NewsMexico
Mexico attempts to halt German auction of Pre-Colombian artefacts
More than 70 works designated as national heritage are due to be sold in Munich on 21 September
InterviewArt fairs
Real-life Art Basel prepares to return—and steps down from its ivory tower
Arranging the event amid a shifting pandemic has been fraught with risk—but it is a risk worth taking, says global director Marc Spiegler
NewsArt market
Genevan court dismisses Dimitry Rybolovev's case against art dealer Yves Bouvier—but feud between the two billionaires is not over yet
Russian art collector had sued for double dealing and will now appeal decision, while Bouvier plans to launch $1bn countersuit for damages—and write a tell-all book
NewsArt market
Ethiopian gallery Addis Fine Art to open space in London
One of the few Black-owned galleries in London, the space will open with a show of Nirit Takele in October as the gallery takes part in Frieze London for the first time
AnalysisArt market
Despite legal crackdowns, unpaid internships are still rife in the art world
Historically marginalised groups are being kept out of an industry that expects people to work for free in order to get a foot in the door
NewsArt market
The rise of Paris: Larry Gagosian opens third gallery in the French capital
US dealer launches new space with giant Alexander Calder sculpture in the Place Vendôme
InterviewArt market
New Miart director Nicola Ricciardi on rebuilding an art fair from scratch as the pandemic rumbles on
Ricciardi was previously artistic director of Turin's OGR art centre which was used as a hospital for Covid-19 patients last year
NewsNFTs
Dread Scott's NFT 'White Male For Sale', a critique on slavery, to be auctioned off at Christie’s Post-War to Present sale
The work features a 1:10 loop of a business-class white man standing on an auction block
NewsArt market
‘Opera is boring’: Marina Abramovic’s cinematic ode to soprano Maria Callas opens in London
Belgrade-born performance artist discusses recasting opera for a younger generation, how the diva label is “dubious” and why sex is better post-menopause
NewsArt market
'A collector in dealer's clothes': Sotheby's to sell the collection of Richard L. Feigen
The sale of the New York dealer, who died earlier this year and was once a vocal critic of auction houses, will feature works from the 14th to 20th centuries
NewsArt market
The future’s bright: Millennials help art market stage post-pandemic recovery
Art Basel-UBS report reveals that employment has stabilised and gallery sales are up 10% in first half of 2021
NewsArt market
Christie's to sell €5m Chardin painting for the first time in nearly 200 years
Descendants of François Marcille will sell 27 paintings and drawings from his collection in Paris this November, including Woman Drawing Water from a Water Urn
NewsArt market
Sotheby's wins 'dogfight' to sell $600m art collection of Harry and Linda Macklowe
Auction house will sell the 65 works, including $70m works by Rothko and Giacometti, in two standalone sales in November and next May
AnalysisArt market
Photo London returns as 'an act of resistance'
Diverse interpretations of portraiture and themes of isolation and containment loom large at first physical photography fair since the onset of the pandemic
AnalysisArt market
Eye of the Collector tries out new fair format in a neo-Gothic setting
The no-stands format of the London event in Two Temple Place is a refreshing change, although some visitors found the lack of labels confusing
NewsArt market
Jeff Koons reveals he is making NFTs, details plans for his Pace Gallery shows and remembers his hotel rendezvous with Salvador Dalí
The Balloon Dog sculptor spoke to The Art Newspaper as he announced a new art collaboration with BMW
NewsArt market
Stargazer idol will not be returned to Turkey, New York federal judge rules
The court found there is not enough evidence that the work was taken out of the country after 1906
PreviewArt market
From a Roly-Poly chair to a 15th-century illuminated manuscript made for the King of France: five highlights from Tefaf Online
Our pick of items that are for sale via the fair's online platform, which replaces the IRL fair which had been scheduled to run this week in Maastricht
CommentArt market
Choose your unicorn: why angel investors are ploughing millions into art startups
Tech-led art businesses are starting to attract venture capitalist funding, with the NFT platform MakersPlace recently gaining $30m investment
AnalysisArt fairs
Armory week marks a return to normal—but not business as usual
As the art world judders back into action, dealers are taking stock of lessons learned, with many prioritising “doing more by doing less”
NewsArt market
Art Basel promises to pay quarantine hotel bills and launches $1.6m 'solidarity fund' for galleries who fail to make sales
As exhibitors threaten to pull out of the fair in the face of travel uncertainty, another letter offering "extraordinary" one-off concessions to dealers is sent
PreviewArt market
Object lessons: from an Inuit child's parka made of seal guts to a golden shawl spun from spider silk
Our pick of the highlights from this month's fairs and auctions
NewsArt market
Secrets and lies: the role of restorers in art crime
Regulation of the conservation profession may be a start, but can it quash the “ego” that often motivates restorers-turned-forgers?
