Following the 2009 financial crisis and the subsequent phase of global economic recovery, the art market also experienced a renewed momentum and significant growth. This widespread transformation has intensified the demand for specialized and protective services within the art sector, including art insurance.Art insurance is a specialized financial coverage designed to support colle...

Artchart, a data-mining platform for the Iranian art market, has analyzed economic data since 2019. Since 2022, it has published annual reports on Iran’s art market and, in 2024, expanded to regional analyses. In 2025, Artchart further broadened its scope by examining the role and behavior of key players in Iran’s art scene.Its first report on Iranian art collectors and buyers explo...

B Gallery officially opened on December 13, 2024, in Tehran with the exhibition "Landscape: Plateau," led by Saleh Beheshti. The exhibition features over 70 works by renowned artists such as Kamal-ol-Molk, Ali Akbar Sanati, Sohrab Sepehri, Abolghasem Saeedi, Marcos Grigorian, Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam, Parvaneh Etemadi, Farideh Lashai, Pariyoush Ganji, as well as pieces by younger gen...

VIP Days at Art Fairs Have Their Own Rituals and Traditions: VIP guests are invited not only to view artworks but also to attend more exclusive parties and savor a variety of unique culinary experiences. These occasions offer them the chance to examine artworks in a more private setting, socialize with other attendees, and perhaps gain early access to insider information. Additional...

Art collecting, when examined through the lens of psychology, can be likened to walking a fine line. On one hand, it is viewed as a positive activity dedicated to the preservation and safeguarding of historical, cultural, and artistic artifacts. On the other hand, it is sometimes perceived as a purely economic endeavor aimed at profit-making, or even, in some cases, as an addictive...

For a long time, fine arts in Iran have had almost no connection with the general public, and as a result, it was economically dependent on powerful institutions and patrons. After visiting Europe and learning about the role of fine arts in the everyday life, Iranians started thinking about the culture of collecting, and they gradually opened a space for art in their daily lives. Co...

Art News Top 200 Collector’s list has identified and introduced influential London collectors since 1999, and in the latest list presented in 2022, the names of four Iranian collectors are also included. In the following, we introduce these collectors.

On July 8, 2023, the second meeting of gallery owners with the title of Gallery Owners, Art Market Structure and Challenges was held at Kaarmaan Art House. In this meeting, Maryam Majd and Shahed Safari, Sanam Haghigi, Sajjad Baghban Maher and Mohammad Reza Moridi gave speeches. In the following, you will read Mohammadreza Moridi's words on the meaning of the price in Arts.

Art collecting in contemporary Iran is more of a patronage that even leads to archival activities. But is it possible to classify Iranian art collectors and talk about their motivations? In this short essay, Savana Boghossian has tried to propose a framework for art collecting in Iran, considering the limited information at hand.