NewsArt market
New York galleries seek rent relief from state government in the wake of coronavirus shutdowns
Some dealers are "prepared for a rent strike" if Governor Cuomo does not address a new bill offering rent suspensions to small businesses before 1 April
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
FeatureObituaries
Peregrine Pollen, who revitalised auction industry and laid the ground for the booming art market of the 21st century, has died, age 89
One of the most dynamic figures in the international expansion of Sotheby's in the 1960s and 1970s, descended from generations of collectors and men of action
NewsCopyright
US copyright law comes under scrutiny as new legislation makes its way before Congress
A planned new mediation system, which aims to streamline copyright breach claims in the US, has loopholes that could deny artists justice, critics say
Analysiscoronavirus
New York galleries turn on the cameras as they turn off the lights during coronavirus lockdown
As programming and expansion plans are halted, innovation kicks in with virtual performances and tours
Newscoronavirus
Masterpiece London cancels 2020 June edition as UK cracks down on coronavirus spread
The move follows news that Art Basel will postpone its 50th anniversary edition until September and New York's major auctions pivot to June
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
FeatureMedia
Are commercial galleries the next big content producers?
The top dealers are increasingly becoming audio and video makers and magazine publishers—is it all still about sales?
NewsArt market
Smaller galleries frustrated by digital sales platforms as dealers move business online due to coronavirus lockdowns
Existing online marketplaces like Artsy attempted to raise membership rates as galleries were forced to indefinitely close due to Covid-19
NewsArt market
From hot new thing to 'cryptowinter' chill: sizing up fractional ownership of art
Companies are offering shares in works by artists from Monet to Warhol through crypto tokens, but the jury is out as to the benefits for investors
Newscoronavirus
'I'm gearing up for a conversation with my landlord': Small US galleries prepare for the first wave of coronavirus losses
Considering staff furloughs and calling for state and city governments to expand small business grants, dealers are bracing themselves for significant financial downturn amid Covid-19
AnalysisArt market
Muted sales in Art Basel’s online viewing rooms as art market turns to technological solutions amid coronavirus crisis
Dealers say expectations were low but are grateful to be in touch with the art community
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
NewsArt market
Online auction house Paddle8 files for bankruptcy
But firm says move allows it "to protect the company and its assets... we are not shuttering the business"
NewsCovid-19
Frieze New York cancels its ninth edition due to coronavirus
The fair is the latest to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic as cases in the city rise to 1,339
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
As Art Basel in Hong Kong launches online, we look at how the art market is using cyberspace to combat coronavirus
From VIP virtual viewing rooms to grassroots digital action
NewsArt market
London galleries latest to go into lockdown as concerns grow over coronavirus pandemic
Move follows widespread closures in the US and Asia
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
Newscoronavirus
Coronavirus postpones Art Cologne from April to November
Large-scale events have been banned in the German region of North Rhine-Westphalia, while travel has become restricted for international exhibitors
Newscoronavirus
US dealers rush to leave Maastricht as Trump’s European travel ban causes confusion
Aiming to stop the spread of coronavirus, the suspension begins at midnight on Friday and is expected to last 30 days
NewsArt market
Citing coronavirus, New York auction houses reschedule Asia Week sales from March to June
But specialist galleries, who might expect up to 50% of their revenue to come from the annual event, still plan to host exhibitions this month
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
Newscoronavirus
Paris fairs scramble dates in light of coronavirus outbreak
Salon du dessin contemporain has rescheduled its dates while Salon du Dessin organisers are in discussion about whether to still open later this month
NewsBerlin Gallery Weekend
Berlin Gallery Weekend downsizes for now—but launches second edition in September
The collaborative event is also planning to launch an event to replace the recently cancelled Art Berlin fair
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
NewsCommercial galleries
Lisson Gallery to unveil new space in New York this May
The gallery will takeover the storefront next door to its current Chelsea outpost as neighbouring blue-chip galleries continue to expand
NewsArt market
What is Sotheby’s doing to win private sales?
As the Donald B. Marron collection goes to three dealers, the auction house is rethinking how it pitches for works
NewsArt market
Armory Show will move to New York's Javits Center in 2021 and switch from spring to autumn
The shift of venue and date follows ongoing issues with the city's west side piers and marks a significant change to the art world calendar
NewsArt fairs
June Edmonds wins inaugural $10,000 Aware Prize for women artists at the Armory Show
Presented by the Paris-based nonprofit Aware, the new award recognises a solo presentation of work by a female artist at the fair
NewsArt market
Art Basel/UBS report: global art market dips 5% in ‘tricky year’ but private sales are up
Chinese and British markets take a hit amid trade wars and political unrest
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 fairs
New York's Armory Show sees solid sales despite coronavirus risk
Liberal amounts of hand sanitiser and a consistent base of US buyers dominated the fair's opening day
PreviewArt fairs
Independent New York offers fair fatigue antidote
The fair's first New York event since closing its Brussels edition sees strong transatlantic ties and museum crossover
FeatureTefaf Maastricht 2020
Tefaf Maastricht: an expert's guide to three niche collecting areas
Delving into the arms and armour, contemporary ceramics and French design at this year's fair
Newscoronavirus
Art Dubai postponed as coronavirus spreads in the Middle East
Fair organisers are instead holding a programme of events and exhibitions tailored to local galleries and artists
NewsArt market
Old Master scandal: Italy rejects European arrest warrant for painter connected to forgery case
Lino Frongia was arrested in September as part of a major investigation involving works purportedly by Lucas Cranach, Frans Hals, Parmigianino, Gentileschi and Bronzino
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
NewsArt fairs
Aggressive seizures by police at Brafa leave dealers feeling ‘assaulted’
Authorities brazenly took 34 artefacts during public opening hours at the Brussels fair
NewsArt fairs
Boutique before it was cool: did the ADAA Art Show set the precedent for future fairs?
