Essays on artists, institutions, collecting, and the forces shaping the art market—written for readers who want context, not commentary by the hour.
Chris Ofili, 2017. Photograph by Carlos Arias.
From Chris Ofili’s long ascent to the volatility surrounding today’s breakout names: what the Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report 2026 reveals about speculative demand and the slower work of building an artist’s career.
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Artist Focus
Tianhao turns familiar objects, animals, and landscapes into surrealist paradoxes that examine freedom, identity, and the structures governing daily life.
Art History Focus
Grace McCann Morley opened her galleries to everyone at night, while the avant-garde sold off the walls by day.
Collector Focus · KB Fine Art
The deepest education in taste happens at home, one morning of looking at a time.
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