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Artists including Kambel Smith and Anya Paintsil were on hand to talk to visitors on the VIP day
New York exhibition Kenyan Collectives at Affirmation Arts focuses on existential threats to Kenya’s wildlife and water supply
The boutique event brings together around 150 works from more than 20 exhibitors in the striking Neo-Gothic mansion Two Temple Place
Despite the underwhelming result, the sale notched new auction records for Barkley Hendricks and Alma Thomas
A painting by Noah Davis reached more than nine times its low estimate after a 12-minute bidding war
The price for the Codex Sassoon surpassed the sum Bill Gates paid for a Leonardo da Vinci codex in 1994
Dealers hope the fair will create some momentum during a sluggish season
The firm’s Modern art evening sale and single-owner Mo Ostin auction brought in a below-estimate hammer total of $363.9m, or $427m with fees
The outspoken adviser appears to have closed her Tribeca gallery and is unreachable amid accusations that she defrauded collectors of profits from the sale of an Adrian Ghenie painting
The 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair opens largest ever US edition and adds concurrent exhibition of artists with Caribbean roots
The Structurally F–cked survey looked at artists' pay and conditions, and found a "culture of low fees, unpaid labour, and systemic exploitation"
While a handful of lots—including new records for Diane Arbus and Simone Leigh—created a buzz in saleroom, bids felt reined in amid economic uncertainty
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The native Brooklynite, fêted in Europe, figures prominently on Nathalie Obadia’s stand at the fair
Gallerists at the fair say more collectors are invested in greater gender diversity among their holdings and are keen to invest in art by women
A presentation at the American Art Fair puts Walinska in context with Elaine de Kooning and others
While Mainland Chinese exhibitors remain sparse due to visa restrictions and political tensions, local collectors came out in force
It’s the latest in a long line of galleries to open in the upscale New York neighbourhood
The auction house’s bottom line benefitted from the strong performance of works from the collections of S.I. Newhouse and Paul G. Allen
The gallery is instead launching a new public platform for large-scale sculpture in October
The fair, a haven for fresh painting, may signal a coming shift in the market power dynamic between representation and abstraction
Now under the directorship of Kamiar Maleki, the UK's largest photography fair returns to Somerset House for its eighth edition
The 500 sq m space will replace the Fitzrovia gallery and open this October with an exhibition of work by Christina Quarles
Despite the fair’s small stands in comparison to its Dutch sister fair, gallerists are pairing art with functional design
The fourth edition of the art fair opens this week with 90 galleries, 70% of which have premises in Asia
Demand for ultra contemporary works may have eased but there is little sign of a sales slump, say the New York firms
The fair’s founder Elizabeth Dee wants to preserve its boutique identity while continuing to fill gaps in recent art history and launching a new print project
Some 30 objects in an auction this week are protected by Mexico’s cultural heritage laws, authorities there say
The Dutch fair’s smaller North American outpost has an eclectic offering emphasising modern and contemporary art as well as antiquities