A cooling contemporary market and lack of high-end sales has contributed to another “challenging year”, in which sales fell in almost every region

Drawn from a 300-work sub-collection gathered by John Szarkowski in the 1990s, the gift includes images by 96 photographers—among them Dorothea Lange, Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston

Plus, the top takeaways from the new Art Basel/UBS report and a weaving by Anni Albers

Last year saw a drop in sales of ultra high-value works but an increase in trading volume

The spotlight tends to fall on big spenders, but what of “professional class” buyers, who often feel intimidated by the art world?

We speak to the report’s author, Clare McAndrew, about its findings

The head of the art collection of Swiss bank describes the joy of floating down the Rhine—and her soft spot for Nefertiti

Credit Suisse’s current benefactors include Kunsthaus Zurich, Kunstmuseum Basel and the National Gallery in London

Plus, hip hop in Baltimore and Juan de Pareja, the artist enslaved by Velázquez

Total sales grew just 3% in 2022, while China's zero-Covid policies saw UK overtake it as second-biggest market

Demand from collectors remains “extremely resilient”—but survey asks how long can the current model be sustained?

UBS, the fair's lead partner, has this year dedicated its VIP lounge to the Swiss artist

Plus, an exhibition about wartime hideouts in Poland and Ukraine, and Mondrian’s final work Victory Boogie Woogie

Asian spending continues to grow, particularly at auction, while the UK’s market share shrinks to historic lows as Brexit woes linger

Art Basel-UBS report reveals that employment has stabilised and gallery sales are up 10% in first half of 2021

Presented on Artland's virtual reality platform, the works on show are a time capsule of the downtown New York art scene—our expert panel review the experience

Plus, Dawn Ades on Duchamp and Superflex on Cildo Meireles

Capitalism has gobbled up the art world over the past decade—it is high time for a reset

The rise of Big Data means that connoisseurship is being replaced by "intel", which has far-reaching implications for the art world

The conviction follows a seven-year investigation into the Swiss banking giant by French authorities