NewsArt market
Protestors gather outside Christie's as ancient head of Tutankhamen sells for £4.7m
Egyptian authorities had tried to stop the sale claiming that the 3,000 year old quartzite sculpture should be repatriated
NewsArt market
Sofa King's collection plumps up Sotheby's Old Master sale—helped by a suite of guarantees
Five lots from the DFS founder Graham Kirkham's collection made up almost half of the value of the £56.3m London sale, which was led by a late Turner
NewsArt market
'Olyvia's soirées': adviser launches private selling events in format devised by Adam Chinn
Olyvia Kwok launches series of invitation only events in London and New York offering financing against big-ticket works for collectors looking to circumvent auctions
PreviewCommercial galleries
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening this July and August
New commercial gallery shows—from a sense of spirituality in Liverpool to Long Island loving in New York
NewsArt market
Did US collector Tom Hill buy the 'lost Caravaggio'?
France's Gazette Drouot claims that Hill might have bought the painting and it could be headed for the Met in New York, according to a source
NewsArt market
Christie's holds auction in Saudi Arabia to raise funds for Jeddah museum
Sale raises $1.3m for new heritage museum dedicated to the history of Jeddah's historical district
PreviewArt market
Tedious link: six degrees of separation at Masterpiece London
Emphasis on "storytelling" and making connections at the cross-collecting fair this year, chief executive says. So we created some tenuous links of our own
NewsArt market
Mini Impressionist and Modern sale at Sotheby's makes £99m thanks to auction debutantes
Monet's waterlilies and Modigliani's portrait of an unknown boy lead the 25-lot sale, and new record made for Austrian artist Alfred Kubin's haunting drawing
NewsArt market
Tough going for Christie's skinny £36.4m Impressionist and Modern art sale
Early Schiele drawing is the low-key star of an unremarkable sale, topped by a flashy Picasso
NewsSotheby's
Sotheby's goes private as it is sold for $3.7bn
French-Israeli media billionaire Patrick Drahi's company BidFair USA buys firm from shareholders
NewsArt Basel 2019
South African art fair gets reboot under a new owner
Johannesburg-based FNB Joburg fair has been bought by its former director Mandla Sibeko
AnalysisArt Basel 2019
Art Basel: where political cartoons still have a home
As the New York Times bans satirical illustrations, Art Basel has plenty on show, from the 1920s to today
InterviewCollector's Eye
Collector's Eye: Hubert Bonnet
The Belgian art collector tells us what he's bought and why he loves it
NewsArt Basel 2019
Auction prices: the elephant in the room at Art Basel
The first rule of art fairs is don't talk about auctions—but sometimes they can benefit artists and their dealers
FeatureArt Basel 2019
Bringing up baby: making motherhood work in the art world
Being a mother has been cast as career suicide by Tracey Emin and Marina Abramovic. We speak to four women in the art world who beg to differ
NewsArt market
Goodman Gallery will open in London to rail against 'heightened nationalist sentiment and populist politics'
South African gallery is first to be confirmed for new Cork Street redevelopment which has been empty since it was finished last year
NewsArt market
Gender parity in commercial galleries lags behind public sector in UK, report finds
Opinion that female artists make poorer investments has a lasting impact on the legacy of women, according to the research from Freelands Foundation
NewsArt market
Gagosian to go off-piste with first pop-up show during Art Basel
Continuing Abstraction show will run off-site throughout the fair, featuring artists such as Willem de Kooning, Helen Frankenthaler and Theaster Gates
InterviewCommercial galleries
Dominique Lévy: ‘I just don’t think big is better’
She started off as an apprentice clown and did a stint as a currency trader, but it’s as a dealer in works of art in the vanguard of social change that Dominique Lévy has found her true calling
PreviewArt market
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening this June
New commercial gallery shows—from notions of black culture in London to immigrant identity in Los Angeles
NewsArt market
Italian galleries no longer have to pay artist royalties on primary market sales
New guidelines are published after six year negotiation, but galleries will have to provide written contracts with artists when acting on consignment
InterviewFrieze New York 2019
Alejandra Castro Rioseco on collecting the work of female artists
Latin American artists feature prominently in the collection of the Chilean supporter of women's rights
ReviewArt market
Watch out Frieze, here comes Tefaf with its mac and cheese
Sales to the Upper East Side set may take their time at the New York fair, but they do happen and exhibitors praise its slick presentation and diverse offering
NewsFrieze New York 2019
JAM, the historic gallery supporting contemporary African American artists, gets another bite of the cherry
MoMA will hold a museum exhibition dedicated to JAM in 2022
PreviewArt market
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening this May
New commercial gallery shows—from a new space in south London to an apartment show in San Gimignano
InterviewArt market
Tefaf chairman Nanne Dekking speaks out about sexual abuse at Amsterdam 'cult'
Opening up about his traumatic experiences as a young man, he says the industry must act to improve transparency and diversity
NewsArt market
Another shake-up in art finance sector as Athena sold for $170m
New owner, digital investment platform YieldStreet, calls art finance an "exciting and sound new investment option" with low correlation to the stock market
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in Milan this weekend
From mesmeric cinematic art in a fresco-lined palazzo to the Brazilian artist Lygia Pape's first exhibition in Italy
PreviewPrivate view
Private View: must-see gallery exhibitions opening this April
New commercial gallery shows—from East African scenes to Freud’s sitter
PreviewArt fairs
Big-hitters join Miart for first time
Hauser & Wirth, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac and other well-known galleries have joined the Milan fair
BlogIn the frame
Belieber in the KAWS: did Justin Bieber buy record painting?
