A new generation of Japanese collectors, often guided by curiosity rather than long-term investment thinking, is beginning to reshape who buys and why.
A new generation of galleries, now roughly a fifth of the market, is drawing international attention even as domestic collectors remain the market's foundation.
Observer caught up with Sotheby's head of modern and contemporary art in Asia to discuss a market in transition and how the auction house is rewriting its approach to meet audiences where they're at.