AnalysisArt market
US banker buys Brexit Banksy at Sotheby's, making a bigger splash than David Hockney’s pool painting
Auction house fields a steady contemporary evening sale in London
ReviewBooks
A neuroscientist's view: how Bacon's paintings shake up the nervous system
Publication focuses on what neuroscience and psychology bring to the table with the late artist's works
PreviewExhibitions
From blasphemer to bookworm: Paris show reframes Francis Bacon's later works
Exhibition at the Centre Pompidou focuses on the artist’s post-pope period, which has received less critical examination
NewsAuctions
Flipping the Bacon: Sotheby's £69m post-war and contemporary sale lacks fizz
A £16m Francis Bacon self-portrait and a record for a little-known German artist enliven an otherwise dry sale in London as totals fall 40% on last year
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in London this weekend
From the little-known Renaissance painter Bartolomé Bermejo at the National Gallery to the Hayward Gallery's huge group show exploring gender fluidity
NewsArt market
British artists dominate Christie's patchy £71.1m sale, as over-priced Koons and Richter fail to sell
Francis Bacon's lighter depiction of George Dyer leads auction at £17.5m, with strong prices for Hurvin Anderson, Bridget Riley and Albert Oehlen
NewsThree to see
Three to See: Basel
From a gesamtkunstwerk designed to awaken the senses to a five-decade survey of Bruce Nauman
PreviewExhibitions
Bacon and Giacometti go head to head in show at Fondation Beyeler
Swiss museum hosts first major comparative exhibition of the two artists
NewsArt market
Francis Bacon's $30m portrait of George Dyer shown in London for first time in 40 years
Painting of artist’s lover and muse comes to auction for the first time at Christie’s New York in May
NewsReligion
Star Wars art installation in London church relocated following parishioner complaints
The stormtrooper on a cross is part of an exhibition due to open to the public on Thursday
NewsArt market
Phillips and Sotheby's deliver healthy totals for contemporary art
Capping an epic week of auctions, solid results featuring records for female artists and a Ferrari bode well for market's future—so long as it doesn't overheat