Jan 19Live-Streaming Auctions: A New Way of Bringing Art to MassesIntroduction It is that time of year again when the buzz around prestige auctions excites and captivates the art world. They rank as global VIP events, and tickets are usually required to attend the marquee auctions: limited entry has always been an essential part of their underlying business model. This is…Live Streaming7 min read
May 17, 2021Making Online Art Platforms Safer and More Resilient with CybersecurityThe internet is rife with fraudulent behavior. The unfortunate combination of security flaws and hackers can bring about disastrous outcomes for any platform that does not comprehensively seal all of the vulnerabilities in the infrastructure of their cybersecurity practices. The art market is not a stranger to fraud. In recent…Art8 min read
Apr 16, 2021The Evolution of the Online Art Market: Data, Personalization and TrustOne of the most interesting and potentially far-reaching art market developments to emerge from the tumult of 2020 was Sotheby’s launch of a new online e-commerce venture called “ Buy Now.” The platform allows consumers to purchase fine art and other luxury items directly at fixed prices, with no intermediate…Data Science6 min read
Dec 15, 2020From Blogger to Independent Writer: The Evolution and Prospects of Online Publishing IndustryOver the past several months, as I’ve struggled to adjust to the new norms of social distancing, mask wearing and intermittent self-quarantining, I’ve observed an unexpected byproduct of the pandemic: I’ve acquired more time to do certain things I love. While I live and breathe in a world brimming with…Publishing8 min read
Sep 9, 2020Interactive Art Through Gamification: Museum’s New Hope?According to a recent survey conducted among museum directors across the United States by American Alliance of Museums in June 2020, a third of the respondents said either there was a “significant risk” that their museums would close permanently in the next 16 months or they “didn’t know” if they…Art6 min read
Published in Digital Diplomacy·Jul 15, 2020Assessing the Impact of AI on Fine Art: Threat or OpportunityLast October was something of a watershed moment for contemporary generative art with the first sale by auction of a portrait generated with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) for $432,500, titled “Portrait of Edmond Belamy.” The event garnered a huge level of public interest and received widespread media coverage…AI6 min read
Published in Art Direct·Jul 15, 2020Virtual Art Fairs and the Impact of COVID-19 on the Art TradeIn a world where social distancing is the new norm, art trade professionals are exploring, discussing, reconsidering and re-evaluating the value and potential of online offerings from a fresh perspective. Just as many businesses are reckoning with the long-term implications of the sudden shift en masse to remote work precipitated…Art9 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Feb 13, 2020Is the Art Market Primed to Expand Massively in the Future?Back in 2014, Carter Cleveland, founder of Artsy.net, an online resource for art education and collecting, made 6 bold predictions about the future of art. Among them was a prediction that the art market would expand massively in the future. The rationale for his optimism was twofold. Firstly, he pointed…Art Market5 min read
Jan 14, 2020Why the Art Market is Moving towards a Consumer ModelWith the advent of new digital art forms and new ways to experience art digitally such as virtual art spaces, ideas about how we value art and how we signal our love of art are dramatically changing. …Art7 min read
Sep 10, 2019The Evolution of VR Technologies in the Art Market: from the Victorian Era to the Present DayVirtual Reality (VR) technologies have been around for longer than many of us might think. The pioneers of VR technologies can be traced back as far as the Victorian era. In recent times, VR advocates most often cite gaming as the sector they believe is most applicable to these exciting…AI8 min read
