the Late 19th Century, Wanda Irini Goudas
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When Fine Art and Commercial Art Merge: A Playbook for Emerging Artists Without Gallery Representation to Create Successful and Sustainable Careers, Regina Escobedo Guerra
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Performing American Identity: Neoclassical Chair Design from Europe to New York, Nia Harper
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From It-Girls to Obscurity: What Happened to the Stettheimer Sisters?, Catherine Pierce Higgins
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Managing Legacy and Market: How the Calder Foundation Shaped the Posthumous Value of Alexander Calder, Heyi Ji
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The Postmodern Frontier: Richard Prince and the Neoliberal Spectacle of the American Dream, Taïs Khassanova
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Neither Innocent Nor Illicit: Breaking the Gaze in Lisa Yuskavage’s Candy-Colored World, Kristin Kiley
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Illuminating Absences: Gender, Recognition, and the Light and Space Movement, Emily Kopp
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Can art function as a financial asset class? Conditions, risks, and emerging solutions, Aurelia Labbé
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M+, Beyond a Museum?: The Making of a New Cultural Paradigm in Hong Kong, Grace Law
Open Access
From Crisis to Construction: Museum and Institutional Maturation in the UAE, Csilla Brigitta Lazar
Open Access
Crawling as a Gesture to Life Beyond the Fall: Vulnerability, Care, and the Imagination of Community in the Work of William Pope.L, Laia M. Llobera
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Becoming Art Itself: A Study on the Generative Logic and Discursive Structure of Disability Art Incubation Institutions, Gonghui Lu
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Echoes of a Country in Question: Visualizing and Constructing Lebanese Identity Through Contemporary Artistic Practice at the Venice Biennale, Anoush Manoukian
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Spain Represents Only 1%: Visibility and Value of Spanish Contemporary Art in the Global Market, Maria Alonso Martinez
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The Spiritual and Emotional Impact of Color in Luis Barragán’s Convento de las Capuchinas Sacramentarias, Ivana Martin
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Evolving Motives: How Art Collecting Has Changed Across Generations, Giovanni Mazzoleni
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John Singer Sargent: Technique, The Muse and Patronage, Clare McCaleb
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Global Art: An Economic Exploration of the Factors Driving Sensible Gallery Expansion, James McLennan
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An Investigation into the Scottsdale Art Week: Cultural Focus, Location, and Sustainability in An Already Saturated Environment, Sophia K. Meshel
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Art Collectors in Qatar and their contributions to the development of the artistic ecosystem, Maryam Mohammed
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RM Sotheby’s Construction of Value in the High-end Car Market, Pablo Mijares Musi
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Intersections We Have Played With: From Chris Burden to Street Takeovers, Tadeo Itarte Nusser
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Over-Tourism of Naoshima Island: Comparison with Venice using Tourists Carrying Capacity Model, Takutaro Onoe
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The Evolution of the Gallery System: Causes, Consequences, and the Future of Art Collecting, Amalswintha Oppelt
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“What is In Vogue?” A Critical Study of Photography, Psychology, and Power in Vogue Magazine, Hannah Eve Osinoff
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Aura For Sale?: Art Merchandise and the Totalizing Culture of Reproduction, Lily Paternoster
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The Collapse of the New Tendencies: How Did a Movement That Never Existed Cease to Exist, Tonka Protega
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Reconstructing the Surreal: Female Artists and the Transformation of Surrealist Aesthetics, Erin Regan
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The Flavor of Marketing: How Food is Revolutionizing Luxury Brand Communication, Aloisa Ruf
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Cancel Culture: A Battle of Headlines, Not Meanings, Nataliia Sapyrkina
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The Language of Value: Lot Note Complexity and Auction Performance in Abstract Expressionism, Artur Sharifullin
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The Cultural Adaptation of Abstract Expressionism in the Middle East, Solmaz Shoukohi
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About Witch Hunt: Feminist and Political Agency in Contemporary Art, Rana Sumerler
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The History and Significance of the Korean Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Yaejin Sung
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Corporate Patronage in Art and Education: A Case Study of Bloomberg's Interventions, Xiaojun Tian
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Calculated Allure: Persuasion and Dramaturgy at Art Auction, Jacqueline Vargas
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Can a Curator Influence Their Nation’s Art Market Value? Adriano Pedrosa, the 60th Venice Biennale, and the Global Repositioning of Brazilian Art, Maria Joana Ventosa
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Does blue-chip art genuinely provide diversification and risk mitigation once illiquidity, transaction frictions, and survivorship bias are explicitly incorporated into performance analysis, or is the “safe haven” label fundamentally misleading?, Radhika Vissanji
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The Art World Ecosystem and the Evolution of Art Criticism Toward A New Practicality, Julia Blasius Williams
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Timing vs. Patience: A Comparative Study of "Flipping" and "Buy and Hold" Strategies in Art Collecting, Yingying Xu
