OUR SERVICES
Much like artworks, no two collectors are exactly alike: each brings their own interests, aesthetics, budgets, timelines, and goals to the practice. Whether building your first collection, expanding an existing one, acquiring works for a home, office, or public space, ABXY tailors advisory services accordingly.
From defining priorities and assessing opportunities to managing the many practical considerations that accompany collecting, founder Allison Barker provides the structure, perspective, and support that make the process both approachable and rewarding.
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Work with clients to establish and refine collection goals
Develop on-going list of artists for consideration
Identify acquisition opportunities (upcoming exhibitions, auctions and potential private market offerings by target artists)
Provide in-depth analysis of artists' primary and secondary markets
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Provide VIP access and personalized navigation of international art fairs
Coordinate customized global art agendas (including private gallery viewings, studio visits, and guided museum tours)
Secure access to works from the world’s leading galleries with strategic guidance and recommendations based on individual artist’s market as well as broader industry trends
Registration and bidding at auction*
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Negotiate pricing and sale terms
Coordinate post-sale logistics, including:
Domestic and international shipping and insurance
Framing
Professional installation
Storage
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Create and maintain digital database of client artworks (including up to date provenance and exhibition histories)
Continuously track markets of artists within clients' collections
Identify and facilitate exhibition opportunities (e.g. museum loans)
Identify and facilitate sale opportunities (per terms of original purchase agreement)
Assist in long-term care and conservation of artworks
Art library development
Hugo McCloud, Private Residence, Atlanta, GA