Academic Olav Velthuis says growing a scene is “hard and tedious; but once it gets going it gets easier”

Auction houses rethink priorities amid global economic uncertainty

Gloves come off in fight to run international database of stolen works of art

Many dealers leave potential customers in the dark, allowing auction houses to define the market

Free art advice provided by UniCredit at Artissima is the latest way sponsors are promoting themselves and reaching potential new clients

We trawled through museum shops, galleries and bookstores to bring you the finest arty delights

A sea change for the sea town as the outside world comes in

Noah Horowitz hits ground running with redevelopment set to start

While the frantic pace continues in early December, with visitors flocking to Art Basel in Miami Beach and its many satellite fairs, some taking of stock seems in order

2015 edition has more art from the Midwest to Mexico

YBA artist is spending more time in the US

Under Matthew Girling, the auction house is running an advertising campaign that makes devious dukes and ravishing brides central characters in the backstory of items listed for sale

As political and economic turmoil increases risks for businesses worldwide, the high-end market has become a tale of two cities

There seems to be no limit to the number of works that are being snapped up, ranging from those by the acknowledged superstars of the period—Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Piero Manzoni—to lesser-known names that are coming out of the woodwork to meet extraordinary demand

Secret legacies, family feuds and the aristocratic rakes who couldn’t resist a bet

Mayfair stalwart gets "new lease of life" in merger with Coll & Cortes

US photographer keeps it quiet and in the family for new works

Stands pay tribute to dealers who were ahead of their time

The change of plan could create problems for US-based dealers