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Condition Report: Adam Fields of Arta

A candid conversation about digitizing the “last frontier” of retail—luxury, art, and collectibles—and Arta’s evolution from its humble origins in 2012 to serving 80 percent of enterprise auction houses globally by the end of this year.

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Over the past decade or so, Arta has evolved from a shipping platform into a broader commerce-layer technology meant to ease the process of buying and selling art, collectibles, and luxury items online. Photo: Courtesy of Arta
Julie Brener Davich
January 29, 2025

When Artspace.com founding member Adam Fields launched Arta in 2012, hardly anyone could have predicted the company’s remarkable transformation. Over the past decade or so, Arta has evolved from a shipping platform into a broader commerce-layer technology meant to ease the process of buying and selling art, collectibles, and luxury items online. None of this is easy: For the past few, oh, centuries, once an artwork was purchased, it required high-touch handling and multiple vendors to get it from seller to buyer. This was all very expensive and time-consuming for everyone involved.

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