Against a backdrop of a contracting job market for graduates, initiatives such as the Sotheby’s Institute’s fellowship programme are supporting the next generation of art industry experts

With four new art spaces opening, cultural workers see a bright future for the city

The portrait has been deemed “a work of major historical and artistic interest“ for France’s national heritage

His works, painted on found wood and discarded tin, illuminate culture on the remote Saint Helena Island

In this week's episode of The Week in Art, Ben Luke discusses the newly-enlarged New Museum, talks to Georgina Adam about her new book on the latest generation of art collectors, and hears from the curator of a new exhibition on botany at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

The Florida-based seller claims the listed objects were purchased legally, adding: “I suggest you research the laws”

Following the success of the Aga Khan sale in October, works from the collection of Seattle-based Mary and Cheney Cowles will be sold in London in April

The fair’s 20th edition will be rescheduled to mid-May and have a “more focused and flexible format”, as Iranian strikes in the UAE show no signs of abating

The out-of-the-way Maastricht offers travel complications and inferior accommodation—but its intimate size is its advantage

The Hear Act of 2025, which now only needs president Trump’s signature to become law, extends and expands the reach of its 2016 predecessor

The venerable fair continues to offer a trove of historic treasures, but that might not be enough to draw in today's wealthy buyers

A once-popular mechanism that allowed collectors to secure an in-demand work if they gifted a second to an institution, market shifts have made "bogos" less viable

New BBC series will guide amateur dealers through the art market

The artist collective allowed buyers to decide the fate of a cow’s life (thankfully they chose a sanctuary over the slaughterhouse), but the intended awareness-raising gave way to polarising digital discourse

Ben Luke talks to Sarvy Geranpayeh about the continuing violence in the Middle East, discusses the new Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report with its author Clare McAndrew, and speaks to our reporter in Australia, Elizabeth Fortescue, about a new installation at the Sydney Biennale.

From a painting by a leading Australian Indigenous artist to a bejewelled book of Shakespeare poems, a Modernist beach buggy and a fine Greek marble, here are some of the works to look out for at the fair

The Maastricht show, which has been described as “a bit like the Davos of the art world”, has a unique position in the fair world—as well as being a place for selling art, the not-for-profit supports dealers and cultural NGOs

Political volatility and mounting operational costs weigh heavily on the trade, which ticked up to an estimated $59.6bn in 2025 after two years of decline

Even the customs authorities responsible for enforcing the regulations seem unsure when and how they apply

Despite ongoing management turmoil, there is a buzz around this year’s fair, as it welcomes more works from the past 100 years to its traditional roster

The fair is foregrounding its reputation as a place to discover new galleries and artists, with nearly half of exhibitors showing at Independent for the first time

As billionaires chase blue-chip trophies, a widening wealth gap leaves most would-be collectors priced out. Perhaps it is time artists focused on selling affordable prints again

As collectors tire of mega-fairs and splurge on experiential travel, a new wave of boutique events seeks to draw buyers and sellers to places like Aspen, Joshua Tree, St Moritz and Mallorca

When the venerable Stephen Friedman gallery shut last month, it followed a number of recent closures. Financial filings of the biggest names in the art market paint a picture of collapsing profitability

The duo has won a court order to force an art dealer to reveal details of his transactions with an unnamed intermediary

The evening brought in £197m, a 52% increase on last year's equivalent auctions

The packed auction totalled £131m and made a record for Leon Kossoff

Outstanding February sales in New York make clear that older art still has relevance, although not everyone seems to have got the memo

The fair's 45th edition opens as local exhibitors worry about the impact of the country’s prohibitive rate of VAT on art

The commitment to bricks and mortar can be expensive and inflexible for galleries