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Elisa Carollo

Arts Reporter

Elisa Carollo is an art writer, art advisor and curator with a focus on contemporary and ultra-contemporary art. With over a decade in the art business at different levels between secondary and primary market, as well as engaging institutions and Biennales, she covers the latest from the Art World and Art Market for Obsever.

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Aiza Ahmed sits on the floor of her studio surrounded by large paintings, works on paper and cut-out painted figures leaning against the walls.

Aiza Ahmed Exposes the Fragile Theater Behind the Male Gaze

By Elisa Carollo
A wide view of a historic glass-roofed exhibition hall filled with art fair booths and crowds circulating across multiple levels.

Art Fairs at a Turning Point: Why Galleries Can’t Afford to Go—but Can’t Afford to Stop

By Elisa Carollo
A curated lineup of rare American whiskey bottles displayed on a wooden bar, featuring vintage bourbons and rye labels arranged against backlit shelves and stained glass.

Sotheby’s First Live Auction of American Whiskey at the Breuer Could Set New Category Highs

By Elisa Carollo
The artist stands in his studio beside a large painting of a coconut-shaped object, surrounded by tools, bricks, and unfinished works.

Kenny Rivero’s “Ash on Everything” Views Crises Through a Lens of Ritual and Renewal

By Elisa Carollo
A gallery interior filled with textile works, vitrines, and hanging materials is viewed from a wide central aisle.

The Sixth Kochi-Muziris Biennale Foregrounds Human Experience

By Elisa Carollo
A collage grid of circular photos featuring headshots of a diverse group of people on a dusty rose background

Observer’s Curators to Watch in 2026

By Elisa Carollo and The Editors
Crowds gather around Beeple’s robotic dog performance at Art Basel Miami Beach, many filming as the mechanical figures move inside a glass enclosure.

Why Beeple Believes Digital Art’s Future Isn’t Up for Debate

By Elisa Carollo
An alternate view of Meg Webster’s installation for “Minimal” shows the same group of elemental forms—a vegetation mound, a rust dome, and a white cone—positioned beneath the tall curved concrete wall of the rotunda.

An Exhibition in Paris Reconsiders Minimalism for a Hyper-Mediated Age

By Elisa Carollo
A painting by Frida Kahlo shows a woman sleeping in a yellow bed while a skeletal figure lies on a second bed stacked above her against a cloudy sky background.

Observer’s Must-See Museum Shows of 2026

By Elisa Carollo
Visitors walk past a booth where people use self-checkout stations beneath a digital counter displaying a running total, creating a scene that blends retail cues with art fair activity.

Observer’s 2025 Art Market Recap: Recovery After a Year of Recalibration

By Elisa Carollo
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