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Kuala Lumpur's inaugural Art KL and the opening of Muara Arts will boost the country's burgeoning sector
Plus a marble torso of a Roman emperor and an Augustan marble portrait head of a girl
A forecast generational shift in art ownership is fuelling a new sales pitch—but buying art as an investment remains a gamble
More than 60 artists have donated work including Genieve Figgis, Alvaro Barrington, Joshua Donkor and Sanya Kantarovsky
The latest “Survey of Global Collecting” from Art Basel and UBS also found a growing number of buyers are bypassing dealers and auction houses to purchase directly from artists
Recent US lawsuits, including a row over underpricing, reveal weaknesses in the market
The fair’s third edition, its largest yet, saw a bevy of sales in its opening hours, primarily in the four- and five-figure range
The second edition of the fair highlights Houston’s galleries, collectors and institutions, while artists point to affordability, strong connections and a spirit of experimentation
The painting, discovered in an estate sale in Michigan this summer, set a new auction record for Abercrombie at a Freeman’s sale in New York
The 21st edition of the fair occupied a new single-floor site at the Ottoman era shipping yard Tersane Istanbul
The fair is once again taking over Rimadesio’s design showroom, giving pride of place to young galleries with a focus on experimentation and affordability
Five of the works from the Blaquier-Arrieta collection go on show in London today as part of an international tour ahead of the sale in November
The 19th century work ‘Rome, from Mount Aventine’, which holds the British painter's auction record from 2014, is on display at the Palazzo Rondinini before going under the hammer at Sotheby's London in December
Thomas Kaplan’s Leiden Collection acquired Saint John on Patmos at Sotheby’s, the 18th work by the Dutch master to enter the collection
Exhibitor numbers for the fair's 2026 edition are still down from pre-pandemic levels, and its collectors and galleries are largely from Colombia
The fair’s Presents section for younger galleries, often among its most vibrant sectors, features bold stands organised by ambitious dealers who understand the costs of doing business
True to the fair’s mission, many exhibitors are showing works by long-overlooked practitioners of abstract art
Heirs to Jewish banker Salomon Flavian claim they were not consulted before the sale, meanwhile Sotheby's argues the work may have not been forcibly taken at all
A real-estate crisis, fraught politics, and a market downturn have all factored into Heidi's move
What is the future for the art market when monetary value trumps aesthetic value?
The event, started in 1988 and one of London's oldest art fairs, returns to the Saatchi Gallery this week with over 70 exhibitors
In October, the auction house will once again tap into the US boom of Japanese popular culture with a sale centred on Dragon Ball, Pokémon, Sailor Moon and Studio Ghibli
The truck-based fair’s latest edition, coinciding with The Armory Show, will feature 20 exhibitors
The fair’s autumnal edition, devoted to overlooked or under-recognised bodies of work from the previous century, is taking over Sotheby’s headquarters
New York’s biggest art fair has revamped its footprint to place artists of the Caribbean and its diasporas in the foreground, as well as stalwarts of the hometown scene
Organisers are highlighting the city's role as a regional culture hub despite ongoing economic and political challenges
The non-selling show was inspired by Hockney’s three-week visit to China in 1981, as the country was reopening to the world
The Rio fair brings together 76 galleries as an upcoming presidential election and a new generation of collectors shape the market
Estimated between €22m-€30m, it leads a 28-lot sale at Sotheby’s Paris of the collection of Jeanne Schlumberger
