NewsAuction houses
Phillips names Olivia Thornton head of 20th-century and contemporary art in Europe
The appointment comes after a handful of new hires across the auction house’s offices
NewsArt market
Biennale Paris vetting committee co-presidents withdraw two months before the fair is due to open
Chairmen of the CNE and the SFEP say the fair's vetting experts disagree over the admission of two exhibitors to this year's edition
NewsCommercial galleries
‘Brexit changes the game’: David Zwirner to open Paris gallery
Mega-dealer’s first space on the European continent will open to coincide with Fiac art fair this autumn
NewsArt fairs
Himali Singh Soin named winner of the Frieze Artist Award
The commission marks the first time the prize has been awarded for a film, which will debut in October as part of the fair's Projects section
NewsCommercial galleries
US-China trade war proves the 'last straw' for Pace Beijing
The gallery closed its mainland China outpost after ten years due to ongoing tariff hikes, but may expand its Hong Kong presence
NewsArt market
Artist-led groups battle to stem gentrification in New York
Ambitious new developments in Manhattan’s Lower East Side threaten the vibrant community
AnalysisArt market
Price match! Old Masters vs contemporary art: what can you get for your money?
As London's Classic Week of sales comes to a close, we take a look at what the same sum will buy you at either end of the art historical timeline
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
NewsUK politics
Boris Johnson wants to create six freeports and tax-free zones around the UK
Vast storage facilities for high-value items such as art and cars have stoked controversy
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
Warhol's Prince series ruled fair use by a New York judge in contested copyright case
The ruling settles a heated two-year legal battle between the artist's foundation and photographer Lynn Goldsmith, who shot the original image in 1981
NewsArt market
A new catalogue raisonné organisation aims to foil fakes in the art market
The membership-based International Catalogue Raisonné Association will offer discounted legal advice and institute an annual conference
NewsArt market
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang designer's giant machine sculptures up for auction
Rowland Emett's Cloud Cuckoo Valley automata will be for sale at Bonhams in September and on view in August
NewsArt fairs
Bigger is not better at Chicago’s Alternative Space art fair
The gallery-share fair model that predates Condo brings smaller dealers together as the Windy City's commercial gallery scene grows
NewsAuctions
Female painters steal the limelight at Phillips contemporary evening sale in London
Market is not “as effervescent as it was”, but £36m total is the auction house’s highest in June for over a decade despite disappointing results for Modern works
NewsArt fairs
Paris Photo to launch its second US edition in New York
After cancelling its Los Angeles event in 2016, the French fair is partnering with Aipad to develop Paris Photo New York
NewsCommercial galleries
'You can’t do this by yourself': in a lean market, New York's smaller galleries stick together
Younger dealers share experiences and expertise to survive the middle-market squeeze
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
Jo Stella-Sawicka leaves Frieze to head up Goodman Gallery in London
South African gallery will open in Cork Street redevelopment this autumn
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
NewsAuctions
Flipping the Bacon: Sotheby's £69m post-war and contemporary sale lacks fizz
A £16m Francis Bacon self-portrait and a record for a little-known German artist enliven an otherwise dry sale in London as totals fall 40% on last year
NewsLaw
Sotheby's denied dismissal of Rybolovlev's $380m lawsuit by New York judge
Papers filed in a Manhattan court this week order a pre-trial conference and the release of confidential documents
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
NewsAuctions
Fresh talent breathes life into slim £45m postwar and contemporary evening sale at Christie’s London
Records set for Tschabalala Self and Kara Walker as a new wave of works by contemporary artists come to auction
NewsArt market
Ignored by the Louvre, 'lost' Caravaggio bought in private sale is destined for 'important museum'
Estimated to sell between €100m-€150m at auction on Friday, an anonymous buyer has snapped up the disputed painting that was discovered in a French attic
NewsArt market
Contested export of a Caillebotte painting raises questions about Canadian cultural law
A Canadian court recently overturned a ruling on the "national importance" of the French Impressionists's work, sold at Heffel Auction House in 2016
NewsArt market
Tehran's art fair opens despite sanctions and growing tensions with US
Second edition of Teer Art Fair aims to foster domestic Iranian art scene at a time when international sales increasingly difficult for the country's galleries
NewsArt fairs
Frieze announces the most international edition of Frieze London as well as new additions to Frieze Masters
The contemporary art fair will feature a new section devoted to textile works while Antiques Roadshow expert Amin Jaffer curates Collections at Frieze Masters
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
Australia has underrated Sidney Nolan, expert says, as artist's widow's estate comes up for sale
Mark Fraser makes the remarks as a group of works by the Australian artist is about to be offered at Bonhams in Sydney with a combined estimate of AUS$1.3m-$1.8m
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
CommentArt market
Sotheby's newfound privacy gives it greater freedom, but at what cost to the rest of us?
Former public company status left the auction house at a disadvantage to rival Christie's, but its quarterly finance reports provided rare insight in a secretive market
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
BlogIn the frame
Toddler sends €50,000 sculpture flying at Art Basel
NewsArt Basel 2019
Now showing: why do art fairs neglect video art?
Collector interest in videos is rising, but the medium still struggles to find floor space
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
CommentData
A crisis of faith: is Big Data the art world’s new religion?
