Month: June 2026

Source: Christie’s.

Everything you need to know, from expert terminology to how to hang — with highlights from our upcoming sales.

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Source: Art Basel.

From ancient Rome to The Real Housewives franchise, youth – and associated notions of freshness, excitement, desire, novelty – has remained mankind’s ultimate currency for longer than we may know. This obsession has only grown over time – not least in the art market.

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Source: Artsy.

The article examines collector preferences, demand for emerging artists, diversity in collecting, and the trends shaping today’s contemporary art market.

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The Art Limitless programme within the BE OPEN Art online gallery has announced Max Sheppard as the May 2026 monthly winner, recognising his distinctive sculptural reliefs that transform found coastal materials into architecturally inspired abstract compositions.
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Source: Artnet.

The article explores how Millennial and Gen Z collectors prioritize relationships with artists, community, and thoughtful collecting over speculation, signaling a long-term shift in how art is bought and supported.

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BE OPEN Art is pleased to announce Paloma Bautista as the Artist of the Month for May 2026. Originally from the Canary Islands and now based in Finland, Bautista is an architect, designer, and visual artist whose multidisciplinary practice explores the creation of atmospheres through color, form, and spatial sensitivity.
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BE OPEN Art is pleased to announce Helena Mirich as the first Regional Artist of the Month in the Central Europe stage of its 2026 global art competition. Running as the second stage of the fourth year of the programme, this stage recognizes outstanding emerging artists from across the region, including the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
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