Lawsuit is one of the first in the US to examine how blockchain technology affects the ownership of digital art

The sector could benefit from cross-over buyers influenced by fashion designers and institutions looking to diversify collections

Plus, the Institut du Monde Arabe's major gift and expansion plans and an unflinching self-portrait by a Rococo woman artist

As the art world continues to do business in authoritarian regions, some question its claim to being a force for universal good

Curator Gary Garrels has been given “carte blanche” to include artists not represented by the gallery

Italian collector opens major exhibition of acquisitions at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence

The annual event showcases makers working in jewellery and ceramics, textiles and glass

Two-part sale spanning Impressionism to the ultra-contemporary had few headline lots—but Brexit is not to blame, auction house specialists maintain

Physical copies of some of the top secret US diplomatic cables leaked by Assange will be on show

British painter is choosing to work independently to ensure “transparency in all dealings”

The anonymous street artist has emblazoned a wall in Margate with an image of a woman disposing of her abusive husband

Landlords have given the community of 25 artists and small businesses one week to leave

The London Summer Art Fair will open in June with around half the dealers of Masterpiece

Financial report also shows how the scope of his business changed over the course of the pandemic

On the anniversary of the UK's departure from the European Union, dealers and politicians warn Britain is slipping behind its competitors as a cultural leader

The British artist is among those who have donated millions of pounds’ worth of art to charities—perhaps we could all take a leaf out of her book?

Strauss & Co is launching a new sale format with the aim of fostering a more inclusive African art market

Once owned by Jewish collectors in Vienna, the landscape was exported to the US on condition it was exhibited in the Austrian pavilion at the 1948 Venice Biennale

With Masterpiece also out of the picture, the UK capital's fair landscape looks very different this year

Paul Allen’s estate has pledged proceeds of its $1.6bn Christie’s sale to unnamed philanthropic causes, while FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried vaguely promised to give away his fortune

Committee warns the future of Britain as a cultural leader is at risk

Heirs of Jewish art critic forced to sell the work estimated at $15m now set to benefit from Sotheby’s auction

From a post-pandemic Brexit watershed to Hip Hop's 50th birthday, The Art Newspaper team dicuss what lies ahead this year

Patti Wong & Associates will partner with London-based advisory The Fine Art Group to expand its global reach

Single-owner collections and millennials boost auction house’s revenues despite “challenging macro environment”

Fine art accounts for $5.7bn of that total, a 9.5% drop from 2021

With a host of identikit international fairs showing works already viewed online and often already sold, is there a point to generating all those air miles?

Culture is being used by Saudi Arabia to project an image of a state that “enriches lives, celebrates national identity and builds understanding between people”

Data from the Burns Halperin Report 2022, published 13 December, shows the limited purchasing power of museums and how much they rely on donors to shape their collections

Plus, UK culture cuts and Ukrainian Modernism in Madrid