Panellists at The Art Business Conference, London, argued for greater recognition of visual art's impact

Charles Asprey has shown courage and imagination by donating works to the tiny and remote Pier Arts Centre, instead of one of the UK’s prestigious London-based institutions

In the second Gilded Age, the super-rich value luxury and collectibles over fine art

The voluntary programme will allow consignors to contribute a portion of the hammer price to artists, which Bonhams will match

Opening days of Seoul's Art Week show the South Korean market entering a more mature, if less ebullient, phase

A new paper links widening wealth inequality to the market’s growing reliance on ultra-rich collectors

Though the value of the country’s market has yet to regain its 2022 peak, it has consolidated its position as a key regional centre for art

Part one of the Art Promotion Act, which came into effect in July, has left dealers struggling to comply amid widespread administrative confusion

The Continuum initiative provides rare access to a global audience and market

A criminal court in Hamburg has ordered the confiscation of €32m in sales proceeds from Serop Simonian’s children, who plan to appeal their conviction

The 20-year-old contemporary art fair, taking place this weekend in the southern French city of Marseille, has maintained its youthful outlook and appetite for risk

Taking over the longstanding Abu Dhabi Art, the Frieze brand has lured international dealerships alongside a strong showing of regional names

Without proper written agreements, consigners sometimes find themselves in a protracted and costly process

The Pérez Art Museum Miami and the Bronx Museum will acquire works next month from the fair’s Focus and Presents sections, respectively

An A-Z of organisations and individuals that offer professional services to artists beyond traditional gallery representation

Yoed and Natasha Anise’s first-ever art purchase unravelled after the artist’s estate allegedly decided they are not sufficiently serious collectors

Eponymous founder says she is winding up "while the programme and finances are still intact"

The closures are the latest mega-gallery real estate downsizes this summer

The boutique fair is attracting increasingly ambitious exhibitors while leaning into the mountain town's distinctive character

After the US Supreme Court struck down the White House’s previous tariffs, Trump and his trade representative have imposed new tariffs of 10% or more on around 80 countries

The New York fair is coming back to the Park Avenue Armory with 63 exhibitors after a 'strategic pause', as executive director Kinsey Robb says the focus is on value for galleries rather than scale

A lawsuit related to the collapse of the developer Coromandel Properties includes an art collection purchased for $4.9m that was used as collateral for a loan

Caribbean-focused curatorial programme and expanded sections for emerging galleries headline 2026 edition of the New York City fair

‘Sunflowers’ does not make the list—and there are other surprises

Longtime senior director David Norr assumes sole ownership following a years-long leadership transition

Private sales and flexible financing arrangements are also helping the businesses shore up their bottom lines

One of the most complete fossilised skeletons of its kind beat the previous record, held by Ken Griffin’s Apex, by more than $5m

Data from Sotheby's, Christie's and Phillips shows confidence from major single-owner sales is trickling down to the rest of the art market

Three timepieces are among the house's top five highest-priced lots this year

The alternative fair’s first international edition will occupy two architecturally distinctive venues in the Marais