01Practical guide · Budget, documents and conservation
The first collection: 10 works, 10 years, one method
A progressive collection from €500 to €5,000: annual budgets, mistakes, insurance, documentation and criteria for selling or holding.
Collaboration2026
Magazine · Italy
Collaboration
Artists, studios, galleries and collectors: art as a relationship.
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Artists, studios, galleries and collectors: art as a relationship.
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02Fair guide · Italy
Roma Arte in Nuvola 2026: an emerging artists guide
How to use Solo Show, New Entries and Photography to discover new practices in Rome.
03Fair guide · Italy
The Others Turin 2026: the independent art fair
Artist-run spaces, collectives, young galleries and non-profits beyond the standard booth.
04Fair guide · Switzerland
Liste Art Fair Basel 2026: where young galleries are discovered
Basel’s fair for young galleries and focused presentations by emerging artists.
05Fair guide · Germany
POSITIONS Berlin 2026: Academy and new talent at Tempelhof
A guide to Academy, awards and young practices during Berlin Art Week.
06Fair guide · France
Paris Internationale 2026: a fair designed for discovery
Young galleries, non-profits, nomadic architecture and free entry: how to read the programme.
07Fair guide · United States
NADA New York 2026: new galleries and projects to follow
How to navigate NADA members, Projects and international galleries without buying on fair pressure.
08Platforms · Saatchi Art
Saatchi Art 2026: original works, prices and portfolio strategy
How to read an open artist marketplace: three different practices, public budgets, real costs and a method for building a collection without buying blind.
09Platforms · Artsy
Artsy 2026: buying from galleries through Buy Now, offers and provenance
Artsy aggregates galleries, auctions and viewing rooms. Three accessible examples show how to read price, seller and documents.
10Platforms · Artfinder
Artfinder 2026: originals direct from artists, budgets and checks
A marketplace built around direct contact with artists: three price levels and a checklist for quality, returns and documentation.
11Platforms · Singulart
Singulart 2026: inclusive prices, international artists and portfolio building
Global delivery, certificate and returns: how to compare three artists and understand what the published price really includes.
12Platforms · Artsper
Artsper 2026: editions, street art and European galleries online
Three highly visible artists, different price ranges and a method for separating multiple, unique work, gallery and secondary market.
13Platforms · Avant Arte
Avant Arte 2026: artist editions, drops and collecting budgets
From Ai Weiwei multiples to unique works on paper: how to read releases, sold-out status, editions and prices in the digital primary market.
14Practical guide · Buying from a studio
How to buy art directly from an artist: a contact guide with 20 mid-career names
How to find the right channel, write to a studio, check documents and build a collection with 20 mid-career artists and transparent budget questions.
15Dossier · Five countries, five living archives
Five historic European galleries: history, continuity and communication in 2026
Italy, France, England, Germany and Switzerland: five galleries active for at least sixty years and the ways they turn archives, exhibitions and digital tools into public relationships.
16News · Galleries, photography and urban projects
Takeawaygallery reopens in Centocelle: Stefano Carsetti Esposito and a Roman gallery outside the frame
The new Via dei Narcisi 21 venue, an artists’ archive and fifteen years of exhibitions, installations and collaborations across Rome and Italy.
17Practical guide · Budget and collecting
How to build an art collection with €20,000: four strategies and 24 artists
One anchor work, three mid-career artists, six emerging names or a hybrid model: complete budgets, hidden costs, artists to research and a method for building a coherent collection.
18Guida essenziale · Collezionare arte
Collecting art: a practical guide to your first collection
How to begin collecting contemporary art: choose a focus, compare works, keep documentation and care for what you acquire.
19Complete guide · Investing in contemporary art
Investing in Art in 2026: The Complete Guide to Serious Collecting
A complete 2026 guide to major contemporary art: blue-chip artists, editions, authentication, provenance, costs, risks and ten mid-career practices to study.
20Rome · Artists, cinema and neighbourhood life
Pigneto in Rome: artists, street art and cinema in a montage-neighbourhood
From Pasolini and Rossellini to contemporary studios: the people who turned Pigneto into a form of storytelling.
21Rome · Neighbourhood, galleries and artist studios
San Lorenzo in Rome: galleries, artist studios and Pastificio Cerere
A cultural guide to San Lorenzo: the 1943 bombing, Pastificio Cerere and the work of Monitor, Matèria and Numero Cromatico.
22Focus · Art market and collecting
THE MUSEUM SHOP. Buying art editions under €1,500
Six clear questions about museum editions, prints, posters, multiples, provenance, framing and value.
23Focus · Art market and collecting
Art between €50,000 and €100,000 in Europe: artists, prices and checks
Public auction results show how to read this market band without turning evidence into an investment promise.
24Collecting · Six practices, a real budget
Buying art under €5,000: six artists, actual works and a collector’s guide
Elena Ketra, Massimo Scognamiglio, Marco Réa, David Shrigley, Julie Cockburn and Shepard Fairey: documented prices, unique works, editions and practical questions.
25Guide · Method
How to read a contemporary artist’s career before choosing a work
Seven documentary signals for reading continuity, sources, exhibitions, language, provenance and price without predicting financial returns.
26Mapping the contemporary
222 emerging artists to invest in: what the 2026 selection really measures
Cesare Biasini Selvaggi’s Exibart volume: 222 profiles, methods, data, prices and the limits of a map of emerging art in Italy.
27Market · Data
Why art under €5,000 is a real market
Affordable contemporary art is not a minor category: data, media and responsible questions for a first acquisition.
28Practical guide
How to buy your first artwork without turning art into a supermarket
A clear first-acquisition guide covering certificate, signature, provenance, medium, condition, edition, shipping and additional costs.
29Documented opinion
Affordable art does not mean minor art
Why a lower price does not define cultural quality, ambition or the seriousness of an artist’s research.
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