Ermanno Rivetti

Highlights from Artissima

Unknown artists rub shoulders with big names, while the fair director wants to stay on

Post-Brexit fears calmed as buyers take advantage of weak pound

In London, low estimates and favourable exchange rates boost contemporary profits… but at the Italian sales, fewer stand-out lots bring results down from last year’s high

Market revs up for racing car artist Salvatore Scarpitta

As the Italian-American’s historical importance is reassessed, curators play catch-up with his later works

Foundation opens new space in Buenos Aires

The main aim of Fundación Arte is to promote cultural dialogue with Argentinian and Latin American artists

It’s back to the Nineties for Frieze London

Gallery shows from the decade will be recreated in Regent’s Park

Four gallery shows to see during London’s Italian art week

From the Modern masters Fontana and Melotti and the post-war star Alighiero Boetti to the lesser-known artist Rodolfo Aricò and interactive kinetic art

Colnaghi to inaugurate new London space during Frieze week

Historic Old Masters gallery will open with exhibition around themes of mortality and vanity

First posthumous exhibition of Gerald Laing's work to open in London

The Fine Art Society's show will coincide with publication of British Pop artist's first catalogue raisonné

Mike Nelson turns Monaco bank into an ultramarine blue underworld

Every surface, from the Baroque staircase and underground vaults, has been daubed for the hallucinogenic project

Helena Newman named chairman of Sotheby’s Europe in staff restructure

A slew of new posts includes the appointment of museum professional Eric Shiner to the Fine Arts division

Rubens puts Christie's on top during Old Masters week in London

As the auction season comes to an end, big brand names keep the market buoyant

London Art Week: our top five picks

A selection of objects that reflect the variety of art on offer, both in terms of price and medium

British art comes out on top at Christie’s 250th anniversary sale

Despite an £18m Lucian Freud going unsold, the sale proved the market is strong

London sales take the next hit

Impressionist and Modern evening totals are down by half, but a dearth of top works is more to blame than the UK’s Brexit vote

Fairsnews

Six things to see at Masterpiece London

Sales made on opening day suggest the country’s political woes have not put collectors off buying

Modigliani the star as Christie’s auction disappoints on eve of EU referendum

Political uncertainty and last-minute withdrawals may have contributed to below-estimate results

Picasso and Modigliani portraits make an impression at Sotheby’s auction

Ahead of Brexit vote, auction house’s Impressionist and Modern Art evening sale achieves solid results

Our guide to satellite fairs during Art Basel

From the established to the brand new, the Swiss city is teeming with fringe events

Serpentine summer programme goes BIG

Four additional projects accompany the annual pavilion for Julia Peyton-Jones’ last stand

Russian art sales continue to tumble

The combined total is a new low, but there are (small) reasons to hope

On the road: Tornabuoni’s Art Basel presentation to travel to museums in US and Italy

Solo stand of works—and cars—by Salvatore Scarpitta is generating new interest in the US artist’s work