"In London, legendary gallerists including Sadie Coles, Stuart Shave and Maureen Paley, opened new spaces while younger dealers began to open up, often with alternative models that avoided getting in too deep too quickly. For Oscar Sunderland, who co-founded OCD Gallery this year, “the pop-up model is what works for us, we follow the [art market] buzz.” This has the additional benefit of “always looking young and fresh, with new ideas”, something that appeals to artists, he says.
Moving with the market might make sense given some of its fluctuating geographic shifts. While the United States is and will likely continue to be the best place to sell the priciest art, the Middle East was the region that dominated in 2025."