1、online.They are drawn to a seamless online buying processsimilar to how they would purchase other big-ticket items and luxury goods,like designer clothing,handbags,watches,and cars.Other editorial reports we published on Artsy this year also demonstrated the resilience of the online art trade.In our

2、 Art Industry Trends report,which surveyed gallery pro-fessionals from 68 countries,online art mar-ketplaces outranked art fairs as an impactful way for galleries to meet new clients.And in Art Collector Insights,our survey of more than 2,000 collectors worldwide,we found that younger collectors in

3、particular are taking an increasingly online approach to discovering and collecting art.Other research shows a similar picture:In Art Basel and UBSs 2024 Survey of Global Collecting report,80%of the high-net-worth individuals surveyed said they prefer to buy art online.As we illustrate here,Artsy co

4、ntinues to yield fresh discoveries and strong commercial activity from across all segments of the artThis section looks at the artists who received the strongest year-over-year surges in art-work inquiries on Artsy in 2024.Inquiries on Artsy are messages from potential buyers to galleries about artw

5、orks they are interested in purchasing.As such,they are key barom-eters of commercial demand.Artists experience surges in demand for several reasons.Their works might be fea-tured in widely read publications or public events,or perhaps they have participated in a buzzy show or institutional exhibiti

6、on that has made waves across the international art world.For the leader of this years in-demand rank-ings,Slawn,it is a combination of several of these factors.The Nigerian artistdubbed“the most talked-about young artist in the U.K.”by GQ,which named him a 2024“Man of the Year”has experienced a met