Observer’s 2025 Art Market Recap: Recovery After a Year of Recalibration
On the cusp of 2026, optimism is returning to the art world, tempered by a growing recognition that its next chapter will demand structural reinvention.
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At the Getty Research Institute, the Guerrilla Girls Mark 40 Years of Calling Out the Art World
Four decades after their first posters appeared in New York, the Guerrilla Girls are still using data, humor and shame to confront museums about who gets seen and who remains invisible.
A Juvenile Triceratops and Francis Bacon Heat Up Phillips’s $67.3 Million Evening Sale
"More than ever, we’re seeing a desire for works that spark curiosity and transcend traditional categories," Miety Heiden, Phillips' chairman for private sales, said. "People are looking for objects that bring wonder and dialogue into a collection."
