Artsy brings together art from over 1,800 galleries and 25 auction houses and lists them on a single site. As shoppers grow increasingly comfortable with researching and buying big ticket items online, Artsy is capitalising, making the art world accessible to anyone with an internet connection.

The art world is famously opaque; to outsiders, the value of masterpieces can rise and fall seemingly at a whim. But with collector interest growing worldwide, banks are now looking to make investing in this market easier. How is UBS’ Planet Art app helping to make the industry more accessible?

In 2014, seven of the 20 most visited exhibitions across the world took place in Brazil, with one artist towering over the rest. Despised by scholars and critics, how does Romero Britto sell art worth over $50 million a year? And why do Brazilians love his colourful imagery so much?

Now valued at $63.8 billion, the global art market is booming. Its biggest trade show, Art Basel, has transformed the cities of Basel and Miami into global cultural capitals. It's now setting its sights farther afield, with the Art Basel Cities project aiming to give smaller cities the Basel treatment.