Digital Artistry • 04/03/2026 Brooke Shields and Gary Grossman: when luxury art confronts controversy
Art as Investment • 24/05/2025 How the legacy of Jean-Michel Basquiat is being monetized by his estate
Sculpture Forms • 08/09/2026 Your First Sculpture: How to Read Scale, Material, and Finish Before the Gallery Makes the Pitch A precise guide for buying your first sculpture: how to judge scale, materials, editions, and logistics before the gallery pitch, and build a confident collection.
Collecting Tips • 07/09/2026 Preventive Conservation at Home: The Climate, Light, and Handling Rules That Protect What You Own A practical art conservation home guide for collectors on climate, light, handling, and storage rules that prevent damage and protect fine art long term.
Collecting Tips • 07/09/2026 The Gallery Relationship Is a Two-Way Street: What Collectors Owe and What They Should Expect A clear guide to gallery collector relationship dynamics: what serious collectors owe galleries, what they should demand in return, and how to secure priority access.
The Scale Decision: When a Room Needs One Large Work and When It Needs a Conversation Between Several Gallery Showcases • 07/09/2026 The Scale Decision: When a Room Needs One Large Work and When It Needs a Conversation Between Several Learn how to choose the right scale for art in interior design, with practical ratios, viewing-distance guidelines, and room-by-room tips for hanging artwork at home.
Art as Investment • 21/08/2026 Fine Art Investment Guide: Holding Periods, Returns, and What the 2026 Numbers Actually Show Fine art investment guide covering 20–25 year holding periods, risk, fees, and portfolio construction. Learn how returns, liquidity, provenance, and channels shape long-term art investing outcomes.
Artistic Journeys • 17/08/2026 Residency Programs That Shape Careers: Where Artists Go to Work, and What Collectors Can Learn From the List How serious collectors can read artist residency programs as early career signals, separate juried residencies from pay-to-play schemes, and use open studios to buy smart.
Art Fairs • 12/08/2026 The Armory Show Moves to Late September With 230 Galleries: How to Plan for the Expanded Fair Armory Show moves to late September at New York’s Javits Center with 230 galleries. A strategic guide for collectors on planning, budgeting and navigating the expanded fair.
Art Auctions • 10/08/2026 Christie's and Sotheby's Post $8.9 Billion in the First Half: What the Rebound Changes for Collectors Christie’s and Sotheby’s post $8.9B in first-half sales, signaling a sharp auction rebound. See what this uneven recovery means for timing, categories, and strategy.
Gallery Showcases • 04/08/2026 Salon Hang, Grid, or Single Statement: Choosing the Layout That Lets the Art Lead A collector level guide to salon, grid, and single statement gallery wall layout design, with precise specs, lighting tips, and layout choices for luxury art.
Collecting Tips • 29/07/2026 Original Drawings as Collectibles: What Works on Paper Offer That Canvas Cannot A collector’s guide to original drawings as undervalued works on paper, covering medium, paper quality, pricing, conservation, and how to integrate them into luxury interiors.
Art as Investment • 27/07/2026 The Reappraisal Economy: When Rediscovered Women Artists Enter the Market, Who Benefits? An in-depth guide to women artists market reappraisal: how feminist art history, museum validation, and auction data are reshaping prices, who actually profits, and how collectors can invest in women’s art without fuelling a bubble.
Collecting Tips • 24/07/2026 Building a Themed Collection: How a Through-Line Makes Every Acquisition Stronger Learn how to build a themed art collection with a clear through line, from auditing what you own to choosing a collecting thesis, managing budgets, and understanding why coherent collections earn a narrative premium in the art market.
Art Fairs • 20/07/2026 What Art Basel 2026 Revealed About the K-Shaped Collector Market Art Basel 2026 sales analysis of opening-day results, K-shaped art market dynamics, and global collector trends, with data points on trophy works, mid-market bands, and Basel–UBS market signals for H2 positioning.
Collecting Tips • 17/07/2026 How to Read an Artist's CV: What Show History, Residencies, and Collections Actually Signal to a Buyer Learn how to read an artist CV like a serious collector: decode solo and group exhibitions, museum and corporate collections, publications, and red flags to build a stronger long-term art collection.
Art Auctions • 13/07/2026 Phillips New York, July 16: The Mid-Market Lots That Deserve a Closer Look Analysis of the July 2026 Phillips New York Modern and Contemporary Art auction, focusing on mid-market estimates, key lots, and how Phillips’s cross-category strategy in art and watches shapes collector behaviour.
Collecting Tips • 11/07/2026 Large-Format Photography Collecting: Editions, Printing Methods, and Why the C-Print Is Not the Inkjet A collector’s guide to large-format photography editions, printing methods, scale, and care, explaining C-prints versus inkjet and how to buy with confidence.
Collecting Tips • 09/07/2026 Art Storage Solutions: Climate, Security, and Access for Collections That Outgrow the Walls A practical guide to art storage solutions for collectors: when to move beyond home storage, how to balance climate and security, what professional facilities and freeports really offer, and how to keep stored artworks safe, organized, and in active rotation.
Collecting Tips • 07/07/2026 Contemporary Ceramics as Collectible Art: Where Craft Tradition Meets Gallery Pricing Learn how to collect contemporary ceramics like a serious art buyer: how to judge clay work, read condition reports, understand kiln risk and wabi-sabi value, and build a coherent ceramics collection in today’s fine art market.
Art as Investment • 04/07/2026 Beyond the Record Sale: Why Institutional Collecting of Women Artists Matters More Than Auction Prices Discover how museum acquisitions, institutional exhibitions, and feminist scholarship are reshaping the market for women artists—and how collectors can read these signals to build resilient, museum‑calibre collections.
Art as Investment • 02/07/2026 Estate Planning for Art Collectors: How to Avoid the Tax Trap That Dissolves Collections Learn how to structure estate planning for art collections to avoid forced sales, manage IRS valuation risk, use trusts and foundations, and preserve both financial value and artistic legacy.
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