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More Art Market Trends To Watch In 2025
Here are a few more trends that might make the headlines in 2025:
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NFTs are done – but not blockchain
2024 might go down as the year when NFTs bit the dust for good. The trend that…
Medieval Coins: The Art, Power, and Economic Legacy of the Middle Ages
In a journey through history, the Middle Ages emerge as a period often labeled as dark and stagnant. Yet, beneath this characterization lies an era brimming with innovation and transformation. Among its defining features was coin minting—a…
Coins of Power: How Roman Currency Shaped Art, Culture, and Identity
Traveling back in time to the Roman Empire reveals a civilization that wielded its coins as powerful instruments of influence, transcending their role as mere currency. These coins were not only symbols of economic activity but also…
Renaissance Banks and Art: The Strozzi Family’s Legacy of Wealth and Culture
In the bustling centers of Renaissance Italy, a quiet revolution was reshaping both art and finance. Florence and Venice were not only hubs of cultural brilliance but also cradles of modern banking. At the forefront of this transformation…
Renaissance Patronage: The Financial Foundations of Artistic Mastery
The Renaissance, an era of unparalleled cultural and artistic brilliance, marked a transformative moment in the history of art and economy. The roots of patronage are firmly embedded in a historical context defined by the economic and…
Alchemy and Currency: The Medieval Quest for Wealth and Transformation
Exploring the course of history, particularly during the medieval period, reveals alchemy as both a mysterious practice and a symbolic art aimed at transmuting base metals into gold. This pursuit embodied humanity’s timeless ambition to…
Art Markets Trends To Watch In 2025
The year 2025 is here already, it is here with equal parts promise and caution. 2024 wasn't a great year for the art market, but everyone is now speculating whether 2025 would improve things or further go down the drain.
Here are some…
Nick Cave’s Kansas Airport Installation Removed After Parts Fall Off
A Nick Cave installation at the Kansas City airport is now grounded after an incident of parts falling off in October.
The $1 million installation, titled “The Air Up There”, was installed at the new terminal of the Kansas City…
New Frontiers: Auction Houses Venture Into New Territories
For the past few years, the axis of the art world has been shifting away from the West. Auction houses have been at the forefront of embracing that change.
There have been numerous reasons behind the shift. The ongoing war with Ukraine…
Philanthropy in the Arts: Major Grants Awarded in 2024
On the one hand, while governments turned their backs on artists and institutions in 2024, they found support elsewhere. Let’s take a look at the grants and prizes given out last year.
In February, the Trellis Art Fund was established in…