NewsArt market
Controversy erupts over Fiac cancellation
Paris's major contemporary art fair has been scrapped due to Covid-19 fears, but galleries are divided over whether the decision was wise or "lacking courage"
NewsArt fairs
Fiac cancelled as new travel restrictions are imposed across Europe
The Paris art fair had seemed defiant in the face of coronavirus but organisers say they could not “meet the legitimate expectations of its exhibitors”
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
ArchiveFrançois Pinault
Pinault collection gets Paris show
The upcoming exhibition will feature around 50 works by 22 artists
ArchiveArt dealers
Air of malaise at Paris fairs
A scheduling clash and an unfriendly tax environment slowed business at most fairs
ArchiveArt fairs
Sales slow as Gulf waits for planned museums to buy
And parallel event for collectors draws big names away from fair
ArchiveArt market
The annual tribal event 'Kaos' is growing in popularity and success
The Parisian event is going from strength to strength, underlining the weakening of BRUNEA, Brussels
ArchiveFrançois Pinault
Will François Pinault’s museum on the Seine be built?
Following rumours that Pinault is struggling financially
ArchiveArt market
Leading investment companies in bidding battle to take control of Drouot, the auction house that groups all the Parisian auctioneers
Investment companies bidding as Bergé drops out
ArchiveArt market
Disappointing result for the first International Asian art fair due to unfortunate timing
Fine quality at the Asian art fair failed to woo the buyers despite the perfect location
ArchiveFrançois Pinault
Pinault pulls the plug on planned Paris museum
The French billionaire has ditched plans for a contemporary art museum on the Ile Seguin and has instead bought the Palazzo Grassi in Venice
ArchiveArt market
An overview of Paris’s top five auction houses at the turn of the millennium
Tajan and PIASA lead the list
ArchiveArt market
Drouot reports 14% increase in turnover after another strong year in the market
End of auction monopoly still awaited
ArchiveArt market
With Sotheby's and Christie's allowed to hold sales in Paris for the first time, can Paris regain its lost place in the art market?
A new French revolution?
ArchiveExhibitions
“Overcoming all obstacles: Women of the Académie Julian”
Exhibition shows at Dixon Gallery, Memphis, 9 July-24 September