PreviewArt market
Paris Gallery Weekend is a shot in the arm for city’s under-the-radar gallery scene
The state-backed fifth edition is biggest ever with 44 galleries across five districts
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Christie’s reintroduces contemporary art to its London summer calendar
Still no evening auction, but blue-chip artists make way for fresh talent in new day sale format
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Women speak out about the gender pay gap at UK auction houses
Blaming an ingrained culture, auction houses vow to correct imbalance in women’s pay and representation in the highest ranks
AnalysisArt market
Can Tbilisi sustain an art market?
Georgian capital hosted its first art fair last week and new galleries are opening, but it is still early days
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Second tranche of Aristophil's manuscripts collection to be sold in Paris, but will it flood the market?
After a difficult first series of auctions last December, Drouot holds more sales in June to disperse holdings of bankrupt French firm
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Art Stage Jakarta 2018 cancelled amid unrest in Indonesia
Organisers cite the Asian Games and country's presidential election next April as reasons for the decision, but say fair will return in 2019
AnalysisArt market
ARCOlisboa grows, but still needs more international galleries
Third edition of the fair in Portuguese capital reflects Lisbon's expanding art scene and improving economy
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Is Bonhams for sale?
Advisory group NM Rothschild has reportedly been brought in to oversee a possible sale of the British auction house
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Kraemer brothers among six charged over allegedly fake Louis XIV furniture
Laurent and Olivier Kraemer charged with organised fraud and money laundering in ongoing investigation over so-called "fake Boulles"
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Jan Fabre explores Belgian identity—and rails against far-right nationalists—at new Galerie Templon show
New space for the Paris dealer consolidates gallery’s position as primary market power in France
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Out with the old in with the new, with a side of Bacon, at Phillips and Christie's $528.8m auction night
New record for Joan Mitchell as fresh artists join the $10m-and-up club—but Bacon and Basquiat still dominate top prices in New York
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Edward Burtynsky unveils preview of Anthropocene project at Photo London
Canadian photographer has been working with scientists to draw attention to man's impact on the planet
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Kerry James Marshall sets $21m record for a living African American artist at Sotheby's sale
Rapper P. Diddy identified as buyer of the Chicago-based painter's Past Times
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Tbilisi’s first contemporary art fair hopes to draw new buyers
Steep rise in foreign investment in Georgia and steady economic growth has prompted a “new generation of art buyers”, says director
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Christie’s $416m Impressionist and Modern art sale reaffirms bullish market for top material
Even without a $150m-plus headliner, the auction topped rival Sotheby’s by $100m thanks to deeper, more even bidding
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First exhibition on Jean Dubuffet’s fascination with cities to open this summer
Hauser & Wirth show in Zürich includes loans from the Tate, the Stedelijk Museum and the Fondation Dubuffet
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Nahmads confirm Picasso’s $115m flower girl will go to Paris
Dealing dynasty says that the painting bought in the Rockefeller sale will be loaned to the Musée d’Orsay
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Modigliani nude leads Sotheby's $318.3m Impressionist and Modern auction
Sex sells—but only if it is guaranteed
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Object lessons: our picks from this week's evening auctions in New York
Highlights include works by Cady Noland, Kerry James Marshall and Lyonel Feininger
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Rockefeller collection 100% sold at Christie’s New York
Leaning on romance of Rockefeller name and its appeal to international and first-time buyers, the auction house triumphed in its marathon week of sales
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Online sales, Asia and guarantees: auction house chiefs on the future of the business
The heads of Christie's, Bonhams and Phillips speak on market shifts, challenges and why they believe their model will succeed
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Too hot to handle? Frieze New York to compensate all dealers after sweltering fair sent collectors packing
Details yet to be finalised, but the fair is also looking at how to deal with “increasingly erratic weather” after heatwave sent exhibitors into meltdown
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Rockefeller heavy-hitters pull in $646m for charity at Christie's
Evening auction featuring the family's most valuable works set new records for Monet and Matisse
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Live from the saleroom: Christie's auctions the art collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller
Sit back, relax, and follow the action from tonight's evening sale via tweet
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Judge halts suit filed by collector seeking to block sale of Basquiat at Sotheby's
The painting, estimated to bring $30m, is a key lot in the auction house's upcoming evening sale in New York
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How did the Rockefellers shape the modern art market?
