Independent Art Market Research & Contemporary Art Finance Insights

Chen Ching-Yuan is the kind of emerging artist markets notice late: technically exacting yet emotionally oblique, narratively rich but commercially underexposed. His work’s quiet volatility—and a still-modest public profile—signals a gap between artistic significance and art market recognition, a gap that spells opportunity. Constructing the Unseen Chen builds reality out of blur. Figures float between conscience and the unconscious, dream amnesia and deliberate behavior; fa

Paris is no longer just a capital of museums and fashion weeks; it could be positioning itself as a contemporary art trading floor. Over recent marquee October auction cycles with Frieze London and Art Basel Paris , Paris might be taking a visibly larger share of the season’s hammer totals, potentially edging toward London’s long-held dominance in contemporary art. Looking back across roughly twenty years, London used to dominate without question, but new data from the Londo

Since the last 17th Istanbul Biennial in 2022, the city’s art institutions have undergone significant evolution, the economic landscape for artists has shifted, and changing geopolitical dynamics have further impacted art investor confidence. This year’s Istanbul Biennial arrives at a pivotal moment, offering an opportunity to revive an art market characterized by resilient institutions and a strong arts community, yet still challenged by persistent underlying problems . Art