Mutually beneficial collaborations between Western and Chinese auction houses are on the rise

Despite pandemic delays and the new National Security Law, the spring sales in the city last week fetched solid results

The industry remains subtly discriminatory and must abandon some obsolete ways if it is to truly change for the better

The Chinese dissident artist and director of Human Flow is also currently filming a new documentary about the coronavirus pandemic

The auction house will donate all proceeds from a forthcoming online sale to the New York-based Robin Hood Foundation

Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions and fairs

Auction results this week are expected to be down by almost a quarter signalling a "low tide" in London

Our pick of highlights from the next fortnight's fairs and auctions

Involvement from galleries and auction houses is on the rise as public institutions face dwindling government funds and increased scrutiny over toxic philanthropy

Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions

Softer YBA market faces test as collection amassed by London bond trader goes under the hammer at Phillips next month

Supported by transformational new technology, the sector is ditching its traditional business model in favour of the luxury goods market

Our pick of highlights from the next fortnight's auctions and fairs

Overall sales were down by around 30% but beyond the disappointing headline figures, women and minority artists shone

The chairman of Phillips on boardroom battles and joining the underdog

Can the quality of the smaller works coming up during "gigaweek" quell economic jitters?

New record set for Alex Katz, but less-familiar names also exceed expectations

Our pick of highlights from the next fortnight's auctions and fairs

The appointment comes after a handful of new hires across the auction house’s offices

During London's Classic Week, we take a look at what the same sum will buy you at either end of the art historical timeline

Market is not “as effervescent as it was”, but £36m total is the auction house’s highest in June for over a decade despite disappointing results for Modern works

Dana Schutz’s record broken twice in one night at Phillips then Sotheby's, while the bidder behind the $91m Koons Rabbit buys Lee Krasner painting for $10m

Our picks from upcoming fairs and auctions in the next fortnight

After previous buyer defaulted on paying for the work in 2016, painting sold in London for £15.5m in a significantly smaller auction compared with 2018

Our highlights from upcoming fairs and auctions

For a struggling institution, the price is short of earlier estimates

Loic Gouzer to leave Christie’s as the auction house restructures in the wake of Francis Outred's departure, while Phillips upgrades its New York headquarters

The auction houses' bottom lines suffered from unsold lots, continuing a trend of top-lot discernment during New York’s fall sales