Observer’s 2025 Art Power Index: The Art Market’s Most Influential People Their acquisitions, affinities and approbations move the needle on valuation and redefine how art is made, shown and sold. By The Editors, Christa Terry, Dan Duray, Elisa Carollo, Farah Abdessamad, and Merin Curotto
What the Art World Can Learn from Pokémon Cards, Labubu and the Nostalgia-Driven Economy The collectibles market may offer a viable blueprint for cultivating lifelong engagement from a new generation of art collectors. By Elisa Carollo
Sports Art Has Carved a Market Niche But Rarely Makes It into the Museum Canon “There is a secondary market for my work,” sports artist Brian Fox told Observer. “I know people buy them and sell them. I just don’t know who or where.” By Daniel Grant
What Buyers and Sellers Need to Know About Art Auction Security in the Age of Cyberattacks By Daniel Grant
The Original ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ Cover Art Could Fetch $600k at Auction By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Artist Shepard Fairey’s Iconic Obama ‘Hope’ Portrait Is Headed for the Auction Block By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A Pocket Watch Just Became the Most Expensive Piece of Titanic Memorabilia By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A Rare Superman Edition Is Now the Most Valuable Comic Book in the World By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Dorothy’s Recovered ‘Wizard of Oz’ Ruby Slippers Head to the Auction Block By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Neil Gaiman Just Sold $1M Worth of His Own Memorabilia to Benefit Authors and Artists By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A Rare Complete Set of Andy Warhol’s ‘Myth’ Prints Is Coming to Auction By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
More Than $200,000 Worth of Handbags Stolen From Manhattan Auction House By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Sold for $12.6 Million, Becoming the Most Expensive Sports Collectible By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Comic Creator Frank Miller is Suing the Widow of an Editor for Refusing to Return Valuable Batman Illustrations By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly