The Covid-19 pandemic saw a transformational shift in the way the professional art market operated, forcing galleries and auction houses to close or move online to reach their audience. Three years later, only 16% of art sales are made online, but many of these online platforms operate under the traditional structures of the existing market, contributing […]
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Startup Launches to Democratize Physical Art via Digital Platform
Sellers seeking professional art brokerage services face a multitude of barriers. For example, they must physically consign artworks to galleries or auction houses and sales often come with exclusivity agreements. A new digital marketplace aims to remove such barriers, this week formally unveiling a platform “designed to democratize art transactions.” And we’re not talking about […]