The entertainment company’s former chief executive paid a reported $200m for the art fair and media brand—a sum which has raised eyebrows

Auction sales for contemporary and Modern African art have declined—but African art fairs are still going strong

Both auctions represent significant decreases from previous sales seasons, but strong sell-through rates and increased bidding from mainland China indicate signs of recovery

Dominique Savelkoul, Tefaf’s new managing director, looks to steady the art foundation after a tough few years and set it on a new path for the future

The London commercial gallery initially had big ambitions, but is now having more success feeding off the nearby Victoria & Albert Museum

'The so-called “gateway drug” effect of luxury has been overstated'

The auction house's swift reversal of its recently overhauled premium structure is an admission of how wrongly it read the runes, writes Melanie Gerlis

The Venetian lagoon painting—submitted by a member of the public to Christie's digital appraisal service—comes to auction in New York with an estimate of $300,000 to $500,000

Long-term buyers are going to fewer fairs while the growth in numbers is from people less likely to buy

Less than a year ago, the auction house reduced buyer’s premium and tried to introduce a flat 10% vendor's commission to avoid bartering. It did not prove popular with sellers

Christie's acquisition of Gooding & Company has renewed focus on collectible automobiles

The institution, which is about to welcome the first students to its new home, takes a refreshing and genuinely democratising approach to art education

All change as the final auction season of 2024 goes into full swing

Both artists in landmark exhibition were key to the creation of the foundation in 1964

The rich are still looking to buy art, but they want it buttressed by personalities and entertainment

Sales volumes have hit a record high, with art at lower price levels particularly popular

In a stubbornly stagnant market, the big players are searching for new ideas that will bring sustained growth

Made up of ten main fair exhibitors doing double duty, the section offers the space to experiment.

Although the sceptics say we have been here before, there are ample reasons to believe India's art economy has entered a new era

Pop artist’s paintings have seven-figure prices, but his prints are available for just a few hundred dollars at New York sale

Research reveals that fairs are not as lucrative for galleries as they once were—but what is the alternative?

Who says something eye-catching and short-term can’t also be serious?

Shielding art prices from organic market conditions doesn't always pay off

There are plenty of encouraging dynamics in the city this summer

Boomers may do well to sell their acquisitions sooner rather than later, as tastes in art are changing

Plus, hip hop in Baltimore and Juan de Pareja, the artist enslaved by Velázquez

Collectors tend towards safety in times of trouble—and current uncertainty is causing a shift in buying habits

In stark comparison to recent staggering auction-house results, educators are struggling to maintain funding, says our columnist Melanie Gerlis

The global art world sprang back to life with a vengeance in 2022

Charity sales, while undoubtedly a positive, tend to skew valuable auction data upwards and muddy an already opaque market