NewsVisitor Figures 2020
Curate-it-yourself: French museums take to social media to ask the public what they want to see in their galleries
Spurred on by the pandemic, several institutions are inviting art lovers to choose works for display
NewsArt Basel 2019
Off-floor selling boosts trade at Art Basel
Viewing rooms, appetite-whetting preview publications and digital platforms are all paying off for galleries at the fair
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Why this Indianapolis museum wants you to go down to the woods today
Rebranding of Indianapolis Museum of Art gives nature and art equal billing in bid to broaden visitor base
Newstrends
More museums turn to focus groups, but do they help or hinder?
Museums are using market research to engage audiences and avoid gaffes, but the process could rule out all but the famous and the safe
NewsArt market
Art takes second place as selfies steal the shows
Instagram-friendly works can give a huge publicity boost to artists and exhibitions
NewsArt market
Four reasons high-end design is back in style in London
After several stagnant years, the market for design is reviving
NewsCollectors
Writing is definitely not on the wall for drawings
Collectors are learning to love wall drawings as a new generation of artists embraces them
NewsCommercial galleries
On Avenue Matignon, art is no longer in vogue
Luxury boutiques are chasing out the galleries from their Paris addresses
NewsAuctions
Online auctions: in a permanent revolution until someone gets it right
Sotheby’s has launched its third model, back in tandem with eBay, while its numerous competitors are trying many different methods to grow internet sales
ArchiveTate
Tate (the magazine) as transitory as fashion
How the Condé Nast-published art magazine expresses the current merging of consumption values and art
CommentEconomics
There is method in the madness, even in a boom
Changing tastes, as much as changing economic conditions, could bring a halt to the seemingly inexorable rise at the top end of the market
Giovanni Gasparini