The rise of Big Data means that connoisseurship is being replaced by "intel", which has far-reaching implications for the art world
InterviewCollector's Eye
Collector's Eye: Markus Hannebauer
The Berlin software entrepreneur tells us what he's bought and why he loves it
NewsArt Basel 2019
Off-floor selling boosts trade at Art Basel
Viewing rooms, appetite-whetting preview publications and digital platforms are all paying off for galleries at the fair
FeaturePaula Rego
Paula Rego: 'retire? and do what? eat ice cream?'
The Portuguese artist’s work focusing on issues such as abortion and honour killings is more relevant than ever – and curators cannot get enough
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
NewsArt Basel 2019
At Art Basel, dealers are looking to reap the rewards of the Venice Biennale
It is an open secret that sales are made in Venice, but dealers at the Swiss art fair are looking to capitalise on the buzz the Biennale creates
AnalysisGerhard Richter
Buyer’s guide to...Gerhard Richter
As a major retrospective on the artist is due to open at the Met Breuer in New York next year, we look at the German artist's market
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
AnalysisEthics
The only way is ethics: the art world's 'networks of undue influence'
Ethics specialist Piergiorgio Pepe claims the power in the art industry is still held in the hands of a few
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
NewsNew York real estate
Artists and dealers resist the development of New York’s Chinatown
The coalition Art Against Displacement rallies against the construction of four contested luxury towers in a Manhattan Supreme Court hearing today
NewsArt market
Vancouver's art market sees influx of Chinese cash
As British Columbia clamps down on foreign real estate investment, Chinese collectors are investing in contemporary Canadian art with "no expense spared”
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
NewsCommercial galleries
Marlborough rebrands and expands in New York's Chelsea neighbourhood
Max Levai will head up the newly consolidated global gallery as blue-chip dealers increase their real estate footprint and stretch their family legacies
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
NewsAuction
Multi-million-dollar Matisse fails to find a buyer at Toronto auction
The French Modern master’s oil painting Femme assise sur un balcon was withdrawn from a Canadian sale after bidding stalled below the reserve price
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
ReviewTbilisi Art Fair
Why the Tbilisi art fair should not be afraid of communist-period art
A successful second edition of the fair, with visits to houses and studios, and lots of collateral shows
PreviewArt market
Art Busan hopes to dodge US-China trade war crossfire
Free of the high taxes and stringent customs of mainland China, the fair adds to a burgeoning art scene in South Korea's second largest city
NewsArt market
Art Basel owner sells stake in Art Düsseldorf to fair organisers Sandy Angus and Tim Etchells
Angus says he is also keen to buy MCH’s share in the India Art Fair as the group divests its regional art fair portfolio
NewsArt market
More grief for Aristophil investors as French government seizes hundreds of documents
Around 18,000 people invested in the now bankrupted company's manuscripts collection, but state says many items of historical importance should never have been sold
NewsArt market
Anti-Brexit artist campaign set to raise more than £1.5m as UK heads to polls for European elections
United Artists for Europe exhibition and auction will benefit cultural projects supporting heritage preservation across the continent, but Notre Dame is ruled out
AnalysisAuctions
Edward Hopper's over-priced ode to Shakespeare goes unsold as market for American art proves capricious
Christie's American art sales this week realise a new record for Hartley but Sotheby's struggles to get the pricing right on Hopper's Shakespeare scene
CommentLitigation
The elephant in the room: the rise of art-related lawsuits
Worthy causes can often disguise more opportunistic motives
CommentArt market
Forget millennials —the art market should be looking at Gen Z
People under the age of 22 account for 40% of consumers
NewsArt market
San Francisco museum's Rothko sells for $50m as Sotheby’s closes bumper week of New York auctions
Dana Schutz’s record broken twice in one night at Phillips then Sotheby's, while the bidder behind the $91m Koons Rabbit buys Lee Krasner painting for $10m
ReviewArt market
Back to the drawing board: new London fair pushes works on paper
Draw Art Fair at Saatchi Gallery caters to fans of the quieter medium with a range of budgets
NewsArt market
Rabbit hops to a record $91m at Christie's as Jeff Koons once again becomes the world's most expensive living artist
Post-war and contemporary sale in New York also produced a big sale for Robert Rauschenberg and new records for Louise Bourgeois and Jonas Wood
NewsArt market
Monet's glowing haystacks set alight Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern art sale with a new £97m record
Market is alive and kicking at the top for prime Impressionist works, though Bouguereau's uncomfortably placed, 19th century Bacchanalian scene failed to sell
FeatureArt market
'Those were different times': the antics of an Imps and Mods dealer in the swinging sixties
Martin Summers recalls a long and eventful career in the trade
NewsArt market
Anish Kapoor unveils new paintings that evoke menstruation
British artist says men should be able “to deal with women’s questions”, as first major solo show in China is announced
CommentTbilisi Art Fair
Why I agreed to join the advisory board of the art fair in Georgia (no, not the southern US state)
It has art schools, tradition, a culturally rich catchment area, and a true-grit backer
NewsArt market
Big but bland Impressionists lead Christie's sale, with new records for a peachy Cezanne and feline-filled Bonnard
Fresh material from big collections led the $399m New York auction, while mid-tier Monets primed the market for his $55m haystacks work at Sotheby's tonight
CommentArt market
The Trump administration’s tariffs will not hurt China but they will hurt the US art trade
Art organisations join other US businesses at a series of hearings this week in Washington, DC on the proposed 25% tariff on $300bn worth of Chinese goods
Peter K. Tompa