Traditional primary-market galleries should seize the opportunity to introduce transparency and build trust in order to attract a young generation of buyers and retain artists through a more nuanced revenue generation model. Real-world art tokenization would enable individuals and organisations to create a digital proof of ownership, authentication, price transparency, transaction history, fractional ownership, financing, lending, etc. There is a strong disconnect between an art industry behind an opaque veil and the thirst of a new audience eager to claim an active role, engage in their own terms and benefit from it.
2020 in Review: What’s Next for the Art World?
Dear Friends,
With the end of the most unpredictable year in sight, I wanted to wish you and your loved ones a Happy Christmas and send every best wish for a happy and healthy start to 2021, when I truly hope we will be able to see each other again in person.
This is the first edition of a quarterly newsletter. The focus will be on the state of the art market, artists to keep an eye on and what is to come. This is my analysis and unbiased advice. I err on the side of supporting and working directly with artists and galleries because the primary market is the core of the sector. Nonetheless, insight into the overall arts ecosystem is only complete if we consider the secondary market and the not-for-profit as well.
7 Highlights of Frieze Art week: New Commissions, Exhibitions and unmissable Auction Lots before you even hit the fair
Frieze week launches London’s autumn art calendar in full fanfare. Beyond Frieze Art Fair, the city unveils heavy hitting institutional exhibitions whilst commercial galleries and auction houses bring out their big arty guns. Below are my highlights for the week ahead. Stay tuned to my Instagram account for daily updates on these and other exhibitions and, of course, for the fair highlights later in the week!
Art Collecting inspired by Warren Buffett’s Investment Philosophy and Auction Highlights during Frieze Week
What is good for Warren Buffett is good for art. Frieze week is around the corner and the inevitable questions about the art market come up. Is it the right time to buy art? Will a purchase sustain its value?
Collecting Photography
PhotoLondon fair is opening to the public this Thursday at Somerset House in London. This means photography exhibitions, talks, events and auctions galore. I have created a little collectors’ checklist as well as some highlights of the auctions coming up.