This decade has kicked off with a focus on ‘mega-galleries’, following on from the launch of Pace’s new 75,000 sq.ft, eight-storey flagship gallery in New York in September 2019. Despite COVID-19, the $63.7 billion art market is expected to expand as more people embrace online shopping and virtual exhibitions. Leading the way are millennials and Gen Z, who are using their power to invest in diversity in the arts and explore LGBTQ+, race and environmental issues. Along with supporting female artists and artists of colour, these age groups have been instrumental in the pioneering of environmental art. Eco-Visionaries , held at the Royal Academy of Arts in 2020, showcased the artists and designers reacting to pressing ecological issues, including species extension.
As for what else this decade will bring, we look forward to finding out!
Students in Lausanne, Switzerland, strike for 'Grève du Climat' in January 2020. Credit: Gustave Deghilage
'The Toilette (Make Up or Mirror of Life)' by Niki de Saint Phalle. Credit: Fred Romero
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