Ahead of the sale of the David and Peggy Rockefeller collection at Christie’s this week, the family's archivist examines their approach
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Sotheby’s sale of Howard Hodgkin’s works on paper supports new print catalogue raisonné
Every work by the late UK artist up for auction—from stage designs to book covers—is an artist’s proof
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Highlights from Tefaf New York Spring
Second edition of Manhattan fair might lack Frieze's contemporary edge, but it has grown-up appeal
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Private sales jump 70% at Sotheby's
First-quarter earnings show aggregate auction sales of $667m, affirming market's strength
NewsArt market
Object lessons: a drawing board made for Karl Lagerfeld and more
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
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And the Frieze New York stand prizes go to… Nuno Centeno and Jhaveri Contemporary
The jury applauded the Indian and Portuguese galleries for presentations that were "bold" and showed "the spirit of risk"
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Private View: our pick of May gallery shows
New shows at commercial galleries, from emerging names to rediscovered talent
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Frieze to bring West Coast buzz to New York
Art fair hopes to present unified voice from coast to coast
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European Union tightens anti-money-laundering rules in the art market
Dealers will be compelled to verify identity of customers buying art for €10,000 or more
NewsGallery Weekend Berlin
Art fest: Gallery Weekend Berlin takes over the city
Commercial and non-commercial enterprises combine as the most important event in the German art calendar gets underway
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Should big galleries subsidise smaller ones?
David Zwirner's idea that art fairs tax top dealers to support younger galleries signals concerns over the fragile ecosystem of the art market
NewsArt market
Two new art fairs hope to tap into mainland China market
Art Chengdu and JingArt aim to join the first rank of the country’s burgeoning events calendars
ReviewCommercial galleries
Four must-see shows at Berlin's gallery weekend
From a gallery floor-turned-treadmill at Alexander Levy to Aztec inspiration at Barbara Wien
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Sotheby's to offer Modigliani nude with $150m estimate, one month after it was shown at Tate
The work is the largest in the artist's most sought-after series of pathbreaking Modern nudes
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Object lessons: a psychedelic cabinet from Gaetano Pesce and more
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
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Object lessons: censored photographs by Dorothea Lange and more
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
NewsArt market
Date clash for Art Cologne and Art Brussels fairs
First-time exhibitors give Art Cologne a boost
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Online art market could stagnate unless transparency is improved, study finds
Annual Hiscox report estimates online market rose 12% to $4.22bn in 2017, but growth is slowing as platforms struggle to build trust and loyalty
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How did they do that? Young gallery opens vast new Mayfair space
Despite soaring rents in the area, Unit London will open in former Citibank building on Hanover Square in June
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Art Brussels turns 50 and becomes second oldest contemporary fair in Europe
What's the key to its success?
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Private view: our pick of April gallery shows
New shows at commercial galleries, from emerging names to rediscovered talents
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Why Miart is starting to attract high-profile exhibitors
Galleries, benefitting from Milan's April buzz, are already reporting healthy sales
NewsArt market
Photography auctions fail to catch fire in New York
Rarities attract multiple bidders, but a lack of competition for standard fare kept prices flat
NewsArt market
Bronze looted from Summer Palace sells for £410,000 despite protest from China
Chinese authorities tried to stop the UK auction of the Tiger Ying vessel, which was taken by a British soldier in 1860
BlogArt market
Gallery's new exhibition model takes over collectors' homes
Instead of exhibiting at Art Cologne, the Basel gallery von Bartha will host a show in Mike Meiré's apartment in the city
NewsArt market
As Brazil turns a corner, will local market follow?
São Paulo galleries have survived the country’s crises with a mix of adaptation and collaboration
NewsArt market
Sotheby's backs Indian art market by launching sales in Mumbai
Announcement comes days after auction house reinstates buyer's premium in online sales
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UK art imports slump as Brexit looms
Falling pound may account for 21% drop in 2017, but exports to China have risen by 350%
NewsArt market
New York's Postmasters gallery, in survival move, solicits pledges via Patreon
"We need more support than I can generate via sales alone", says founder
NewsArt market
Object lessons: an Egyptian beauty by Mahmoud Saïd, and the key that unlocked the Glasgow School of Art
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
AnalysisArt market
Art Paris at 20 years struggles to connect with an international audience
With an emphasis on the French scene, the fair walks a fine line between boosterism and parochialism
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Francis Bacon's $30m portrait of George Dyer shown in London for first time in 40 years
Painting of artist’s lover and muse comes to auction for the first time at Christie’s New York in May
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Christie's Paris to auction scientist Ilya Prigogine's collection of pre-Columbian artefacts
The ritual objects include Mezcala and Chontal sculpture, plus Olmec stone celts
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Meca fair will return to Puerto Rico for a second edition in November
The only fair dedicated to Caribbean art hopes to be an engine for the island's recovery, bringing in locals and visitors
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London dealer ordered to return Egon Schiele works worth $5m to heirs of Holocaust victims
Heirs's attorney describes ruling as step closer to recovering "largest mass-theft in history," but Richard Nagy plans to appeal
NewsArt market
Six picks from Aipad's Photography Show
Photos spanning two centuries on offer at New York fair, which hopes to top last year's record attendance
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Gender pay gap: top UK auction houses pay women between 22% and 37% less than men
Discrepancy comes under scrutiny as more than 10,000 companies submit figures to the Government Equalities Office
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Still got it: Soho’s naughty spirit draws London’s galleries
Why galleries are moving into the West End district’s red-light zone
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Piero Manzoni Foundation criticised for destruction of works
Foundation denies allegations that it manipulates the authentication process to inflate the value of its holdings
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Hauser & Wirth joins Masterpiece London
Gallery's arrival boosts contemporary art showing at London fair following MCH Group investment, while new layout accommodates more exhibitors
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Picasso’s broad brush lifts the market
Is the Spanish artist’s star turn in London the start of a new phase of his market, or business as usual?
