Art market
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
Old Master forgeries’ second lives as teaching tools
Museums, universities and other art organisations have tapped into the enduring fascination with forgeries for pedagogic purposes
Contemporary Istanbul welcomes galleries from Spain and Latin America
The fair's 19th edition sees it strengthen its footing as an international art market destination
Maurizio Cattelan’s famous duct-taped banana could bring more than $1m at auction
"Comedian" (2019) is one of the most viral (and controversial) works of art of the past decade; Sotheby's is betting it has not lost its a-peel
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
Gen X are the biggest spenders on art as ‘speculative’ millennials drop back, latest UBS/Art Basel survey finds
The 200-page report, authored by Clare McAndrew, also revealed stable Chinese buying and buoyancy at the lower end of the market as top end softens
Yu Hong’s moment in the Western market has finally arrived
Painter’s first London gallery show debuts three decades after she helped define China’s “New Generation”
Comment | Paris vs London debate is a 'non-troversy', says Christie's Guillaume Cerutti
Auction house chief executive argues that of greater concern is the decline of Europe's art market as America and Asia charge ahead
Painting by AI robot Ai-Da could bring more than $120,000 at Sotheby's
The robotic brainchild of British gallerist Aidan Meller will make her auction debut on Halloween
Egon Schiele’s death mask to be auctioned in London
The mask was produced from a mould made in 1918, after the artist had succumbed to Spanish flu
The fair bringing international galleries to Kyoto
Art Collaboration Kyoto brings together Japanese and international galleries during a city-wide celebration of the arts
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
Embattled New York adviser Lisa Schiff pleads guilty to defrauding clients out of $6.5m
Schiff will be sentenced on one count of wire fraud early next year
The ‘Paris effect’: big-name collectors and a strong start to sales at Art Basel’s French edition
Galleries and buyers rise to the occasion of the fair's debut at the Grand Palais
François Duret-Robert, art market journalist, professor and collector, has died aged 92
The former editor of Connaissance des Arts was a leading figure in the French art market
Large Ed Ruscha gas station painting could bring more than $50m at Christie's after star turns at Lacma and MoMA
The 1964 painting was a prominent feature in the artist’s recent travelling retrospective
An Art Basel Paris wish list with something to suit every collector’s taste
Before the fair opens later this week, must-see highlights include an iconic film-maker’s erotic sketches and a pivotal Ana Mendieta work
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
Artist and gallery awards announced at Frieze London
Nat Faulkner wins the Camden Art Centre’s Emerging Artist Prize, while Proyectos Ultravioleta bags the Frieze London Stand Prize 2024
Surrealist women come into the spotlight at Frieze Masters
Gallery Minsky is marking the movement's centenary by showing works by the likes of Leonor Fini and Stanislao Lepri
What if luxury is art sellers’ salvation, and not their sin
New moves by Gagosian, Sotheby’s and others aim to boost the art trade via high-end retail
Digital art dazzles at Frieze London
Five of the best works to see at the fair created using artificial intelligence and other technologies
In pictures: Frieze Focus thinks global
Our pick of the highlights from the fair's section for emerging galleries
Fairs are one of the art world's biggest sources of emissions, so how can they become more green?
Travel, shipping and temporary structures all have a huge environmental impact. So some of the biggest fairs, including Frieze, have now committed to monitor and reduce their emissions
The British art market is a global success story—here's how to make sure it remains a international hub
To retain the country’s share of the art market, the government needs to ensure that the costs and complexity of buying and selling art in the UK are kept under control
From ordinals to ownership: Christie's explores new frontiers of blockchain-based provenance
The auction house runs two auctions that place web3 increasingly at the heart of the traditional art market
Frieze, UK critics The White Pube, Giuseppe Penone and Arte Povera — podcast
We find out how the London fair went this year, speak to Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad about their new book and to Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev about her new show at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris
Out with the new, in with the old: why galleries are returning to established names
While bigger ticket items have been selling at Frieze Masters, once high-flying ultra-contemporary artists have fallen out of favour
New London gallery plans to champion artists from beyond the capital
Manchester-born William Hine, former director at Grimm Gallery, will highlight many contemporary artists who have shown at institutions before, but not had commercial exposure
'It’s the first bathroom I’ve ever curated': Minor Attractions brings a DIY spirit to Frieze week
The “selling event”—that insists it is not a fair—is an antidote to the white walls and flashy crowds of Frieze