The Art Bystander
The Art Bystander Intelligence Desk decodes the artists, galleries, institutions, collectors, luxury brands, and market signals shaping contemporary art before they become consensus.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 164 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Hanna Zelleke Collin at STUGAN: The Four Canvases She Could Finally Move
In August 2026, Hanna Zelleke Collin became the third artist invited to STUGAN, the one-week studio residency launched by RMV Music in collaboration with The Art Bystander.
The premise of STUGAN is deliberately narrow. One artist works for...
Conversation With Design Legend Michele De Lucchi
Full Conversation Now Available on Spotify
The First Project
Michele De Lucchi’s first design was not a chair, a lamp or a building. It was his beard.
Born in Ferrara in 1951 with an identical twin brother, De Lucchi grew up wit...
#47 Michele De Lucchi
In today's episode Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar meets with design legend Michele De Lucchi.
Born an identical twin, he grew up being treated, as he remembers it, almost as half of the same child. At 18, the brothers chose different discipli...
AI Will Not Save A Bad Gallery, But Here Are Insights That Will Make Your Art Business Better
A comprehensive guide on how to use AI as a small art gallery (or advisory). By TAB Intelligence Desk.
This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Paid members g...
The Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer & How To Manage The Future of the Art Market
What will artists, galleries, collectors, auction house, art advisors do when the market is flooded by art in the billions? Full analysis from TAB Intelligence Desk. A must read!
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The Art Bystander is an independent intelligence platform for the contemporary art world; decoding artists, markets, institutions, galleries, collectors, and cultural power for people who need to understand what is changing before it becomes obvious.
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