January and February, those awkward months between the fall season's rush of hot openings and spring's gradually renewed heat, have traditionally been a time for thoughtful regrouping in the art world. The year would start slowly, with minor artists or clever group shows, and build, accumulating hype, buzz, flak, controversy, and (if we're lucky) flashes of genius until it leveled off sometime in early June and all but shut down by July. But art market cycles have been seriously disrupted over the past decade, and the on-again, off-again boom has thrown the whole system into high gear 24-7. With collectors stalking the next big thing in the heat of summer, more and more galleries stay open until August, and the beginning of the year is no... More >>>