BlogIn the frame
All aboard: Frieze Floats and Basel Boats battle for international waters
So-called Floating Freeports Ships (FFS) are new frontier in today's globalised fairs market, organisers say
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
India announces Venice Biennale artist line-up for Gandhi themed exhibition
Contemporary re-assessments of the independence leader's legacy are unlikely to be addressed in artists' responses
ReviewArt market
No mega-buck deals, but Art Dubai dodges economic doldrums
City's economy may be flagging, but fair's diverse offering and clientele help sales stay afloat—up to a certain price
PreviewArt fairs
From a change in sponsorship to new directorship, Art Dubai prepares to open after year of upheaval
Co-directors Pablo de Val and Chloe Vaitsou reshuffle the fair's layout and focus on art from the Global South with guest stars from Latin America
NewsArt market
Bid me up before you go-go: sun goes down on George Michael’s art collection at Christie’s
Buyers have faith in Tracey Emin who leads the white glove, YBA-heavy sale, but Damien Hirst’s market continues to soften
BlogTEFAF Maastricht 2019
Spoonfuls of brie and G&T fishbowls—how to gain the Maastricht inch
Tefaf exhibitors know their food, drink and naked saunas, so here is their guide to the most indulgent spots in the Dutch city
NewsArt market
Gerhard Richter’s jet fighter painting finally takes off at Phillips after bumpy legal battle
After previous buyer defaulted on paying for the work in 2016, painting sold in London for £15.5m in a significantly smaller auction compared with 2018
FeatureCollecting
Hustlers with a habit: what five Tefaf exhibitors collect and why
From Dinky toys to Old Masters, dealers share what objects take their fancy
NewsArt market
Smaller galleries rely on just one artist for almost half their income, Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report finds
Gender parity and behaviour of high net worth collectors are focuses of the study, which calculates market grew to $67.4bn in 2018
NewsArt market
Getting Old Masters' sexy back: Colnaghi to take over Venetian abbey for Biennale show
London-based gallery will team up with interior designer Chahan to create "home of a 21st-century Grand Tourist" in the medieval Abbazia di San Gregorio
NewsArt market
Blain Southern to open in New York
British art dealers will open in Cheim & Read's former Chelsea space in May with a show of Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté
NewsArt market
London's Masterpiece fair to expand to Hong Kong with Fine Art Asia
After announcing it would launch new international events in 2017, London fair takes cautious approach with pavilion within existing fair this October
PreviewCommercial galleries
Private View: our pick of March gallery shows around the world
New commercial gallery shows—from sculpture to shipwreck paintings
NewsArt market
The good, the pricey and the Surreal: Monet flops while Signac glows at Christie's sale
Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art auction makes second highest total for Christie's London at £165.4m, but much of overpriced collection goes unsold
NewsArt market
Keep the Monet flowing: trim but efficient Sotheby's sale starts London's pre-Brexit Impressionist and Modern art week
£63m auction total is half that of last year, but bidding from Asia and Russia helps make new record for Oskar Schlemmer and a Venetian view by Monet
NewsObject lessons
Object lessons: from Egon Schiele's nod to Gustav Klimt to black magic by René Magritte
Our highlights from upcoming fairs and auctions
NewsArt market
Tefaf and Artvest tussle over management of New York fairs
Papers show Tefaf sought New York Supreme Court ruling releasing it from obligation to employ Artvest for bi-annual fairs
ReviewArt market
This is African art's Golden Age, but can 1-54 Marrakech help build a sustainable domestic clientele?
Western interest in contemporary works from the continent is at a high, but that can be a double-edged sword
NewsArt market
Economic growth spurs Africa’s art market—but slowly
Fledgling local client base and rising international interest fuel Cape Town and Marrakech shows
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Diane Arbus's intimate portraits of street life at the Hayward Gallery to a window into the future at the Whitechapel Gallery
NewsArt market
'Piss artist' Andres Serrano buys Trump's wedding cake
Artist paid $1,880 for the mini chocolate cake, given as a favour at US President's marriage in 2005, but is tight-lipped about his plans for the baked good
NewsObject lessons
Object lessons: from a heart-shaped meteorite to a censored image of Joséphine Baker
Our highlights of works being sold over the next fortnight
PreviewThe Year Ahead 2019
Three new fairs not to miss in 2019
From Singapore and Taiwan to Los Angeles, new events attempt to break into world's fastest growing art markets
NewsOld Masters
Brickmaker moves out of construction and into Old Masters investment, buying a $75m Michelangelo painting
New US owner of former Chinese building-materials business turns to lucrative fractional ownership of art
AnalysisThe Year In Review
2018 in the market: the price is right for pale males
David Hockney was latest white male artist to set a record this year
PreviewExhibitions
China finally gets caught in Louise Bourgeois’s web
First major survey in Shanghai of late artist’s work includes giant spider on loan from Tate
AnalysisThe Year In Review
From counting muddles to collective cuddles: the art world's highs and lows of 2018
The people, places and things that had a year to remember—or to forget
InterviewCollector's Eye
Collector's eye: Jonathan Anderson
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
InterviewCollector's Eye
Collector's eye: Estrellita B. Brodsky
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2018
A gift for Chicago, a new work for Norway, and a Rothko rockets in price: talking points at Art Basel in Miami Beach
From a Tschabalala Self painting donated to the Art Institute of Chicago to Goshka Macuga's commission the Norwegian parliament
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach
Brazil's artists and galleries fight back at Art Basel Miami Beach
Country's galleries are out in force at the fair after far-right Jair Bolsonaro's election
CommentEnvironment
Are we worried enough about the planet to give up jetsetting to art fairs?
A truly environmentally friendly art world requires that we give us the 'freedom, privilege and progress to which we are so accustomed'
Anna Brady