Melanie Gerlis

My first books essay for ⁦⁦@ftweekend⁩ - The bigger picture: lifting the veil on the art market (£) on.ft.com/3weHSf1

The art market flocked to the Gulf. Then war broke out. Conflict throughout the Middle East risks disrupting an expanding calendar of fairs and auctions. By @mgerlis #PayWall @artdubai ft.com/content/7a3594… via @ft

Is Hong Kong’s art market (slowly) bouncing back? As Art Basel returns to the city, gallerists are adapting to more conservative tastes in straitened times. By @mgerlis #FreeToRead #ABHK ft.com/content/7855a2… via @ft

Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Art market’s return to growth threatened by geopolitical volatility' by @mgerlis for @FinancialTimes. ft.com/content/e8e56a…

Sophie de Stempel on the intense, unnerving experience of being painted nude by Lucian Freud. As the 1987 portrait ‘Blond Girl on a Bed’ goes up for auction, the artist and former model looks back on London’s legendarily louche scene. By @mgerlis #PayWall #myft:notification:daily-email:content" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ft.com/content/784d02…

No queuing please! How to keep art world VIPs happy. Fairs need to strike a balance between offering a buzzy affair and a pleasant experience to satisfy these collectors. By @mgerlis @FreeToRead ft.com/content/c12a70… via @ft

The key to a pricey painting? Just add red. From JMW Turner to Joan Miró, artists have long admired its power — now a London exhibition celebrates the money-spinning hue. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/6d3841… via @ft

Sam & Till r trying something else. Many will not like it. I am a fan-In Berlin, the Hamburger Bahnhof plans a starry art gala — with a twist. The evening event aims to crack the funding puzzle, but attendees won’t buy tickets. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/9da235… via @ft

👌 by @mgerlis-The art market is showing signs of revival — but experts urge caution. Rising numbers mask a broadening of taste, away from the fine art beloved by previous generations. ft.com/content/1d54b0… via @ft

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Stephen Friedman on why he is closing his New York gallery. It was a tough decision,’ says the gallerist, who retains his London space and is pursuing growth elsewhere. By @mgerlis #PayWall #GrowOrGo ft.com/content/9d3d59… via @ft

🤩🤩This rare Fabergé egg was thought lost for decades — now it could break auction records. Christie’s is offering “The Winter Egg” of 1913, carved out of fragile rock crystal for the Romanovs, for more than £20mn. By @mgerlis #PAyWall ft.com/content/2d7766… via @ft

🎯 The art market enters its ‘safety first’ era. The last fortnight of fairs and auctions prove collectors are willing to spend — but paintings of fairytale forests and old-school photography suggest experimentalism is out. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/f582f5… via @ft

Thorough by @mgerlis-What is an ‘emerging artist’ anyway? The art market is turning its taste towards up-and-comers — but will more conservative collectors at @ArtBasel Paris be persuaded? #FreeToRead ft.com/content/cecb54… via @ft

👏👏 London’s influential Courtauld Institute and Gallery today reveals a £30mn donation from the Reuben Foundation, the charitable arm of the family of billionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/8710d0… via @ft

Is a bad economy good for art? Some curators and gallerists believe that a downturn opens space for creativity. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/4e03de… via @ft

@aservais1 No it isn’t!

Too close to infomercial-Phillips’ CEO on Russian owners, bidding wars & its multimillion-dollar dinosaur. Martin Wilson talks abt the auction house’s ownership structure, its new ‘priority bidding’ system —& the sale of a Triceratops skeleton. By @mgerlis ft.com/content/a643aa…

@aservais1 For sure - though not sure I want to look into the future of cultural journalism 😂

@mgerlis Fair enough. But can we agree that Beowolff is buying also artnet news along artsy and artnet? Plus the two marketplaces inherent to both organisations

Not a word about artnet news?-Artnet sale underscores its impact on the industry—and its limitations in today's landscape. The online data company had a truly radical offering when it started in 1990, but how will it prosper in a changed world? By @mgerlis theartnewspaper.com/2025/07/08/art…

Fancy Marilyn Monroe’s candlesticks? The tale of Manny Davidson’s collection — and a Shakespearean family feud. The billionaire property developer filled his homes with 500 artworks and collectibles — now valued at more than €15mn. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/466f89…

Why art dealers are up in arms at the EU’s new anti-terror legislation. Cultural property laws that come into force this week have been condemned as ‘stupid’ and ‘absurd’. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/33de5b… via @ft