Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People
Their acquisitions, affinities and approbations move the needle on valuation and redefine how art is made, shown and sold.
Tim Blum
Tim Blum is a visionary art dealer who has redefined how Western audiences engage with Asian art. Known for introducing Japanese and Korean postwar masters to the U.S., Blum continues to challenge traditional gallery models and spark conversations about sustainability, leadership and innovation in the art world.
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Kamel Mennour On 25 Years of Building a Parisian Powerhouse
“I had no competition. There was nothing in front of me,” the dealer tells Observer. “I had this vision that I wanted to make it in Paris. Paris was my city.”
What If the Art World Isn’t Collapsing But Changing Hands as It Should?
We need to start looking at prominent gallery closures as a natural passing of the torch.
