At Art Basel Hong Kong, More Collectors Are Buying With Purpose While the energy is lively and the optimism palpable, dealers report the atmosphere is more measured than in previous years. By Elisa Carollo
Inside the Increasingly Litigious World of High-Value Art Sales Driving this shift is “a new group of collectors who are extraordinarily wealthy, used to doing business in a certain way, used to getting their own way and ready to spend legal money,” Manhattan art lawyer Susan Duke Biederman told Observer. By Daniel Grant
Curated, Contextual, Slower and Strategic: A New Blueprint for Art Fairs Emerges in Doha Blue-chip offerings at six- and seven-figure price points reinforced Art Basel Qatar’s institutional ambitions. By Elisa Carollo
Christie’s Holds Its Nerve Mid-Marathon as the 21st Century Evening Sale Secures a Steady $123.6 Million By Elisa Carollo
Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People By The Editors, Christa Terry, Dan Duray, Elisa Carollo, Farah Abdessamad and Merin Curotto
Swipe Right for Art: How the New Collectors Are Rewriting the Rules of the Art World By Jennifer Findley
DESTE’s Summer Convergence Offers the Art World a Rare Pause Between Market Frenzies By Elisa Carollo
With a Buoyant Opening, SP–Arte Showcases the Strength of a Self-Sufficient Brazilian Art Market By Elisa Carollo
The Excitement Around Paris Art Week Led to Strong Sales at Christie’s and Sotheby’s By Elisa Carollo