Buying art via an app

Positioned between IKEA and the gallery sector, this app for emerging collectors puts a new spin on online shopping.
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For the gallerists who are doing everything to broaden their collector base and stay afloat in tough economic times, this new app is probably not great news.

However, for a tech generation wanting to become first-time collectors, this app is not only a fun way to introduce the experience of purchasing, it also allows the buyer to get some original art on walls.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina