Contemporary art
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Contemporary art leads market recovery at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips, according to ArtTactic report
The retired dealer will no longer be involved with the Artist Rooms initiative
Five storey Renzo Piano-designed space will become mega-dealer’s new global headquarters
Colour Space will show some brand-new works by Damien Hirst
We survey the top five results in key markets, from Old Masters to Post-war and contemporary
The director of the MCA Chicago, which turned 50 this year, talks about how museums build citizenship—and soft power
The works were commissioned and presented as part of the art and music festival Day for Night
US and Canadian institutions are rethinking their approach to contemporary indigenous art
Mass, an arrangement of 100 fibreglass and resin skulls, is a highlight of the National Gallery of Victoria's inaugural triennial
Installation will form part of an exhibition on playgrounds
The London-born artist follows Cerith Wyn Evans and Pablo Bronstein taking up the Duveen Galleries commission
Sao Paolo museum drops show after Banco do Brasil Cultural Centre decides to organise its own
Stands are transformed into studios as live works lay bare artists’ practice
Free-admission private museum says it will “remove all barriers from experiencing contemporary art”
Multi-coloured explosive commission marks the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear reaction
After years in limbo, EMST has received government approval to open fully in former brewery
The multi-coloured pyrotechnic piece marks the 75th anniversary of the first nuclear reaction
New book asks if late US artist’s work should be read literally or literarily
Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden will hold “international opening” in February
Capping an epic week of auctions, solid results featuring records for female artists and a Ferrari bode well for market's future—so long as it doesn't overheat
Despite buy-ins, the sale saw several strong prices and records below the dizzy height of $450.3m for Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi
Price makes it the most expensive painting of all time
Discretionary sellers gain confidence in the market and Christie's leads its contemporary sale with Da Vinci—but recent overreaches sound a cautionary note
Financial giant’s new London base includes sprawling commissions by Olafur Eliasson and Michael Craig-Martin
Collectors flocked to Lehmann Maupin's and Jack Shainman's stands
Colonial monuments and the US flag are subverted at Frieze London
