Brook Mason
Chicago's industrialist benefactors built the city’s art collections—but can today’s patrons maintain them?
So far the next generation have yet to replicate their parents’ efforts on the same scale
Interview with Chuck Close on how his grandma’s crochet inspired his artistic vision
On the eve of a show at PaceWildenstein in New York, the veteran US artist discusses the importance of the year he spent with his grandmother when he was eleven
New Kinetica fair celebrates kinetic and hi-tech art
The event will be held 28 February to 2 March
Difficult timing for autumn fairs in New York as financial crisis hits home
Allegations of “fake” antiques further undermine confidence
Messe Schweiz, parent company of Art Basel, to run Miami Beach Convention Centre
Critics question their priorities, one city commissioner calling their plan to manage the venue “like the fox in the henhouse”
Paris dealers take on Manhattan as galleries migrate across the pond
“We meet a broader range of collectors here”
Roman Abramovich keeps spirits high and dealers rely on old favourites: Art Basel 2008
While the known and bankable sold at a steady rate, Abramovich was the name on everybody's lips
Brad Pitt spends $1m on contemporary work at Design Miami/Basel 2008
Design is in vogue, as buyers show appreciation for the everyday turned decorative
Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 to boast double the exhibition space
Art Basel owners Messe Schweiz are in pole position to take charge of Miami venue
New York Americana week report: High prices for Colonial, Federal and Native American wares
Collectors seek top antiques in a market with a dwindling supply
Design Miami plans global expansion
The fair, now backed by Art Basel’s owners, targets China
Dealers double as patrons: Design Miami/Basel 2007
The dealer-artist relationship becomes more prominent as galleries strive for individuality, while Jean Prouvé's dominance is undeniable
New Korean buyers responsible for most ostentatious purchases at Design Miami/Basel 2007
As the market becomes more international, Jean Prouvé and the Danish school enjoy a resurgence
Asia Week, New York: Dealers and auction houses report strong sales
There were new buyers and more collectors from India and China, but the art fairs were quieter events
Tate woos US patrons with cocktails at 10 Downing Street
Guggenheim director says US institutions cannot compete with such incentives
Art Basel/Miami Beach 2006 sees the breakdown of the binary between functional and ornamental
There has has been talk of an unusually high proportion of sales, particularly of design pieces
Going...going...is the traditional antique gallery dying?
Dealers race to sell stock at auction as buying tastes change
Warring New York dealers guilty of tax evasion
Court orders Helen Fioratti and James Sansum to repay huge sums
The new domesticity in Contemporary art
Focus is on the decorative arts at Art Basel Miami Beach
SOFA fair, Chicago. Who are the craft collectors?
Many who buy paintings and sculpture are now starting to invest in contemporary decorative arts
Appeal over Peter Brant ownership of Warhol
Ms Lindholm has been attempting to regain Warhol's Red Elvis since 2000
Western collectors still paying highest prices for top lots of Asian art
While Chinese sustain the middle market for rare but flashy cinnabar, rhinoceros horn and cloisonné
MoMA acquires $25 million Matisse
The plum blossoms painting is one of the artist's last works
UBS art goes on show at MoMA
Founder Donald Marron has been instrumental in the acquisition of classic Modern and contemporary art
Collector Bob Rubin's proves passion for Prouvé in $1 million restoration
The artist’s Maison Tropicale is on show this month at Yale
America votes for giltwood at the International Art and Antiques Show
Decorative arts dealers reported good sales but paintings were harder to shift
From flea market to Manhattan penthouse: the revival of Christopher Dresser
Gilbert and George and Mickey Wolfson are among the enthusiastic collectors
Winter Antiques Fair: “The Academy Award of dealers’ shows”
Exhibitors reported enthusiastic buying as collectors embraced new areas of the market
Diary of a New York dealer: Carlton Rochell
Contemporary art collectors are coming to Southeast Asian art. Hollywood’s fascination with Buddhism is also a trigger
Special shows and artists on site made Chicago the capital of the craft market
Prevailing gloom did not deter buying