Art Market Experts

How Museums Can Engage a New Generation of Supporters

Mazdak Sanii, co-founder and CEO of Avant Arte, examines how museums can evolve beyond outdated funding models. As traditional revenue sources dry up, Sanii argues that engaging the next generation of patrons and rethinking back-end operations are essential steps toward long-term institutional resilience. Drawing on his experience bridging strategy, culture and commerce, he outlines a path forward that meets today’s financial challenges and tomorrow’s cultural shifts.

Swipe Right for Art: How the New Collectors Are Rewriting the Rules of the Art World

Jennifer Findley, art advisor and founder of the JFiN Collective, explores how a new generation of collectors—many of them women, digital natives and first-time inheritors—are radically reshaping the art world. Drawing on her experience curating focused, legacy-driven collections and advising clients across the primary and secondary markets, Findley unpacks how these values-led buyers are rejecting traditional gatekeeping and building intentional, inclusive collections.

Architecture’s Algorithmic Turn: A.I., Adaptation and the Future at the Venice Biennale

Auronda Scalera and Dr. Alfredo Cramerotti, an internationally recognized curatorial duo working at the intersection of contemporary art and technology, reflect on how the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia repositions architecture as a system of evolving intelligences—natural, artificial, and collective. Drawing on their experience shaping global exhibitions and advising cultural institutions, they examine how this year’s Biennale resists spectacle in favor of adaptation, circularity and symbiosis.