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Uncovering the Keystone: Case Study of the UBS Art Collection Gift, Loan and Contemporary Voices Exhibition at MoMA in 2005 - Twenty Years Later, Maria Glikman Yamarakov
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From Private Collections to Private Museums: The Evolution of Art Collecting from Antiquity to the Digital Age, Li Yang
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Representation and Cross-Cultural Mediation of Contemporary Ink Art in New York’s Primary Art Market: A Case Study of FQM Gallery, Mengtian Melody Yang
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The Role of Art Collectors in the Global Market: Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Anastasia Yuzhilina
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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
The Impact of Digitalization on Primary Art Market Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis of Mega and Small Art Galleries, Ifeyinwa Anidi
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Janet Sobel: The rediscovery of Janet Sobel and her performance on the art market as an overlooked artist, Carolina Åström
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How Social Media is Reshaping the Art Market: Catalyzing the Rise of the Art Agency Model in the United States, Leo Braudy
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Modern Mother: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and the Visionary Women Who Founded The Museum of Modern Art, Sophie Dowling
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VALUING THE FILIPINO IDENTITY IN THE LOCAL PHILIPPINE ART SCENE: NATIONALISM AND THE PHILIPPINE CORE VALUES THROUGH AMORSOLO, ZÓBEL AND BENCAB, Michaela Maria Geraldine Eduque
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The Art & Finance (R)Evolution: A Comprehensive Analysis and Future Perspectives, Paul Facquer
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Building for Change: Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky’s Architectural Legacy In Social Housing, Gender Equality, and Ergonomics, Margaret Farrar
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Comparative Analysis of Restitution Frameworks and their Advancement: Domestic Cases of Indigenous Reparation, Yeji Jang Garcia
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Take Shrigley’s Word for It, Mary Gurley
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Female Photographers’ Practices and Markets: A Three-Part Case Study, Emma Howard
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East Meets West: Korean Modern Art’s Emergence in the Global Art Scene, Yu Jin Hwang
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The Categorisation of Different Periods in Indian Art & the Market’s Role, Devashi Jain
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Antique Guqin Collecting ：Collector Behavior and Current Antique Qin Collecting Market in China, Yitong Jiang
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Private Spaces, Public Personas: Elsie de Wolfe’s Interiors for Henry Clay Frick, Boston Armstrong Johnson
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NFT and the Future of Art, Ying Kang
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The Evolution of Chinese Contemporary Art: Developmental Struggles and Their Impact on Artists and Collectors, Jia Li
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Art Collecting In India Through The Ages, Muskaan Mehta
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The Impact of Social Media Influencers on Contemporary Art Trends - A Comprehensive Analysis, Babette Meng
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“The entire art movement has become an enormous business venture” Financing the American Art Museum, Lucy Owen
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Cultural Heritage and Market Dynamics: A Transatlantic Perspective on Art Regulation, Valentina Scarzella
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Artistic Interventions in the Public Sphere: Keith Haring & Jenny Holzer, Matilde Sirolli
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Navigating the Luxury Handbag Auction Market in Hong Kong: Trends, Challenges and Solutions, Yolanda Ruge Sun
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Aphrodite Conceiving Zeus Exploring its Attribution to Gustav Klimt oeuvre, Luana Totea
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Curating Modernity: Carmen Giménez and the Shaping of Post-Franco Spain, Ines Trafford
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The Evolution of Heritage: How Three Iconic American Jewelry Houses Have Navigated Their Legacy, Emily Vanderford
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Auction Houses as Architects of Emerging Art Markets: African Modern & Contemporary Art in the Global Auction Market, Simrin Vaswani
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Art is an Upcoming Financial Vehicle, Why is The Legislation Not Catching Up?, Ella Westman
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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Gentrification Trends and Their Effects on Graffiti and Street Artists Residing in New York City, Miami, and Los Angeles, Rachel Baer
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Marisol Escobar: What happened to Marisol Escobar?, Leon Levy Blohm
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The Great Mess of Auction Catalogues, Hector Yuyang Chen
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Pearls of Power: Navigating Empire and Kingship in the Nineteenth Century in Qing Dynasty China and Victorian England, Jinrui Chen
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A Comparative Analysis of Shanghai’s and Hong Kong’s Art Market Post Pandemic, Weiran Chen
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Art and Entertainment Collaboration: the Benefits and Challenges of Auction Houses Crossover Collaborations in the Global Art Market, Yushi Chen
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Unveiling Urban Photographs: The Evolution of Street Photography Through Cameras, the New York Photo League, and Visionaries Lisette Model and Helen Levitt, Isabella Danesi
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