Galleries across Europe are starting to open up following the easing of lockdown and are back for business. London has followed suit with the capital’s galleries reopening their doors from 15th June. This means exciting times are ahead, although in a different format as we would have expected at this time of year.
Major Art exhibitions such as Masterpiece would have been hosting international dealers in June. At the same time, London Art Week expected to play host to major collectors from around the world. What may have been a summer season in London is not turning out to be the case. However, in our modern age, virtual reality is bringing world class art to the fingertips of everyone across the globe. Masterpiece is going digital for the first time and allows exceptional pieces to be seen and purchased online.
London Art Week has shown its technical innovation through its new platform. This has been created in a bid to augment the experience of exhibitions, and talks, thereby highlighting shared scholarly values. A number of physical gallery exhibitions are also looking to take place whenever that becomes possible. .
A major feature is a new series of mixed curated viewing rooms where works from a cross-section of participants will be shown side by side: a new way for dealers to be discovered by a worldwide audience. The viewing rooms go live from 3-10 July, with an invitation-only preview on 2 July.
The auction houses return for business with both Christie's and Sotheby’s staging sales in June and July. Online auctions continue at a pace thus maintaining the momentum of the art market. Curators, collectors, and art enthusiasts alike will be able to buy and enjoy exceptional pieces once again.
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