Exclusive extracts from a new book bringing together texts by 62 cultural figures describing their preferred works in the Frick Collection

From Joni Mitchell to Radiohead and Sun Ra, Michael Armitage, Jenny Saville, Chantal Joffe and Rashid Johnson reveal their favourite tracks

An in-depth podcast conversation on the painter’s big influences, from Michelangelo to Cy Twombly

A £16m Francis Bacon self-portrait and a record for a little-known German artist enliven an otherwise dry sale in London as totals fall 40% on last year

Auction house reports $6.4bn in total sales last year, while chief executive Tad Smith says guarantees are not "at a particularly high level"

The people, places and things that had a year to remember—or to forget

Just when we thought Frieze week was all over, twists and turns provide high drama at Sotheby’s contemporary evening sale on Friday night