Analysiscoronavirus
Post-pandemic, the art market might return to 'normal'—but do we want it to?
Many in the art world see the impact of coronavirus as a chance to slow down the frenetic pace of global activity and rethink the whole system
Newscoronavirus
After much speculation, Art Basel postponed to September due to coronavirus
Swiss art fair is the latest of numerous fairs to be moved to the autumn, as the pandemic decimates the art world calendar
Newscoronavirus
Tefaf Maastricht comes under fire as Covid-19 cases surge among the fair's attendees
Infected participants criticise fair’s decision to open in March as virus was spreading
NewsArt market
Latest art fair to succumb to coronavirus: Tefaf New York Spring postponed to autumn, swallowing up sister fair
Event has now moved to the dates normally occupied by Tefaf New York Fall, which has been scrapped as a result but will return in 2021, organisers say
NewsArt market
Christie's and Phillips move May 'giga-week' New York sales to end of June due to coronavirus
Expanded 20th century art week in US will swallow up London auctions. Sotheby's has yet to make a decision about its New York Spring sales
BlogArt market
Pyjamas and cava: the diary of an Art Basel VIP in an online world
A blow-by-blow account of the Hong Kong digital viewing rooms that launched this morning
NewsArt market
In a drastic move, Christie's shuts most locations and postpones sales due to coronavirus
Auction house has closed New York saleroom along with other offices—Sotheby's follows suit while Phillips has postponed all events and sales until mid-May
NewsArt market
Here are the art fairs and auction houses that have been cancelled or closed (so far) due to coronavirus
Updates on how Covid-19 is turning the art fair calendar upside down as (most) organisers err on the side of caution
NewsArt market
In unprecedented move, Tefaf Maastricht shuts early due to coronavirus
Dutch fair will close tonight following news that an exhibitor has tested positive for the disease
NewsArt market
Tefaf Maastricht exhibitor tests positive for coronavirus
Art dealer did not show any symptoms at the fair and was diagnosed in his home town on Monday
NewsArt market
Dickinson sells €15m Van Gogh painting at Tefaf Maastricht—the highest value reported sale so far at the Dutch fair
Peasant Woman in front of a Farmhouse, once sold in a farmyard auction for £4, sold to a private collector
NewsArt market
Fairs in a time of coronavirus: trepidation turns to relief at a quieter—but not disastrous—Tefaf Maastricht
It was touch and go as to whether the 33rd edition of the Dutch fair would go ahead, but so far most exhibitors seem relieved even if business is slower
NewsExhibitions
Saved from collapse, sculptor Elisabeth Frink's studio to be resurrected within 13th-century barn
Messums Wiltshire bought the building last year and will now reconstruct it for an exhibition in its gallery—at a cost of £100,000
NewsArt market
Tefaf Maastricht will go ahead despite three exhibitors pulling out so far over coronavirus fears
Some US museum staff will apparently not attend the 33rd edition of the Dutch fair this week, while many galleries remain defiant in the face of a "tough" fair ahead
FeatureTEFAF Maastricht
Maastricht adventures: Tefaf exhibitors reveal what they get up to while banished from the fair on vetting day
From castles and cathedrals to baring it all at a spa, there is plenty to keep dealers' nerves at bay while the vetters move in
PreviewCommercial galleries
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening this March
From Kevin Jerome Everson's videos of working-class displacement to Donna Huanca's wet slit—the best new commercial exhibitions this month
NewsArt market
New digital art fair in Paris hopes to attract tech tycoons
Cadaf Paris claims to be Europe's only fair dedicated to new media and will coincide with Vivatech conference in June
NewsArt market
Lakin Ogunbanwo awarded 1-54 art fair's first residency as popularity of artist funding schemes grows
New initiative in collaboration with Thami Mnyele Foundation will offer artist a three-month stipend to live and work in Amsterdam
NewsArt market
Coronavirus: Beijing's Jingart is the latest Asian art fair to cancel
A look at how the market is responding to the epidemic
NewsArt market
Blain Southern shuts all three galleries
Harry Blain, who split from co-founder Graham Southern last year, says he is "unable to secure the gallery’s future long term"
NewsBonhams
Bonhams chief executive Matthew Girling to leave auction house
Former jewellery specialist, who joined the firm in 1988, will be replaced by Bruno Vinciguerra, who will also continue in his role as executive chairman
NewsArt market
Sotheby's new owner Patrick Drahi comes to auction house's first sale in post-Brexit Britain
“No fireworks” at last night's Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art auction that featured three restituted works
PreviewArt market
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening in February
Huma Bhaba's humanoid sculptures and Hairy Who member Gladys Nilsson—the best new commercial exhibitions this month
AnalysisBuyer's Guide
How to buy a... René Magritte
The artist’s trademark motifs make his work easily recognisable and desirable—but there is more to this Surrealist than apples and bowler hats
NewsArt market
Christie's cancels Dubai sale of Middle Eastern art
March auction will return to the Emirate in spring 2021, but is cancelled this year due to new strategy and constrained supply of works
NewsArt market
Tefaf boss Patrick van Maris—who took the fair brand to New York—quits
The president and chief executive of the Dutch fair group since 2015 will leave at the end of May
InterviewArt market
In person | Dealer Daniella Luxembourg on taste-making and being stubborn
The gallery owner and art world grande dame explains why the big art fairs are not for her
NewsPaul Cézanne
Drop the accent? Cézanne’s acute dilemma
A campaign to revert the artist's surname to the original Provençal spelling is being led by the artist's grandson
PreviewCommercial galleries
