Through a conversation with Amalia Dayan, partner at Lévy Gorvy Dayan and former Phillips specialist, this article examines how auctions shape private value, how shifting market conditions are changing the role of galleries, and why questions of quality, scholarship, and historical positioning have become increasingly central to the contemporary art market. Moving between market data and the rediscovery of artists such as Domenico Gnoli, the piece considers an art world increasingly concerned with proof, endurance, and the construction of value.

Joël Riff, curator of La Verrière at Fondation d’Entreprise Hermès, reflects on exhibition-making as a condition of encounter rather than a fixed form. Set within the Brussels art scene, the conversation examines curating as a practice shaped by context, material, and responsibility, and considers how exhibitions, publishing, and research operate as distinct yet interconnected modes of experience.

ORLAN, a pioneering contemporary artist, reflects on the body as material, examining questions of agency, control, and authorship across her practice. The conversation traces her work from surgical performances to artificial intelligence, considering how the body operates as a site where cultural, political, and technological systems intersect.

Adora Mba, founder of ADA Contemporary, reflects on the development of Ghana’s art scene within a global context. Through the lens of her work in Accra, the conversation examines the role of infrastructure, diaspora networks, and curatorial agency in shaping emerging art ecosystems and their position within the international art market.

Simon Castets, Director of Strategic Initiatives at LUMA Arles and former Director of the Swiss Institute, reflects on the evolving role of institutions across generations and within the shifting dynamics of the Paris art scene. Set against the backdrop of Paris+ par Art Basel, the conversation explores time as a curatorial resource, the intersection of art and technology, and the changing responsibilities of cultural institutions within a global context.

In Berlin’s shifting art scene, Pay Matthis Karstens, curator of Pace Gallery and Galerie Judin, reflects on his trajectory from research to the market. Set within a converted gas station-turned-gallery, the conversation examines how exhibition spaces, audiences, and the relationship between institutions are being redefined.