Art Market Experts

Insightful commentary on the most important trends impacting today’s art world, written by business leaders with rare understandings of how and why art is collected, invested in, supported and appreciated. Observer Arts Contributors bring fresh lenses to the topics that matter most in today’s art market—sharing all of that (and more) with our audience of arts and culture enthusiasts. Read more Expert Insights.

Phillips CEO Martin Wilson: The Great Wealth Transfer Is Also a Great Taste Transfer

In this Q&A, Phillips CEO Martin Wilson explains how the “great wealth transfer” has become a “great taste transfer,” why younger collectors are redefining the art market’s power structures and how innovations like Priority Bidding are reshaping the auction experience for a digital-first generation.

By The Editors

Megan Fox Kelly On Why the Future of Art Advising Is About Strategy, Not Access

In this Q&A, veteran art advisor Megan Fox Kelly discusses how inheritance and legacy management are redefining power in the art world, why today’s advisors must compete on strategy and data rather than access and how collaboration between financial, legal and art professionals is shaping the future of collecting and estate stewardship.

By The Editors

J. Paul Getty Trust CEO Katherine E. Fleming On the Museum’s Changing Role

In this Q&A, J. Paul Getty Trust president and CEO Katherine E. Fleming discusses how one of the world’s most influential cultural institutions is redefining what it means to serve the public good. From leading through the Palisades wildfires to expanding the Getty’s mission around accessibility, resilience and well-being, Fleming reflects on why the future of museums depends on both preserving art and nurturing the human and environmental contexts that sustain it.

By The Editors

Maria Brito On Democratizing the Art World Without Diluting Its Excellence

By The Editors

Artsy CEO Jeffrey Yin: The Next Era of Collecting Will Be Personal, Transparent and Global

By The Editors

Andrew Wolff Wants to Build the Operating System for the Global Art Market

By The Editors

Antwaun Sargent On Shifting the Balance of Power Toward Artists

By The Editors

When Algorithms Curate Culture, What Do We Lose?

By Michele Y. Smith

The Myth of the Digital Threat: How Technology Expands Art’s Reach

By Arline Mann

Beautiful Trash: Sustainability as Condition, Not Cure, in Contemporary Art

By Jennifer Findley

The Myth of the Lone Creative Genius: Why Collective Artmaking Matters Now

By Ralph Ziman

The Art of Preparedness: The Frontline of Fine Art Logistics During Hurricane Season

By Joe Piotrowski

The Frick Legacy: Taste, Ambition and a Collector’s Monument

By Megan Fox Kelly

Authorship, Autonomy and Art School: The Making of Flynn as an A.I. Student

By Auronda Scalera and Dr. Alfredo Cramerotti

What Global Collectors Are Actually Buying in 2025

By Philip Hoffman

Figures, Fantasies and Frontiers: The Art Books Shaping Summer 2025

By Megan Fox Kelly

The Carbon Cost of Culture: How the Art World Is Confronting Its Shipping Emissions

By Alexander Bradford

From Aesthetics to Impact: Rethinking Public Art’s Role in Communities

By Marissa Dionne Mead

How Museums Can Engage a New Generation of Supporters

By Mazdak Sanii

Swipe Right for Art: How the New Collectors Are Rewriting the Rules of the Art World

By Jennifer Findley

Architecture’s Algorithmic Turn: A.I., Adaptation and the Future at the Venice Biennale

By Auronda Scalera and Dr. Alfredo Cramerotti

How Gen Z and Prints Are Reshaping the Art Market’s Future

By Jenny Gibbs

Hidden Liabilities: How Rare Manuscripts Threaten Institutional Reputations

By Brett Erickson

Artificial Intelligence as Co-Creator: Rethinking Art and Authorship

By Dr. Alfredo Cramerotti and Auronda Scalera

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