two attendants wearing blue aprons hold a bronze sculpture of a pumpkin
Gallery staff members hold an artwork by Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin (S) (2014), at Sotheby's auction house showcasing the highlights of Frieze Week Sales in London, United Kingdom on October 06, 2023. Photo: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images.

This article is part of the Artnet Intelligence Report Mid-Year Review 2024. Our analysis of the first half of the year’s market trends provides a data-driven overview of the current state of the art world, highlighting auction results and trends, and spotlights the artists and artworks shaping the dialogue.

Over the last decade, there haven’t been many dramatic shifts among the most frequently searched artists in the Artnet Price Database. Compared with 10 years ago, mainstays like Pablo Picasso, Gerhard Richter, and Andy Warhol even maintained the exact same spots on the new list, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall and Joan Miró are close enough. But the Yayoi Kusama juggernaut is newer, reflecting her meteoric rise in the market and the public consciousness.