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Art 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.

British Art Fair at the Saatchi Gallery awaits visitors in London

What’s Next for British Art?

British art is having a moment, but British Art Fair co-founder and director Gay Hutson cautions that before we celebrate too loudly, it's worth considering whether we are looking for art's next stars in the right places.
By Gay Hutson
A painting rendered in dark colors of a family riding in the third class part of a train carriage with top-hatted heads behind them. The woman is nursing a baby.

An Insider’s Indictment of an Isolated Art World

The issue at hand, says New York dealer Georges Bergès, is not the public's taste nor the supply of talent but rather that the industry can no longer survive if it remains exclusionary toward the very people it claims to reflect.
By Georges Berges
A dark gallery installation combines illuminated translucent panels, sculptural tables, a spiky circular wall piece and a large white suspended structure marked with small red circles.

The Long View: What Qatar Can Teach Us About Investing in Culture

Amir Berbić, dean of Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar, argues that at a moment when many countries are reducing investment in the arts, Qatar offers a compelling counterexample: the recognition that the most enduring returns are often generated by investments whose full value cannot yet be quantified, but which ultimately reshape institutions, communities and the future itself.
By Amir Berbic
A view of Art Basel Paris 2025 at the Grand Palais

A Calibrated Market: How 2025 Shaped the Landscape for Collectors in 2026

By Megan Fox Kelly
Oliver Barker presides over Sotheby's Evening Sale on November 18, 2025

Inside the November Marquee Auctions: What the Market’s Biggest Week Really Revealed

By Megan Fox Kelly
Professional portrait of Martin Wilson, CEO of Phillips. The image includes "Observer 2025 Art Index" branding with his name and title "CEO, Phillips" on the right side.

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

By The Editors
Professional portrait of Megan Fox Kelly, veteran art advisor, looking over her shoulder and smiling. The image includes "Observer 2025 Art Index" branding with her name and title "Founder & Principal, Megan Fox Kelly Art Advisory" on the right side.

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

By The Editors
Professional portrait of Katherine E. Fleming, president & CEO of J. Paul Getty Trust. The image includes "Observer 2025 Art Index" branding with his name and title "President & CEO, Phillips" on the right side.

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

By Merin Curotto
Professional portrait of Maria Brito, CEO of Maria Brito, LLC, wearing a hot pink jumpsuit in an eclectically decorated room. The image includes "Observer 2025 Art Index" branding with her name and title "CEO, Maria Brito, LLC," on the right side.

Maria Brito On Democratizing the Art World Without Diluting Its Excellence

By The Editors
Professional portrait of Jeffrey Yin, CEO of Artsy, sitting down and smiling with his elbows on his knees. The image includes "Observer 2025 Art Index" branding with his name and title "CEO, Artsy" on the right side.

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

By Merin Curotto
Professional portrait of Andrew Wolff, CEO of Beowolff Capital, smiling and wearing a blue suit. The image includes "Observer 2025 Art Index" branding with his name and title "CEO, Beowolff Capital" on the right side.

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

By Merin Curotto
Professional portrait of Antwuan Sargent, director of Gagosian, wearing a beanie and suit. The image includes "Observer 2025 Art Index" branding with her name and title "Director, Gagosian," on the right side.

Antwaun Sargent On Shifting the Balance of Power Toward Artists

By The Editors
Jimi Hendrix's guitar laid flat in front of a wall of his performances at an exhibition at Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture

When Algorithms Curate Culture, What Do We Lose?

By Michele Y. Smith
Teenagers walk past a poster depicting Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci in a street of Rome, after a holy mass in the Vatican a day after the funeral of Pope Francis,

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

By Arline Mann
Painting by Tom Friedman depicting discarded art materials

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

By Jennifer Findley
MiG team working in Johannesburg

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

By Ralph Ziman
Miami Beach, Florida, laptop screen showing Radar of Hurricane Ian, category 4 storm, eye and feeder bands in Gulf of Mexico approaching landfall.

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

By Joe Piotrowski
View of A.I. student, Flynn, in a classroom at the University of Applied Arts Vienna

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

By Auronda Scalera and Dr. Alfredo Cramerotti
Woman standing in front of Cecily Brown painting, "Can Can" during a photocall at Christie's showcasing the highlights from 20th/21st Century London Evening Sale and The Art of The Surreal Evening Sale in London in March 2024.

What Global Collectors Are Actually Buying in 2025

By Philip Hoffman
A collage of art book covers

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

By Megan Fox Kelly
A view from above of the exhibition floor of Art Basel Paris

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

By Alexander Bradford
A public art installation commemorating lives lost to gun violence at the New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing

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

By Marissa Dionne Mead
A woman stands in front of 'Rocker' by Kenneth Noland on display at Sotheby's in New York City

How Museums Can Engage a New Generation of Supporters

By Mazdak Sanii
A young woman on the exhibition floor of Art Basel

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

By Jennifer Findley
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