NewsBanksy
Banksy’s £1m self-destructing painting goes back to auction—and could sell for six times the price
Work went viral in 2018 when it shredded during the sale at Sotheby’s
NewsArt market
Art world rushes to conform to UK's anti-money laundering laws
So far a total of 475 "art market participants" have been registered—but delays mean more are likely to comply in the coming months
NewsArt market
Art Basel writes letter of reassurance as galleries suggest fair should be cancelled
Fair says it is committed to going ahead but offers concessions to exhibitors, including rolling over booth fees to 2022 if they cannot enter the country and offering staff to man stands
FeatureThe Armory Show 2021
New and noteworthy: see what the Armory Show's younger galleries are bringing to the fair
In the Presents section, galleries founded within the past ten years present solo or dual-artist shows. Here are some works to look out for this year
NewsArt market
New dealer partnership between Lévy Gorvy, Salon 94 and Amalia Dayan hints at post-pandemic shift in traditional gallery model
The firm, called LGDR, will launch in January as a hybrid advisory/gallery and will abandon costly US fairs in favour of only doing events in Asia
NewsArt fairs
Art Basel gets complicated: Swiss authorities will not accept Astra Zeneca vaccine while US issues ‘do not travel’ advisory
Non-EU visitors will have to apply for Swiss Covid-19 certificate before attending and, with certain vaccines not recognised, some will have to take tests onsite
NewsArt market
Were Banksy and Pranksy both pranked in $330,000 NFT sale?
NFT of a smoking punk appeared to link to Banksy’s website but the webpage was swiftly removed, prompting rumours of a hack
PreviewArt market
Autumn crush: our pick of art fairs and gallery weekends this September and October
The Covid-19 Delta variant may be causing some jitters, but a glut of fairs from New York to Paris are planning to go ahead in the next two months
CommentArt market
Not all they seem: how galleries can spot fake ID documents
From face-matching software to watching out for shifty behaviour, here is how you can protect yourself from fraudsters attempting to buy art under a false identity
NewsArt market
'No gallery is an Island': Nordic galleries gather for Chart art fair
Twenty-six dealers participate in the "essential" re-booted regional event in Copenhagen
NewsArt market
New York dealer arrested for selling ‘cookie cutter’ manufactured goods as authentic antiquities
Investigators found thousands of fakes, as well as tools and materials used to make them seem ancient, in rooms near Sadigh Gallery’s Fifth Avenue showroom
NewsArt market
Manet of the Valleys: portrait of the artist's bespectacled cousin to be restored by National Museum Wales
Painting will undergo extensive technical examination and cleaning thanks to €20,000 grant from Tefaf fund
NewsArt market
More uncertainty for autumn fair season: PAD London cancels
The art and design event has been cancelled due to the continuing difficult travel situation between the UK and France and will return in October 2022
NewsObituaries
Former Bonhams owner Robert Brooks dies
The ambitious auctioneer started out in car racing before going into art and antiques, eventually retiring to his farm near Exmoor to rear a herd of beef cattle
NewsArt market
Noah Horowitz joins Sotheby's after stepping down as Art Basel’s director of Americas
Horowitz's new position will see him increasing Sotheby's collaboration with galleries and art dealers
CommentArt market
Overseas galleries and art advisors listen up: you are not immune to new money laundering laws at UK fairs this autumn
Those exhibiting and doing business at events in the country now have to abide by the same, stricter rules as British businesses
NewsArt market
Frieze Art Fairs return to Regent’s Park in October—so what has changed since 2019?
