The curator's short list
Where to spend real money — and where the steals are
Every one of the 142 artists was scored on documented standing (UNESCO honors, museum collections, named-master status), rarity of the technique, and price against comparable market work — from published facts, not photos. Five shelves came out of it, including this year's Innovation Award winners, announced at this week's Artists' Dinner. Hearts here land on your shortlist like anywhere else.
Exquisite picks
The finest documented work at the market — pieces with museum pedigree. Expect to pay for it.
Outsized value
Documented masters and endangered techniques still selling at everyday prices. The gap won't last.
For the wall — paintings & works on paper
Flat, frameable, and documented — the pieces you'll actually hang. (Gabriella Possum's dot paintings and Aboubakar Fofana's indigo cloth on the shelves above belong here too.)
For the wall — fiber, clay & iron
Textiles, masks, plates and forged work made to hang — every one with standing you can look up.
Worth the detour
This year's Innovation Award winners, the artist-in-residence, and debuts the press singled out — reasons beyond the wall. People's Choice is announced at Saturday's Night Market.