Columnist, Financial Times; Editor at large, The Art Newspaper; author of 'Art as an Investment?' and 'The Art Fair Story'; mother of three; wife of one
Joined January 2011
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27 Apr 2024
My first books essay for @ftweekend - The bigger picture: lifting the veil on the art market (£)
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Jun 12
Who will succeed those collectors?-Collector Christian Duerckheim: ‘I want a painting that nobody has seen before’. A selection from the retired German industrialist’s collection at Porto’s Serralves Foundation shows a taste for the challenging #FreeToRead ft.com/content/134523f3-1553…
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May 13
Why artists’ love for opera will never die. From Chagall at the Met to Kentridge at Glyndebourne, painters, sculptors and animators have been thrilled by the total art form. By @mgerlis
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Apr 22
Can contemporary art draw the crowds to Britain’s stately homes? White Cube & the National Trust have joined forces for a show at Buckinghamshire’s Claydon House this summer. While the art won’t have visible price tags, much of it is for sale. By @mgerlis ft.com/content/31fb4d80-2857…
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Mar 26
What’s fuelling India’s art market surge? Art from South Asia is gaining ground, powered by domestic demand and industrial billionaires. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/052a3337-8603… via @ft
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Mar 19
The art market flocked to the Gulf. Then war broke out. Conflict throughout the Middle East risks disrupting an expanding calendar of fairs and auctions. By @mgerlis #PayWall @artdubai ft.com/content/7a359405-6055… via @ft
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Mar 16
Is Hong Kong’s art market (slowly) bouncing back? As Art Basel returns to the city, gallerists are adapting to more conservative tastes in straitened times. By @mgerlis #FreeToRead #ABHK ft.com/content/7855a215-6e29… via @ft
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Mar 12
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Art market’s return to growth threatened by geopolitical volatility' by @mgerlis for @FinancialTimes.
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Mar 2
Sophie de Stempel on the intense, unnerving experience of being painted nude by Lucian Freud. As the 1987 portrait ‘Blond Girl on a Bed’ goes up for auction, the artist and former model looks back on London’s legendarily louche scene. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/784d0282-b746…
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Feb 17
No queuing please! How to keep art world VIPs happy. Fairs need to strike a balance between offering a buzzy affair and a pleasant experience to satisfy these collectors. By @mgerlis @FreeToRead ft.com/content/c12a7008-17db… via @ft
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Feb 11
The key to a pricey painting? Just add red. From JMW Turner to Joan Miró, artists have long admired its power — now a London exhibition celebrates the money-spinning hue. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/6d3841b8-112c… via @ft
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Jan 21
Sam & Till r trying something else. Many will not like it. I am a fan-In Berlin, the Hamburger Bahnhof plans a starry art gala — with a twist. The evening event aims to crack the funding puzzle, but attendees won’t buy tickets. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/9da2350d-66f9… via @ft
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26 Dec 2025
👌 by @mgerlis-The art market is showing signs of revival — but experts urge caution. Rising numbers mask a broadening of taste, away from the fine art beloved by previous generations. ft.com/content/1d54b04a-6f53… via @ft
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5 Dec 2025
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5 Dec 2025
Today’s Editor’s Pick is 'Fine balance: fairs up the exclusivity while appealing to younger clients' by @mgerlis for @TheArtNewspaper. Art fairs aim to be more inclusive as they pursue a new generation of buyers and collectors.
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26 Nov 2025
Stephen Friedman on why he is closing his New York gallery. It was a tough decision,’ says the gallerist, who retains his London space and is pursuing growth elsewhere. By @mgerlis #PayWall #GrowOrGo ft.com/content/9d3d5908-ee57… via @ft
24 Nov 2025
Stephen Friedman will close its NY space in Feb, drawing a firm line under a 2y experiment that—depending on whom u ask—either represents prudent consolidation or yet another sign that mid-to-upper gallery sector is buckling under its own contradictions artnews.com/art-news/opinion…
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20 Nov 2025
🤩🤩This rare Fabergé egg was thought lost for decades — now it could break auction records. Christie’s is offering “The Winter Egg” of 1913, carved out of fragile rock crystal for the Romanovs, for more than £20mn. By @mgerlis #PAyWall ft.com/content/2d776635-c1f3… via @ft
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29 Oct 2025
🎯 The art market enters its ‘safety first’ era. The last fortnight of fairs and auctions prove collectors are willing to spend — but paintings of fairytale forests and old-school photography suggest experimentalism is out. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/f582f53b-d325… via @ft
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14 Oct 2025
Thorough by @mgerlis-What is an ‘emerging artist’ anyway? The art market is turning its taste towards up-and-comers — but will more conservative collectors at @ArtBasel Paris be persuaded? #FreeToRead ft.com/content/cecb54ba-e7a4… via @ft
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14 Oct 2025
👏👏 London’s influential Courtauld Institute and Gallery today reveals a £30mn donation from the Reuben Foundation, the charitable arm of the family of billionaire brothers David and Simon Reuben. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/8710d010-0d6b… via @ft
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2 Oct 2025
Is a bad economy good for art? Some curators and gallerists believe that a downturn opens space for creativity. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/4e03dec1-2bfd… via @ft
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3 Jul 2025
Fancy Marilyn Monroe’s candlesticks? The tale of Manny Davidson’s collection — and a Shakespearean family feud. The billionaire property developer filled his homes with 500 artworks and collectibles — now valued at more than €15mn. By @mgerlis #PayWall ft.com/content/466f89f1-546a…
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