On Thursday 13 September, the Art World Forum conference took place at the Saatchi Gallery as part of START Art Fair. Formulated through a series of panel discussions, the overarching theme of the day was the influence of new trends and technologies that are currently sweeping the art world. Art ...

Posted: September 17, 2018

Category: Market

Charles decided he was tired of staring at the bleak concrete walls of his new Manhattan studio apartment. He called out to his home smart device, “Forbin, I need some art for the walls. Something original. Maybe three pieces, “Access all available modern art pieces on online art markets that ...

Posted: September 17, 2018

Category: AI, Market, Technology

Christie’s have announced that they will be selling a work generated using AI at their Prints & Multiples sale set to take place from Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 October. The work named Edmond Belamy, originates from a series of 11 portraits of the fictional Belamy family, created by the Paris ...

Posted: September 11, 2018

Category: Market, Technology

The end of 2017 has seen major advances when it comes to artificial intelligence technologies that target the art markets. AI machines demonstrate advanced machine learning algorithms used for fraud detection and even art valuation. AI now creates autonomous art markets and promotes original art ...

Posted: August 30, 2018

Category: Market, Technology

The introduction of new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) is causing ripples in the art market and whilst not everyone in the industry is prepared to embrace it, there is no denying its impact. Artificial intelligence is changing value chains for creative content, helping creators ...

Posted: August 17, 2018

Category: Market, Technology

Today’s young collectors (under the age of 40) are a diverse group with varied tastes and priorities. Nevertheless, there are some general trends and tendencies that characterize their engagement with the art world and differentiate them from previous generations of collectors. This report will ...

Posted: August 3, 2018

Category: Collectors, Market

This summer Christie’s London in partnership with Vastari have launched their Art+Tech Summit, an annual initiative bringing together international industry experts and leaders from different sectors exploring the impact technology is having on the art world. The conferences will aim to highlight ...

Posted: July 17, 2018

Category: Blockchain, Market

Digital currencies abound in the art market: Bitcoin, Ether, CodexCoin, Bitchcoin, ART, and many more. The plethora of digital currencies that blockchain projects are pitching to investors and consumers seems overwhelming. Technology ventures intend the digital currencies – also known as ...

Posted: July 15, 2018

Category: Blockchain, Market

It seems 2018 is the year of the blockchain projects in the art markets. While many of the white papers for the efforts were published in 2017, 2018 is proving to be the peak in what Gartner, the tech industry analysis company, calls its hype curve. ArtMarketGuru has already cataloged more than 30 ...

Posted: July 15, 2018

Category: Blockchain, Market

Talking Galleries is an international art platform which specialises in the field of the art market and art galleries. Through a series of discussions and debates the initiative brings together internationally recognised experts who share their invaluable experience in order to create strategies ...

Posted: July 6, 2018

Category: Market