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Elisa Carollo

Arts Reporter

Elisa Carollo is an art writer, art advisor and curator with a focus on contemporary and ultra-contemporary art. With over a decade in the art business at different levels between secondary and primary market, as well as engaging institutions and Biennales, she covers the latest from the Art World and Art Market for Obsever.

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A monolithic green iridescent sculpture emerges from dense vegetation under a cloudy sky.

Puerto Rico’s National Forest Is a Living Laboratory of Art and Ecology

By Elisa Carollo
A close-up Renaissance painting depicts Christ half-length against a dark background, his bare torso softly lit, head tilted and eyes lowered in a quiet, sorrowful expression beneath a crown of thorns.

Antonello da Messina’s Rare Double-Sided Masterpiece Will Lead Sotheby’s Old Masters Sales

By Elisa Carollo
A couple dressed in black sit closely together on a cream-colored sofa beneath an abstract painting in a softly lit living room.

Meet the Collectors: Carl Gambino and Sarah Ivory Refuse to Play the Market Game

By Elisa Carollo
Three horses in front of a pink wall.

Mexico City, Doha or L.A.? The Answer Depends on What You’re Looking For

By Elisa Carollo
A Rococo painting showing a tender domestic scene in which a woman leans toward a man as they gaze at a sleeping infant in a cradle, rendered in soft, glowing brushstrokes and warm pastel tones.

Could Rococo’s Relatability Make It the Next Big Thing?

By Elisa Carollo
Entrance of a neoclassical white building with written Biennale

The Most Important Art Biennials of 2026

By Elisa Carollo
An architectural rendering of a modern building with a stacked, cube-like structure made of metallic or translucent materials. The building is located in an urban environment.

The New Museum Will Reopen on March 21 With Massimiliano Gioni’s “New Humans”

By Elisa Carollo
A staged performance scene showing a blindfolded figure seated at a table with a candle, crystal ball and open book in a darkened setting.

From Surrealism to Séances: The Art World’s Spiritual Turn

By Elisa Carollo
A drum kit branded with “The Beatles” on the bass drums stands in a minimalist gallery space beside a honey-colored Gretsch electric guitar, both displayed as museum-style music memorabilia against a neutral backdrop.

Christie’s Bets Big on the New Memorabilia Economy With the Jim Irsay Collection

By Elisa Carollo
A vast airport hall with long bands of colored stripes covering the floor as travelers walk across the chromatic installation.

Venezuela Built a Cultural Powerhouse—And Its Art World Refuses to Disappear

By Elisa Carollo
Aiza Ahmed sits on the floor of her studio surrounded by large paintings, works on paper and cut-out painted figures leaning against the walls.

Aiza Ahmed Exposes the Fragile Theater Behind the Male Gaze

By Elisa Carollo
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