Galleries from 39 countries will participate this year as the art fair circuit kicks back into life
NewsArt market
Thatcher and tampons: How Tracey Emin came to sell her unmade bed to Charles Saatchi
British artist says she had previously refused to sell her work to the YBA collector after his ad campaign rocketed Margaret Thatcher to power in 1979
NewsArt market
Here is a glimpse of what you can expect at Art Basel's return event in Switzerland next month
Visitor capacity is capped at 20%, but organisers are bringing back both Unlimited for large-scale works and the public art trail Parcours
InterviewArt market
Need a 100-year-old Inuit parka made from seal guts? Dealer Peter Petrou to sell collection at Sotheby's
The London-based dealer of four decades is downsizing and having a 200-lot sale of contemporary art, Modern furniture, ethnographic art and antiquities
AnalysisArt market
Let them buy cake! From Charles and Diana to Donald Trump, the auction stars of the wedding cake world
As a 40-year-old piece of icing and marzipan sells for £1,850, we look at the market for elderly baked goods (topped by a £15,000 biscuit)
NewsArt market
Superblue to bring its immersive art experiences to New York and London this autumn
Dutch duo DRIFT launches multi-sensory exhibition at The Shed, while Japanese-British collective Studio Swine’s presentation will go on show in Pace Gallery’s Burlington Gardens venue
NewsArt market
The dep-Art-ment store: New York gets new gallery hub within Barneys former flagship store
Tefaf New York's former co-owners will launch the five-storey Art House this November with space for 60 galleries and a member's club—a similar model to London's Cromwell Place
NewsFairs
New York International Antiquarian Book Fair cancels its September edition
Officials cite a surge of Delta variant cases and the ongoing travel bans to the US, which blocked more than half of the event’s exhibitors from attending
NewsArt market
Place your bids: Sotheby’s to auction 11 Picassos live from Bellagio in Las Vegas
The works, chosen by casino mogul Steve Wynn, will be auctioned as the entertainment group MGM Resorts moves to focus its art collection on "diversity and inclusion"
NewsArt market
California man admits to selling over $1m in forged art, purportedly by Richard Hambleton and Barkley Hendricks
Jason Harrington pleaded guilty to selling phony paintings to at least 15 galleries and individuals between 2018 and 2020
NewsCrime
Jailed diamond dealer and art collector Nirav Modi fights extradition to India on mental health grounds
Modi, who is currently Wandsworth Prison in London, is wanted for allegedly defrauding a state bank of £729m
NewsArt market
How do you spot a looted antique? Germany brings in team of experts to help
Government has established €600,000 three-year pilot project called NEXUD to combat illegal trade in antiquities
AnalysisArt market
Neurodiverse and disabled artists are joining the mainstream—yet discrimination persists
With Project Art Works nominated for the Turner Prize and growing institutional interest, the art world is waking up to "outsiders" but advocates fear their exploitation
BlogAdventures with Van Gogh
Exuberant Van Gogh landscape—featuring his beloved olive and cypress trees—could well make $40m at Christie's New York
Always hidden away in private collections, the painting will probably sell to a someone in the Far East
AnalysisArt market
Connoisseurship: is it time for a comeback?
When prices and cultural value are so easily confused, there is a case for the return of critical evaluation—in updated form
NewsArt market
Safani Gallery's lawsuit against Italy over disputed antiquity dismissed in court
The New York-based gallery sued after US authorities seized a bust of Alexander the Great in 2018. The sculpture's ownership and future remains unresolved
NewsArt market
Young British artist Tunji Adeniyi-Jones paired with Duncan Grant for the Bloomsbury set artist’s first solo show since he died in 1978
Exhibition at Charleston farmhouse in East Sussex comes as White Cube gallery announces representation of the 28-year-old Brooklyn-based painter
InterviewArt market
‘I don’t touch contemporary art—it’s a gamble’: 102-year-old appraiser Alex Rosenberg on how deducing value is both a science and an art
Rosenberg, who has been an expert witness in court cases including the Knoedler trial, retrained as an appraiser when he retired as an art dealer in 1985
NewsArt fraud
Former dealer Angela Gulbenkian is sentenced to three and a half years for defrauding art clients
Charges involved sale of a £1.1m Yayoi Kusama pumpkin sculpture that was never delivered and the theft of £50,000 that a friend had given her to invest
NewsArt fairs
Felix brings the in-person art fair back to Los Angeles
