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Over 120 collectors profiled across five continents — a new portrait of a generation redefining what it means to collect art.

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Easter brings a message of hope and renewal.

May its joyful spirit bless you with happiness and peace.

Happy Easter to you and your loved ones🥚🕊️

GAAB Community & Warsaw Institute for Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Foundation Team

Happy Lunar New Year of the Horse🧧🐎🧧

Happy New Year of the Horse!

This New Year is celebrated in many Asian countries and falls on February 17th.

A work by a Kazakh artist from the series «Four Nurses» - төрт түлік мал.

In Kazakh mythology and culture, based on a nomadic lifestyle, animals associated with the four types of livestock (tört tülіk mal - төрт түлік мал), as well as wild animals revered as totems, have a special sacred significance.

The four main sacred animals (wet nurses) and their patrons:

Horse (Zhylqy / Κambar ata - Жылқы / Қамбар ата) is the most revered animal, a symbol of freedom, speed, and loyalty. The horse is the companion of the batyr in epic poems.

Camel (Tüye / Oysylqara - Түйе / Ойсылқара) is a symbol of endurance, wealth, and well-being.

The ram/sheep (Koy / Shopam ata - Қой / Шопан ата) is a symbol of fertility, a sacrificial animal that occupies an important place in rituals.

The cow ( Siyir / Zyongi Bara - Сиыр / Зөңгі бара ) was revered as a nurse, associated with earthly well-being.

The inaugural Art Basel Qatar (February 3–7) presents a carefully curated edition by artistic director Wael Shawky at M7 and the Doha Design District in Msheireb.

The fair reflected Qatar's vibrant cultural landscape and its growing role as a global art hub, strongly supported by the Qatari Royal Family under the visionary leadership of Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

84 artists from 87 international and regional galleries combined global perspectives with voices from the MENA region.

A robust program of panel discussions enriched the dialogue on contemporary art, the art market, and the future of the region's creative economy.

Art Basel Qatar has become a platform for dialogue and exchange, connecting collectors, galleries, curators, and cultural leaders, cementing its position as a new, significant venue in the global art calendar.

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We thank the year 2025, and look forward to the coming year 2026.

Happy New Year!

Postcard from the Bahamas,
Sacred Place
The Seven Dancing Women

“I am creating this Sacred Space to be a specific, historical memorial in this location and to reflect and embody my personal philosophy about art and how it can be used interactively. It also embraces my profound interest in the conservation, preservation and transformation of our environment, and the 700 islands of The Bahamas.” ~
Antonius Roberts, Bahamian artist and sculptor.

Photo by Sebastian Malec ©

Women collectors on the rise
Female buyers are grabbing a larger market share, particularly among younger generations. In 2024, they outspent their male peers by an average of 46 percent, led by Millennial and Gen Z collectors—especially in Germany and China, where women spent more than twice as much as men. Overall, the data showed that women outspent men in both the Gen Z and Millennial segments, while the reverse held true for Gen X and Boomers.

Women also tend to collect, support and invest more in works by female artists, consciously helping to close the gender gap—a motivation often central to their collecting. “As wealth continues to shift vertically and horizontally over the coming years, these trends are likely to foster greater balance and diversity in collecting in the future,” McAndrew wrote in the report. Women spent more than men on works by women artists, averaging 47 percent of their total art spending in 2024-2025, compared to 41 percent for men.

Women collectors were more open to acquiring newly discovered artists (69 percent) than men (63 percent), with 55 percent reporting they frequently or often purchased works by unknown artists (versus 44 percent of men). Data also revealed that women allocated a smaller share of spending to traditional media, favoring digital art and photography instead.

Observer

photo courtesy
Warsaw Institute for Modern and Contemporary Asian Art Foundation
Abu Dhabi Art venue