Jonathan Zebina and Flavio Briatore deny knowing paintings may be forgeries

Do they present a potent threat to the long-standing dominance of Christie’s and Sotheby’s?

Art fairs expand VIP opening hours to make the experience more attractive

Phillips’ international star talks about plans for the future, guarantees and what happens to those unsold pictures

“Modern Chinese art has one goal: how to merge western art and Chinese art. Now Chinese collectors recognise the value of these works.”

Call a specialist, you could get a commercial courier

Selling them can still be a challenge

Some galleries feel the major auction houses are encroaching on their rightful territory

Few will mourn its demise

Many have private museums, serve as trustees and lend to public museums

Though sales have been fairly solid at the fair, few very high priced pieces have been shown due to anxiety around the stock market crisis

Is this new international gallery explosion a good move?

Proof of changes to the composition increases scholarly support

The Parisian dealer was one of the first to tap into Asian markets

Some truly stunning pieces are to appear on the block this year

He suggests using Norway’s oil and gas billions to buy the best for the national gallery

Art.sy will unite would-be collectors with art and dealers they may not know—and it’s all built on trust

Smaller art fairs such as the Armory Show and Art Stage Singapore are feeling the strain

Loyal collectors and galleries keep contemporary show on the map

Big excitement over bigger and bigger works

Figures saw buyers losing interest in the genre, before they regained confidence early last year

Market gains ground as annual auctions bring in new collectors

But emphasis is still on traditional works, with less understanding of contemporary art

And is litigation in the art world on the rise?

The objects that made collectors dig deep

Sotheby’s auction sold out but buyers still predominately international

But attendance was down at fairs devoted to works on paper

Tastes remain mainly traditional

Why bringing it back home is a mark of respect