The annual New York art fair remains a uniquely community event but with a "broad" reach
AnalysisArt market
Business as usual as Arco opens in Madrid against a backdrop of coronavirus anxiety
Spanish art fair celebrates the work of Cuban-American artist Felix González-Torres, who died of Aids in 1996
NewsLaw
Mary Boone sued by former director for withholding wages and ‘misappropriating’ more than $10m
The incarcerated dealer allegedly had Gagosian gallery wire millions into her personal account for the sale of a Brice Marden painting to pay off tax penalties before she went to jail
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
Leading French auctioneer François Tajan dies, aged 57
The deputy chairman of the Paris-based auction house Artcurial was suffering from food poisoning
InterviewIn person
In Person | Armory Show director Nicole Berry keeps the show on the road
The director of New York's homegrown art fair says she is ready to make some "radical" shifts following last year's venue upset
NewsArt Basel
Art Basel announces exhibitors for its 50th anniversary edition this June
More than 20 galleries will take part in the flagship Swiss fair for the first time
PreviewArt fairs
Arco Madrid reforms selection process following criticism of lack of transparency
The 39th edition, opening tomorrow, has exhibitors from across Latin America, including Peru, Cuba, Chile and Colombia
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
Blain Southern goes into administration as artists reveal debts owed by gallery
Abrupt closure of three spaces has prompted criticism from some about the way the business was run
NewsArt market
Sotheby’s relocates April Hong Kong auctions to New York due to coronavirus
The firm is also rolling its London June sales into one week for the first time in more than a decade
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
Art Basel launches online viewing rooms following the cancellation of its Hong Kong edition
The debut of the digital initiative was moved to March to offer exhibitors a sales platform for the works they planned to show
NewsArt market
Donald B. Marron's $450m collection to be sold by Acquavella, Gagosian and Pace galleries in New York
The unprecedented three-way exhibition of more than 300 works will open in May, coinciding with the city's auction week
AnalysisArt market
'You have the right to culture with a capital C': Africa's growing collecting class shifts focus to home
From Marrakech to Cape Town, the continent's growing fairs and auctions scene is catering to a burgeoning domestic buying base
BlogFrieze Los Angeles 2020
Diary: Grimes hits the decks, the art of small business and Frieze hits the rocks (in a good way)
Plus Miss Ellie gets a makeover, and fair denizens tone up
NewsFrieze Los Angeles 2020
Turrell's Roden Crater gets some starry support
Proceeds from sales of colour-shifting works by the artist will go toward a fundraising and awareness-raising initiative for the crater
NewsFrieze Los Angeles 2020
Sun and sales on the best coast: LA’s second edition of Frieze firms up the city’s art market potential
Strong sales during VIP hours at both Frieze and Felix have dealers embracing the California dream
NewsAustralia
Street art auction in aid of Australian bushfire clean-up includes works by Banksy and Shepard Fairey
The Bushfire Relief Auction in Melbourne has been organised by the collectors Sandra Powell and Andrew King and prices start at £200
AnalysisArt market
Phillips’s sale reveals contemporary art's hottest stars but still misses its low estimate
Auction results this week are expected to be down by almost a quarter signalling a "low tide" in London
NewsArtists
British artist calls for 'unethical' Unseen fair to cease operation after bankruptcy and buy-out
The Amsterdam-based photography event has failed to pay Felicity Hammond for commissioned work, but still plans to host a 2020 edition
BlogFrieze Los Angeles 2020
Frieze Los Angeles diary: glass orbs of LA smog and a Baldessari biscuit
Plus, Eric Doeringer pranks the Broads and Serpentine Galleries embraces the golf cart
AnalysisArt market
Christie’s contemporary sale fails to pack a punch as auction house records lowest total in a decade
Brexit casts a shadow over consignments in London, but young American female painters add some pizazz
CommentArt Market Eye
Death of a wannabe 'mega' gallery—was the closure of Blain Southern an outlier or the canary in the mine?
Gallery's demise could be symptomatic of the growing polarisation of the art market
Georgina Adam