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Object lessons: a bandaged canvas by Scarpitta, Outsider erotica and a Greenwich Village vignette by Beauford Delaney
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
NewsArt market
Patrizia Sandretto's passion for photography
Q+A with the Italian collector on the occasion of a new exhibition at her foundation in Turin
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The body politic in the age of Trump
Politicised work from the 1970s finds contemporary parallels at Aipad’s Photography Show
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Sotheby's to offer Jackson Pollock drip painting in May sale series
The 1949 work could surpass the artist's auction record; reflects consignors' confidence in market
NewsArt Basel in Hong Kong 2018
Taiwan rises as China reins in foreign spending
Tighter capital and credit regulations have curtailed Chinese art buying
PreviewArt Basel in Hong Kong 2018
Spotlight on… Art Central in Hong Kong
What to see at Art Basel in Hong Kong's satellite fair
NewsArt market
Object lessons: a falangcai bowl that could set a new record for Chinese porcelain
A rare painting by Zao Wou-Ki and a watercolour from the collection of a former V&A director are also coming to auction
NewsArt market
Christian Jankowski fills Berlin auction house with 'fakes'
German artist questions authorship and market value in show of paintings by Chinese copyists based on famous works by Caravaggio, Hockney and others
AnalysisArt Basel Hong Kong 2018
How big is the Picasso 'brand' in China?
Sotheby’s tests the waters with first oil painting at auction in Hong Kong
InterviewArt Dubai 2018
Collector's Eye: Muna Al Gurg
The collector of contemporary Middle Eastern art tells us what she's bought and why it would be rude to say no to Gauguin
InterviewArt Dubai 2018
Collector's Eye: Walid Kamhawi
The Dubai-based financier tells us what he's bought and how he regrets not buying Russian art
InterviewArt Dubai 2018
Confessions of a dealer: Kristin Hjellegjerde
The London/Berlin dealer and Art Dubai exhibitor on being too trusting and why small talk matters
NewsArt Dubai 2018
Object Stories from Art Dubai Contemporary
From Peter Young's Mandala-inspired works to Aissa Deebi's views of war-torn Gaza
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Art Basel in Hong Kong welcomes more mainland galleries
Dealers from across Asia are ramping up their presence, and around half of the projects in the Kabinett sector are by Asian artists
FeatureArt Dubai 2018
Meet the Residents of Art Dubai's new section
In the project for the fair, 11 international artists are showing work inspired by a month’s stay in the UAE
NewsArt market
Andreas Rumbler joins Lévy Gorvy
The former deputy chair of Christie's Impressionist and Modern department will head a new Zurich office for the gallery
InterviewArt Dubai 2018
All tastes catered for in GCC's talk show
The art collective is bringing daytime TV, complete with a celebrity chef, to this year’s edition of The Room—Art Dubai’s interactive dining experience
NewsArt market
Object lessons: a Golden Age memento mori, a peacock-shaped censer and a jute-sack work by Ibrahim Mahama
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions
NewsArt market
Settlement reached in saga over Chinese buyer’s unpaid Richter bill
The complex saga started in June 2015 when the Beijing-based businessman Zhang Chang bought a work by Francis Bacon at Christie’s
NewsArt Dubai 2018
Snapped up at Art Dubai
Abstract paintings and totem-like piece are among the early sales at the fair
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Rediscovered painting by the Le Nain brothers goes to auction in France
The 17th-century work, a depiction of Christ as a child, could set a new artist record in June
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'Issue one came out in less degraded times: more idealistic, less puffed up by PR machines'
Anna Somers Cocks, founding editor and chairman, looks back
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