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening in January
Lydia Benglis's sparkly vessels and an abortion rights fundraiser—the best new commercial exhibitions this month
PreviewThe Year Ahead 2020
Newcomers and stalwarts: highlights from the 2020 fair calendar
Art Basel celebrates its 50th anniversary and new fairs in London and New York join the fray
AnalysisThe Year in Review 2019
From cancelled fairs to street art's auction room takeover: the art market's fruitiest stories of 2019
We look back at the stories that have overturned the art world order this year
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
Get your shine on at Art Basel in Miami Beach
There is plenty to keep magpie collectors happy at the fair
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
Major Jon Rafman show planned for Hirshhorn Museum
And Mickalene Thomas goes Pop in NYC
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
Discounts give younger galleries a leg up at Art Basel in Miami Beach
A 20% fee reduction for new galleries exhibiting contemporary art has enabled smaller players to join the fair's main section
InterviewArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
'My mother placed a Calder mobile above the bathtub': inside the collection of Candia Fisher
The New York-based arts patron on her fascination with maritime artefacts and her regret at missing out on one of Monet's waterlilies
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
Portia Munson’s immersive work for Art Basel's Meridians finds a home at 21c Museum Hotels
Cindy Sherman weaves her magic, and more news from Art Basel in Miami Beach
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
UBS survey finds millennials are becoming more environmentally conscious in their art buying habits
Not collecting sustainably? OK, boomer
BlogDiary
Is this a previously unknown portrait of Queen Elizabeth I?
AnalysisSotheby's
Sotheby’s at the crossroads: new owner, new chief executive, new era
Will new management be able to grow the newly privatised auction house on a tight budget?
InterviewArt market
In person | Cheyenne Westphal on swapping the drama of Sotheby’s for the challenge of growing Phillips
The chairman of Phillips explains what it takes to succeed in the auction business
PreviewCommercial galleries
Private view: three must-see gallery shows opening in November
Conceptual videos by Teresa Margolles and the boys of the Beaux Arts Generation are among our picks of the best commercial exhibitions this month
NewsArt market
Sotheby's replaces Tad Smith with Charles F. Stewart as chief executive
Smith leaves after four and a half years with a $28.2m severance deal, including $16.9m in shares, and will remain as a senior adviser to Stewart
NewsArt market
'Kitchen Cimabue' sells for €24.1m
Rediscovered painting, found in a French house clearance, is the first work by the 13th century Florentine artist to be sold at auction in living memory
InterviewArt dealers
In person: Pilar Ordovas on playing hard to get and striking out on her own
The Spanish-born independent dealer discusses working with Larry Gagosian and why she won't do art fairs
FeatureArt market
Running a contemporary gallery is tough: we look at London's lost commercial art spaces
There is a long list of innovative ventures to have fallen by the capital’s waysides but some have left a lasting legacy
NewsPaul Cézanne
Crazy for Cézanne: we reveal plans for international blockbuster shows
Exhibitions in UK, US and Hungary are expected to be held from 2020 onwards
NewsFrieze London 2019
Something in the stars? Art world goes spiritual
With artists and galleries embracing the new age, is there a commercial pull, too?
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach
Art Basel in Miami Beach's new Meridians section to feature works by Frank Bowling and Isaac Julien
The pair are among 30 artists selected for the fair's Unlimited-style section for large-scale installations, videos and performances
NewsFrieze London 2019
Early sales at Frieze London
Stanley Whitney, Elizabeth Peyton and Joy Labinjo are among the first works to attract buyers at this year's fair
Interview
South African dealer Liza Essers on refusing to give in to legal browbeating
Goodman gallery director discusses being taken to court by President Zuma and acknowledging her privilege
AnalysisAuctions
Selling off the Gloucestershire Gustons: Jeremy Lancaster collection kicks off Frieze Week auctions
Christie's sale in London totals £23m with Modern British artists rubbing shoulders with international post-war names
FeatureSouth Africa
Nando’s enormous collection puts the peri-peri in African art
With over 22,000 works hung on its walls, the popular chicken chain is an unlikely champion for emerging South African artists
PreviewCommercial galleries
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening in October
Steamy Trinidad scenes and black female fetishisation—the best new commercial exhibitions this month
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From Grayson Perry's piss-take pots to Dayanita Singh's mobile museums
NewsKhadija Saye
Grenfell victim Khadija Saye's salvaged images to be sold for charity at Victoria Miro
Most of the late artist's work was lost in the tower block fire in 2017, but nine surviving prints will be sold in aid of education programme in her honour
NewsClimate Change
V&A director Tristram Hunt defends sponsorship from fossil fuel companies
The former Labour MP sides with Science Museum group's director Ian Blatchford in saying companies such as BP can 'be part of the solution' to climate change
PreviewCommercial galleries
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening in September
New commercial gallery shows—from Baroque blackness in Chicago to flying saucers in London
AnalysisArt crime
Seller beware: how to avoid being duped by an artful dodger
Timothy Sammons misled clients over sales of works by artists including Picasso
NewsArt market
'Outrageous coup': art world shocked as Boris Johnson suspends parliament
Trade condemns the move and prepares for mayhem of no-deal Brexit