Opening this week in San Juan, the third edition of the event hopes to help the region on the road to recovery

Overall sales were down by around 30% but beyond the disappointing headline figures, women and minority artists shone

We talk to German artist Anselm Kiefer about his new works inspired by String Theory and ask expert Scott Reyburn why the art market is treading water. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793

Record prices were set for Charles White, Brice Marden, and Wayne Thiebaud, while a Clyfford Still painting prompted a prolonged bidding war

Ed Ruscha's visual pun Hurting the Word Radio #2 rose to $46m, a new world record for the artist, but most lots barely reached their estimate in a slow sales season

The newly private auction house led the night's lots with its known money-maker Claude Monet, and set a world record for the Polish artist Tamara de Lempicka

In our new video series, deputy art market editor Margaret Carrigan recaps the highlights of New York's billion-dollar auction week

Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions around the world

How a work of art comes to auction is far from a simple process and its place in the eventual sale order is crucial

Can the quality of the smaller works coming up during "gigaweek" quell economic jitters?

We review Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh at London's Saatchi Gallery and talk about the Modern master Marcel Duchamp at the Hirshhorn Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793

Conceptual videos by Teresa Margolles and the boys of the Beaux Arts Generation are among our picks of the best commercial exhibitions this month

Hundreds to take part in re-enactment of America’s largest slave rebellion, ending with a victorious celebration in New Orleans

The US artist on his two-day performance in Louisiana and the role of women in the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Produced in association with Bonhams

From Alexandre Singh's dark thriller at Metro Pictures to entrancing etchings at the Met, the best shows to see this Halloween weekend

The latest edition of New York’s performance art biennial commemorates the centenary of the ground-breaking art school

After more than a week of violent uprising in Santiago, the director of Chaco calls on art to “become the meeting space that Chile needs”

Inadvertent damage to paintings’ frames triggered a drawn-out, multi-million dollar lawsuit

Introduced in March, the Counter Act is the latest legislation that faces dealers with financial regulatory burden

A sale of the artist duo's collection at Sotheby's Paris this week could further fuel market demand for Les Lalanne's playful works that fuse flora and fauna

The NBCUniversal vice chairman and co-founder of Creative Artists Agency claims two art dealers duped him into buying the fake painting for nearly $1m in 2001

We speak to two of the museum's curators leading the expansion and our New York team sit down to discuss the highs and lows of the new space. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

Our pick of highlights from the next fortnight's auctions and fairs

We speak to the artist behind the extraordinary Wheatfield work and visit two new shows in the Netherlands. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.

Long dismissed for its religiosity, Tissot’s biblical work will be given new context in San Francisco

Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Gemini, Libra and Aquarius art lovers

Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Pisces, Cancer and Scorpio art lovers

Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn art lovers

Chief financial officer Michael Goss is replaced by Jean-Luc Berrebi per the terms of the merger, which sees shareholders compensated $57 per share

Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Aries, Leo and Sagittarius art lovers