由《藝術經濟》(Arts Economics)Clare McAndrew博士撰寫的2025年《巴塞爾藝術展與瑞銀集團環球藝術市場報告》(Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report 2025)顯示,2024年全球藝術市場面臨重大阻力,銷售額下降12%至575億美元。儘管整體市場收縮,但細分市場發展態勢各異,不同的價格區間、地區和產業板塊呈現差異化特徵。

1. 市場軟化,但交易量仍上升

2024年,全球藝術市場銷售總額降至約575億美元,年減12%,這是繼後疫情時代強勁復甦之後的連續第二年下滑。然而,交易量增長3%至4,050萬筆,顯示當前變化並非市場整體放緩所致,而是源自於市場活動的根本性轉變。

這看似矛盾的現象可解釋為:低價位市場表現活躍,而高端市場明顯萎縮。簡而言之,藝術品交易頻率增加,但均價下降可能有利於長期健康發展。

2. 高階市場首當其衝

    最顯著的變化出現在最高端市場。拍賣成交價超過1000萬美元的藝術品數量下降39%,繼2023年27%的跌幅之後再次大幅下滑。1000萬美元以上作品的市場份額從2023年的23%降至2024年的18%,與2022年33%的市場規模形成鮮明對比。

    同時,5,000美元以下藝術品的銷售額增長7%,成交量增長13%。低端市場增長有效緩衝了高端市場萎縮對整體交易量的衝擊。

    3. 區域市場格局變化

    美國維持全球藝術市場領先地位,全球銷售額佔43%,較2023年略有上升。但其總銷售額下降9%至248億美元,已是連續第二年下滑。

    英國重返第二位,市佔率18%(上升1%),中國調整至第三位,市佔率15%(下降4%)。在經歷了2023年疫情封鎖結束後的短暫提振後,中國市場急劇萎縮31%,至84億美元,創下2009年以來的最低水準。

    法國穩居第四,佔全球銷售額7%,但銷售額下降10%至42億美元。

    4. 小型藝廊與一級市場展現韌性

    與近期整體趨勢相反,小型藝廊表現出顯著韌性。銷售額低於25萬美元的經銷商銷售額增幅最大,達17%——這是小型藝廊的重大轉折,此前這一細分市場在疫情後復甦最為緩慢。

    相較之下,銷售額超過1,000萬美元的高階經銷商銷售額下降9%,凸顯市場壓力在不同規模企業中呈現差異化影響。

    If you could highlight one misconception people often have about the art market, what would it be?

    I think one of the biggest is that you need to spend a lot of money to be involved in the art market, or to buy something really ‘good.’ This is perpetuated a bit by the fact that most or all of what the media reports on is the multimillion-dollar sums paid for a small number of really high-priced artists. New buyers are led to believe that the art market is out of their reach, and that you can only get a quality work of art if you have a budget of over USD 1 million, for example, when in fact there are still so many other, less-publicized artists and works available at much lower prices. It’s actually a really democratic market, with a place for so many different interests, tastes, and budgets. The reality is that, despite the amount of attention the very top of the market gets, most transactions and the day-to-day operations of most businesses in the art market happen at much lower prices – less than 0.5% of the transactions at fine art auctions last year were for prices over USD 1 million, while 95% were less than USD 50,000, including 77% for less than USD 5,000. 

    Credits and captions

    Caption for top image: Dr Clare McAndrew. Photo: © Paul McCarthy.

    This interview is presented in partnership with UBS, Art Basel’s Global Lead Partner.

    Published on April 8, 2026.