Art fairs under threat from online platformsnews Private Art Investor Expert 22 Apr 15 0Art fairs need to act urgently to curb the erosion of their status as the key marketing platform for galleries, according to the Q2 2015 edition… Read more
New art-focused social media site launchednews Private Art Investor Expert 20 Apr 15 0The global art world is moving online, and a new online social network is setting out to accelerate that shift, opening up conversations and connecting… Read more
Yves Bouvier steps down from Le Freeport governancenews Private Art Investor Expert 13 Apr 15 0Swiss businessman Yves Bouvier has announced that he is to step down from active involvement in the governance of Le Freeport, a freeport in Luxembourg,… Read more
Online auction house Auctionata closes €42m funding roundnews Private Art Investor Expert 1 Apr 15 0Online auction house Auctionata has completed its series C financing round with a total new investment of €42 million (US $45 million). The round is… Read more
ArteQuesta to accept Bitcoinsnews Private Art Investor Expert 26 Mar 15 0ArteQuesta, a fine art investment company, is to accept Bitcoins as a method of payment for the purchase of artworks. Bitcoin is a popular peer-to-peer… Read more
Art collecting as a means to store valuenews Private Art Investor Expert 25 Mar 15 0 What is the best way to approach art investment? Private Art Investor asked Aude Lemogne and Aymeric Thuault, founders of art advisory firm Link… Read more
International art sales on the upnews Private Art Investor Expert 25 Mar 15 0The distribution of sales by value in the global art market was dominated by the three major art markets in 2014: the US (39 percent);… Read more
Navigating the changing art worldnews Private Art Investor Expert 23 Mar 15 0What are the key trends in the art world today and how can a collector successfully navigate this opaque market? Private Art Investor asked Aude… Read more
The end of artnetification?news Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 15 0Dealers may dislike them, but art databases like Artnet and Artprice have made the art market far more transparent. To a certain extent, they empowered… Read more
Demand from overseas markets drives soaring online art salesnews Private Art Investor Expert 19 Mar 15 0The market for online art sales has been growing in line with strong demand from overseas markets and increasing access to internet-based retail outlets, according… Read more
