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Essays on collecting, value, advisory practice and the decisions that shape meaningful collections — written for collectors who want substance without unnecessary mystery.

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  1. 01

    Advisory · September 23, 2026 · 5 min read

    How I Approach an Art Fair as a Collector

    Preparation, a first walk and a second walk, how I talk to dealers, when I reserve a work, and the things I never do at a fair.

  2. 02

    Collecting · September 23, 2026 · 5 min read

    The New Generation of Contemporary British Painters

    Nine painters, from Jadé Fadojutimi to Sahara Longe, who shape the current generation of British painting, and how I think about collecting them.

  3. 03

    Markets · September 23, 2026 · 5 min read

    Art Collecting in Los Angeles and Miami: Two Markets I Work In

    I split my time between Los Angeles and Miami. How the two collecting cultures differ in my experience, from studio visits to fair week to sunlight.

  4. 04

    Point of view · September 23, 2026 · 5 min read

    Contemporary Figurative Painters Reshaping the Figure

    Seven painters who have changed what the human figure can do in paint, and the questions I ask before recommending figurative work to a client.

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    Advisory · September 23, 2026 · 5 min read

    Collecting Digital Art: My Honest View

    Where I think digital and generative art is genuinely strong, and the custody, display, edition and provenance questions I put to every purchase.

  6. 06

    Point of view · September 23, 2026 · 5 min read

    Latin American Contemporary Artists I'm Watching

    From adobe vessels to Japanese-paper collage: the Latin American contemporary artists I follow, and what watching an artist means in practice.

  7. 07

    Markets · September 23, 2026 · 5 min read

    Japanese Contemporary Artists Beyond Murakami and Kusama

    Murakami and Kusama dominate the conversation. These are the other Japanese contemporary artists I think a thoughtful collection should include.

  8. 08

    Collecting · September 23, 2026 · 5 min read

    A Collector's Primer on Dansaekhwa Artists

    What Dansaekhwa is, the painters at its core, how to look at a surface built from repetition, and the Korean artists who came after them.

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    Point of view · September 23, 2026 · 5 min read

    South Asian Contemporary Art: Where I Think Collectors Should Look

    Material first, the diaspora as part of the region, and countries beyond India: where I think collectors of South Asian art should spend time.

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    Collecting · September 23, 2026 · 5 min read

    Ghanaian Contemporary Artists: How I Collect a Fast-Moving Scene

    The Ghanaian portrait painters I follow, what El Anatsui teaches about the long view, and how I handle allocation, flipping and holding.

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    Advisory · September 20, 2026 · 8 min read

    What I Look For Before I Recommend an Artist

    Momentum is the easiest thing in this market to mistake for quality. The signals I weigh, in the order I weigh them, and the ones I ignore.

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    Art & property · September 20, 2026 · 7 min read

    The Case for Art on the Walls When You Sell a Luxury Home

    Empty rooms photograph badly and read as unfinished. The argument for art is about perception — and it is weaker than most staging pitches claim.

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    Advisory · September 20, 2026 · 7 min read

    The Three Questions I Ask Every First-Time Collector

    Not a diligence checklist. Three questions, asked in order, that decide whether a first acquisition is a decision or a reaction.

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    Point of view · September 20, 2026 · 8 min read

    Bridging Fine Art and Luxury Real Estate: My Thesis

    The two industries talk about each other constantly and understand each other badly. Here is where I think the overlap is real, and where it is a marketing line.

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    Founder · September 20, 2026 · 8 min read

    Why I Started The Agency Art House

    I kept meeting people who wanted to collect and could not find a way in that did not involve pretending they already knew everything. That gap is the business.

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