The fair, hosted at the glitzy Hollywood Roosevelt hotel, features 29 L.A. based galleries and is bolstered by the city's own gallery weekend and the Frieze online viewing room
NewsArtists
'I am honoured to be one of the first Black men to have my work sent to space': Amoako Boafo to paint triptych on rocket
The Ghanaian painter speaks about his plans for the work, which will be attached to the head of a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket when it blasts into space this autumn
NewsArt market
Douglas Chrismas arrested for allegedly embezzling over $260,000 from Ace Gallery’s bankruptcy estate
Chrismas, who founded the Los Angeles gallery in 1967, is accused of embezzling the funds while acting as the estate’s trustee and custodian
NewsArt market
Christie's to sell Texan oil tycoon Edward L. Cox's collection of Impressionist art
The collection is expected to make over $200m in New York in November
NewsArtists
Damien Hirst laid off 63 people last autumn while claiming £15m in government Covid-19 loans
Job cuts came after major retrospective in Beijing was cancelled due to the pandemic
PreviewArt market
'If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough': vintage prints by war photographer Robert Capa to headline Photo London
Some of the earliest known prints by the mythological founder of Magnum to be shown from an unseen private collection
NewsArt market
UK art fairs breathe sigh of relief as government waives quarantine for vaccinated overseas exhibitors
Some US and European galleries at events such as Photo London in September had threatened to drop out due to added cost of isolating in hotels
NewsArt market
Follow the money: Christie's bets on Hong Kong with vast new headquarters as clients in Asia spend over $1bn so far this year
Auction house will move into Zaha Hadid-designed luxury tower The Henderson in 2024, where it will hold year-round sales and exhibitions
CommentArt market
Why the art market must stop trying to predict the unpredictable and enjoy a well deserved #hotgirlsummer
Life is still uncertain but we know the industry can keep functioning against all odds through the pandemic, so enjoy the sun and save the questions for the autumn
NewsArt market
What the US government sanctions of prominent Bulgarian art collector Vassil Bojkov mean for the art market
Oligarch is blacklisted as countries ramp up regulation and authorities move yet another step closer to the art world
Comment US politics
Under the Biden administration, can US cultural policy better reflect American values?
Building relationships with all stakeholders—from dealers and collectors to museums and archaeologists—is vital
NewsArt market
US galleries survive: despite a stark decline in revenue in 2020, many galleries have a positive post-pandemic outlook, report says
The Art Dealers Association of America 2021 survey shows many galleries intend to increase their artist roster in 2021 and slowly hire back employees
NewsArt market
Almost all galleries are back for Art Basel’s 2021 edition as Switzerland eases travel restrictions (for now)
Basel edition will continue hybrid model and satellite booths introduced in Hong Kong
NewsArt market
Autumn fair calendar is fit to burst as Fiac relaunches in new temporary Paris venue near Eiffel Tower
Dealers must decide which fairs to prioritise as Art Basel in Switzerland and Frieze in London are scheduled just weeks apart
InterviewArt market
Abuja, Miami, Seoul: gallery director Dolly Kola-Balogun maps out her path to African art’s world domination
The 27-year-old powerhouse founder of Retro Africa talks about her expansion plans and how she is helping to build a contemporary art scene in Nigeria
NewsArt market
Let's bid: David Bowie album artwork for sale, direct from the artist who created it
A 120-lot online auction of Edward Bell's collection of designs, photographs and proofs starts today
NewsArt market
Artmonte-carlo takes advantage of an open fair calendar to entice blue-chip galleries to Monaco
In addition to the fledging fair, the tax haven on the Côte d'Azur is hosting a week of exhibitions and auction house offerings
NewsArt market
Christie’s results for first half of 2021 show marked shift towards Asia, online and private sales—and female auctioneers
Auction sales, according to the analysts ArtTactic, are up 230% to a total of $5.9bn so far this year at the three major auction houses, Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips
NewsArt market
Can you build a national collection without actually buying any art? The Dubai Collection says you can
The state-backed online "museum" plans a physical exhibition later this year at the Ethihad Museum
NewsArt market
How did this gem—an ‘archaic Greek masterpiece’—end up for sale at Christie’s in New York after being banned from leaving the UK?
