Art Collecting
Articles about buying, selling, and investing in art as a collector. Topics include market trends, notable collectors, emerging artists, and collecting controversies.
Amazing Facts About Art Fakes
Counterfeits, museum hoaxes, and artists who faked masterpieces so well their fakes became valuable themselves.
Art and the Media
Art and media have a complicated relationship that blurs the line between independent expression and commercial interest.
Collecting Prints
Prints offer an affordable entry point to art collecting, with limited editions from known artists holding real value without the high cost of one-off pieces.
Collecting Scandals
The art world's biggest scandals reveal how forgeries, stolen works, and Nazi-looted pieces still circulate through museums and galleries today.
Corporate Art Collections
Companies started collecting art in the 1960s to humanise offices, boost their brand, and make smart financial investments.
East London and Art
How affordable housing shaped East London into the world's densest artist community, and what happens when success pushes creators out.
Famous Fakes
Art fakes are common and can cost you serious money, so know the difference between a deliberate fake and an honest copy before you buy.
How a Changing Economy Can Affect Art Collecting
When the economy tightens, art collectors need to understand how financial shifts can impact their investments and collecting decisions.
Insider Collecting tips: A Five Year Forecast
Art buying looks solid for the next five years despite economic uncertainty, with new global markets opening up opportunities.
Islamic Art: A Growth Market
Islamic art is becoming increasingly valuable in the international collector's market, with roots spanning centuries and distinct spiritual principles.
London: Capital of the Art World
How London became the art world's capital in the 1980s and 90s through the Young British Artists movement.
The Art Economy
How the UK's booming economy in the late 1990s transformed art into a major industry through galleries, museums and cultural investment.
The Big Names in Art Collecting
How a handful of major collectors like Charles Saatchi shape trends and control what matters in the art world.
The BritArt Boom
Britain's art market is booming with diverse galleries, talented artists, and record levels of public engagement and cultural commentary.
The Importance of Documenting Your Art Collection
Keep track of your art collection with proper documentation to verify authenticity, protect value, and file insurance claims.
The Royal Art Collection: A Case History
How Britain's royal family built a £10 billion art collection spanning centuries and continents.
The Tax Laws and Art Collecting
You'll pay capital gains tax on art sales over £6,000, but inheritance tax relief and the Acceptance in Lieu scheme can help offset costs.
Top Curators
Museum curators shape exhibitions by choosing themes, managing logistics, and blending artistic vision with organisational leadership.
Up and Coming Artists
Graduate shows and emerging talent spotting reveal where the next wave of significant artists may come from in today's fragmented art world.