Visitor numbers at some of the world’s most popular art venues have nosedived and uncertainty for the future remains

The firm is also rolling its London June sales into one week for the first time in more than a decade

The region’s art scene has experienced relentless growth since the 2002-03 epidemic. Will it be able to recover from the latest health crisis as quickly as it did almost two decades ago?

A look at how the market is responding to the epidemic

Local galleries are determined to forge ahead after the fair announced it will not take place this year in light of coronavirus fears

The decision comes a week after the World Health Organisation declared Coronavirus outbreak a global emergency and repeated calls for its cancellation from exhibitors

Local dealers plan to forge ahead with exhibitions even if Art Basel decides to cancel this year's edition of the fair in the city

Dominique and Arthur de Villepin say new space will be shaped by their collecting experiences and relationships with artists

Special administrative region has also limited travel to the mainland to lower transmission risk

Galleries including Lévy Gorvy, Lisson and Sprüth Magers have expressed their concerns in a letter to the fair organisers

With pro-democracy demonstrations showing no sign of abating, the fair is working with a broker to offer galleries cover at 20 times the normal rate

We look back at the stories that have overturned the art world order this year

Leave the Bus Through the Broken Window follows filmmaker Andrew Hevia as he fumbles his way through the often exclusionary art world

Substance was used during a rally calling for the government to meet the protestors' “five demands”

The gallery will relocate to a new cultural and residential district developed by billionaire collector Adrian Cheng

This is the first time the Florentine museum has formed a long-term partnership with a foreign institution

Susi Law Wai-shan, Clara Cheung and Wong Tin Yan ran in the elections which had an unprecedented 71.2% turnout

Launch of revamped government-run museum to go ahead as planned following $119m facelift

In Hong Kong, university campuses have become literal battlegrounds in the protracted clash between police and protesters over the region’s future

The non-profit art space derives half its annual income from the charity gala which last year raised a record HK$7.8m

If not immune to geopolitical unrest, then perhaps art is a refuge for money that is struggling to find its way into other assets

Law banning face masks sparks more protests and brings Metro and buses to a halt, but Fine Art Asia chief says impact on fair is minimal

Sweeping demonstrations are putting people off buying art, but relations with the US are likely to have a greater long-term effect

Chinese artist and activist’s team has been documenting the intensifying anti-government protests over the weekend

The Chinese artist will also design the sets and costumes for the production at the Teatro dell'Opera next year

Show at WMA Space tells the “story of HongKongers” through protest ephemera

Speaking to the BBC, Chinese dissident artist says West is unlikely to interfere and he has 'no trust in Britain at all'

Several thousand civil servants, including many from state-backed arts institutions, come out in support of ongoing pro-democracy protests

The gallery community has encouraged strike action, with many closing to enable staff to join protests