VP · Visual Poetry
VP Gallery · London – Rome
A concise weekly view of the contemporary art market: verified signals, possible opportunities and risks, with links to the sources.
Art Basel Paris delivered encouraging early sales: Artnet reported more than 300 works sold for approximately $147 million during the first two preview days, based on figures compiled by the fair. These are reported transactions, not an audited measure of the entire market.
Read issue →Frieze London and Frieze Masters closed with 95,000 visitors and representatives from 426 institutions. Galleries reported transactions across different price levels, including Michaël Borremans at $1.5 million and emerging works between approximately £4,000 and £30,000. These are gallery-reported sales, not audited turnover for the fairs.
Read issue →Following Frieze Seoul, held on 2–5 September, Artsy reported gallery sales including Rashid Johnson at $1.2 million and two 1978 works by Salvatore Emblema at €26,000 and €40,000.
Read issue →The global art market entered 2026 after a moderate recovery, but improvement remained uneven and concentrated on high-quality works with strong provenance.
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