The Ionides Scarab sold for $250,000 in April—but it may not have been the auction house’s, nor the consigner’s, right to sell the object in the US
NewsArt market
Bellotto's view of Verona sells for record £10.5m at Christie's Old Master sale in London
Seven new artist records were set in tonight's auction, including for Georges de La Tour, while a second highest prices were set for female painters Angelica Kauffman and Artemisia Gentileschi
NewsArt market
Head of a bear sets new record for a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, selling on a single bid for £8.8m at Christie's
The tiny "Post It note" drawing was sold by Thomas Kaplan, owner of the Leiden collection of Rembrandts, who bought it in 2008 based on a fax
NewsArt market
Legal battle over €15m Leonardo discovery: owner, Tajan auction house and French government fight it out
An export ban was placed on the drawing in 2017 but the French culture ministry has not purchased the drawing as planned
NewsArt fairs
Relaxed summer vibes at Arco Madrid despite opening with a third fewer exhibitors and no Latin American galleries
The Spanish art fair, which usually takes place in February, has braved the Madrid heat with this year’s postponed edition
NewsArt market
Sotheby's will sell Christo's preparatory works for Arc de Triomphe wrap
Proceeds from exhibition will go towards funding the monumental Paris project
NewsArt market
Is performance art finally collectible? New London gallery event aims to move medium into mainstream market
Performance Exchange will show work this weekend by artists including Helen Cammock, Abbas Zahedi and Tim Etchells in collaboration with ten commercial spaces
NewsArt market
Noah Horowitz is stepping down as Art Basel’s director of Americas—next month
The Art Basel in Miami Beach chief will leave at the end of August, less than four months before the fair is due to take place in early December
NewsArt market
'An opportunity for bargain hunters' or a waste of time? Italy relaxes stringent export laws for Old Masters and antiques worth less than €13,500
Lower-value older works and those by artists who died less than 50 years ago no longer need an export licence to leave the country—but the process can still be slow
NewsArt theft
German socialite Angela Gulbenkian pleads guilty to theft in London court
The charges against her stemmed from the fraudulent sale of a £1.1m Yayoi Kusama pumpkin sculpture to a Hong Kong collector, while a similar claim against her over a Warhol portrait remains in German court
NewsArt market
England may be through to the Euro finals, but Sotheby's Old Master paintings sale scores an own goal
The auction house's £17.2m offering in London tonight was only 57% sold, overshadowed by the football
CommentArt market
Livestreamed or IRL, gallery weekends or satellite spaces—the art market faces a paradox of choice
Thanks to the pandemic, we have many alternative ways to buy, sell and enjoy art, and now this genie is out of the bottle, we don’t want to put it back
PreviewArt market
London Art Week finds the revolutionary in ancient relics with hybrid selling event
Collaborative shows from 2 to 16 July features over 40 galleries, with Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi chief curating an online exhibition for those who cannot make the trip
NewsArt market
Three women, two cities, and a sea of Asian bidders—Christie's London to Paris sale delivers 'strongest summer season' since 2017
All but one of the four auctioneers conducting the £153.6m marathon 20th- and 21st-century evening sale were women
CommentArt Market Eye
Why the figures bandied about in the art market are subject to caution
Estimates of the potential size of the art market are way off the mark
NewsArt market
Campeche, a new gallery in Mexico City, champions underrepresented artists in a country dominated by 'machismo'
"We are trying to build a programme that will be very female and queer oriented... that might be difficult for a Mexican audience, but it has to happen,” founder says
NewsArt market
Lucian Freud's portrait of David Hockney fetches £14.9m in strong hybrid sales at Sotheby’s in London
Asian bidders and British art boosted figures to make auction house's highest summer total since 2018
NewsArt market
Design Miami to launch Podium pop-up exhibition in Shanghai this November
Rather than a full fledged fair, the event will bring together works from galleries and independent design studios
PreviewArt market
Highlights from July's auctions: from a Leonardo bear to a Dürer-inspired hare
Our pick of the works coming up for sale in London and Los Angeles
NewsArt market
Forgotten Fragonard painting, deemed 'worthless' by its owners, fetches £6.6m at auction
Philosopher Reading is now the third most expensive work by the Rococo artist to sell at auction
NewsLondon
What to see during Mayfair Art Week in London
From portraits of Napoleon and his wife reunited after nearly 200 years to Rafael Nadal's buttocks
CommentArt market
Women in the arts are winning the battle for equal employment—but they haven’t yet won the war
The latest UBS Art Basel report finds that top jobs are finally going to women—even at the mega galleries
Melanie Gerlis