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
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.
Reading an Auction Catalogue Like a Dealer: The Signals Hidden in Estimates, Lot Order, and Guarantee Symbols Art Auctions • 30/06/2026 Reading an Auction Catalogue Like a Dealer: The Signals Hidden in Estimates, Lot Order, and Guarantee Symbols Learn how to read an auction catalogue like a dealer by decoding estimate ranges, lot order, guarantees, provenance, and condition notes to price risk and improve returns at art auctions.
Art Fairs • 25/06/2026 Art Fairs Worth the Flight: How to Choose Which Fairs to Attend Based on What You Actually Collect How to choose the best art fairs to attend for your collection, from Basel and Frieze to regional events, with data from the Art Basel & UBS 2023 report and practical tips on budgets, VIP access and strategy.
Collecting Tips • 23/06/2026 The Proof-of-Hand Economy: Why Collectors Are Paying Premiums for Visible Craft in an AI-Saturated Market Discover how proof of hand, human authorship, and clear artistic process shape value in handmade art vs AI art collecting, with concrete market data, examples, and due-diligence steps for serious collectors.
Collecting Tips • 20/06/2026 Collecting Abstract Expressionism Now: Why Second-Generation AbEx Offers More Access Than the Headline Names A collector’s guide to building a disciplined Abstract Expressionism collection today, with a focus on second generation artists, museum validation, gesture, color, condition and risk management.
Art as Investment • 18/06/2026 The Gulf Collector Class: What Art Dubai, Alserkal, and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Signal for Western Galleries Looking East Discover how Gulf art market collectors in 2026, backed by major institutions, freeports, and global galleries, are turning Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, and Saudi Arabia into a central hub for investment-grade contemporary art.
Collecting Tips • 16/06/2026 Shipping Fine Art Internationally: Crates, Customs, and the Paperwork That Protects Your Purchase A collector’s guide to shipping fine art internationally, from museum crates and climate control to customs, duties, and paperwork that protects provenance.
Collecting Tips • 12/06/2026 Commissioning a Living Artist: The Brief, the Timeline, and What to Expect When the Work Arrives A collector’s guide to commissioning a living artist: briefs, contracts, timelines, approvals, and how to handle the artwork when it finally arrives.
Art as Investment • 12/06/2026 Fine Art as a Portfolio Asset: What the Data Says About Returns, Correlation, and Holding Periods Data driven guide to fine art as a portfolio asset, covering returns, risk, correlation, holding periods, blue chip versus emerging artists, and real transaction costs.
Studio Visits • 06/06/2026 What It Costs an Artist to Make Work in 2026: Studio Rent, Materials, and the Margin Nobody Discusses In 2026, rising artist studio costs—from rent and utilities to materials and insurance—are quietly resetting primary market prices. Explore concrete figures, a worked $15,000 painting example, and practical guidance for collectors who want to support sustainable studio practices.
Gallery Showcases • 04/06/2026 Picture Lights, Track LEDs, and Natural Wash: A Lighting Spec for Every Artwork in the Room Learn how to design museum-quality art lighting at home, from CRI and TM‑30 metrics to lux levels, beam angles, and fixture choices for paintings, photography, and sculpture.
Collecting Tips • 02/06/2026 Art Insurance Explained: What Your Policy Actually Covers, What It Excludes, and When to Upgrade A clear, expert guide to art insurance, explaining what policies cover, key exclusions, agreed value vs cash value, and when collectors should upgrade coverage.
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