Kabir Jhala

Kabir Jhala is the Art Market Editor of The Art Newspaper

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India Art Fair cancels its inaugural Mumbai show

The new event would have coincided with the city’s existing Art Mumbai fair

Crypto investor eats Cattelan banana he bought for $6.2m

Justin Sun, who purchased the work just last week, also pledged to buy 100,000 bananas from the vendor who originally sold the fruit for $0.25

The dangerous art of Hamad Butt makes a comeback at the Irish Museum of Modern Art

Pioneering works by the British-Pakistani artist who died young are being restaged in Dublin before travelling to London

Crime news

London art world haunt Groucho Club closed as police investigate ‘serious crime’ on premises

The private members club was bought by Hauser & Wirth's founders in 2022

Art marketanalysis

Beyond the banana: Sotheby's contemporary art night nets a modest $112m

Despite Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian selling for a staggering $6.2m, The Now and contemporary auctions in New York made 63% less than last year

After an embattled edition, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale announces next show

Nikhil Chopra and the collective HH Art Spaces will curate the next instalment of the prestigious Indian exhibition, scheduled to open in December 2025

Art marketanalysis

Bollywood and billionaires: Art Mumbai sees ‘very healthy’ sales at expanded second edition

The fair welcomed 71 galleries this year, while local competition intensifies

Mumbai gallery Mirchandani + Steinruecke to open Delhi location

It is the latest Indian gallery to expand to a second city

Artissimaanalysis

Dealers at Artissima await 'potentially transformative' changes to art tax in Italy

The 31st edition of the contemporary art fair sees Italy's art market players cross their fingers—or fear for the worst

Nudes by major Indian artists F. N. Souza and Akbar Padamsee embroiled in 'obscenity' dispute

The seven works were seized by Mumbai customs last year due to their sensitive content

Dealer Yves Bouvier owes more than $800m in back taxes, Swiss court rules

Meanwhile Dmitry Rybolovlev, with whom Bouvier settled a high-profile legal saga last year, has had charges against him dismissed

Kabir Jhala. With additional reporting by Vincent Noce

Frieze's parent company exploring ‘potential sale’ of the fair and media brand

Entertainment giant Endeavor is reviewing its event assets as it prepares to go private

Art Basel Paris exhibitors hit by rainwater from Grand Palais roof leak

The historic venue, recently restored to the tune of €466m, is among a number of cultural institutions in Paris affected by heavy rains this week

Shake it up: Frieze Masters galleries blur time periods to reflect a shift in market demand

No longer just for antiquities and long-gone artists, more galleries at Frieze Masters are selling Modern and contemporary works—and other dealers are also widening their repertoire

‘Many of the works I own have been swapped with fellow artists’: Photographer Campbell Addy on how he's assembling his growing art collection

Addy discusses the close connection he often has to the artists he collects—and why he's no great fan of art fair chatter

'It’s always important to have constructive dialogue': Gaza-focused works get prime spot at newly designed Frieze London

At the Experimenter stand, Bani Abidi is showing subtle pieces inspired by the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war

Frieze London to debut makeover with ‘artist-centred’ curated sections

Opening later this week, the fair's reconfigured layout and entrance give a greater prominence to its curated sections

‘Non-fair’ Minor Attractions hopes to be enjoyable for visitors and exhibitors alike

Second edition of the commercial art event aims to exploit hotel location with an on-site nightclub and mood lighting as part of a pleasure-rich experience

Often overlooked: The Barbican presents 100 artistic responses to India's turbulent times

Work by more than 30 Indian artists, made between 1975 and 1998, explores a period of social and economic upheaval

Art marketanalysis

Slowly, Brazil’s art market is becoming more racially diverse

Many galleries at ArtRio have recently begun representing Black and Indigenous artists, though non-white dealers remain a rarity

New Delhi’s India Art Fair will expand to Mumbai in 2025

The new event, with a focus on contemporary art and design, will coincide with the existing fair Art Mumbai in November

London's newest art bar is a 'sexy, gay living room'

Co-founded by the owner of Guts gallery, Goldie Saloon is billed as a haven for women who love art—and other women

Christie's will become first global auction house to operate in Saudi Arabia

With the announcement of Riyadh-based managing director Nour Kelani, the firm hopes to deepen ties with the Kingdom's collectors and ambitious cultural projects

After its Gaza ‘censorship’ row, London’s Barbican to host Palestinian literature festival

Voices of Resilience, which was temporarily cancelled earlier this year by Home, Manchester, is touring to the capital for the first time

Marseilleanalysis

Marseille has built a hot moment for contemporary art—can it withstand a cooling market?

This year's edition of Art-o-rama fair saw high exhibitor turnover and mostly muted sales, while the city’s growing number of grassroots projects shine

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Hanwha, the main partner of the forthcoming museum, has come under fire for its links to Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems

After controversy, Tefaf appoints fifth managing director in four years

Dominique Savelkoul recently served as director of the Mu.Zee museum in Oostende, Belgium

Centre Pompidou Seoul partner's links to Israeli arms manufacturer draw criticism

Hanwha, which will operate the forthcoming museum, has come under fire for its ties to Elbit Systems