ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Kehinde Wiley’s reimagining of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Brooklyn Museum to Luhring Augustine and Sam Fogg’s collaborative show on Gothic art
PreviewExhibitions
Mum's the word: the exhibitions rethinking motherhood
Several London shows focusing on representations of pregnancy and female parenting cast new light on these sometimes divisive themes
PreviewCommercial galleries
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening in January
Lydia Benglis's sparkly vessels and an abortion rights fundraiser—the best new commercial exhibitions this month
PreviewThe Year Ahead 2020
Newcomers and stalwarts: highlights from the 2020 fair calendar
Art Basel celebrates its 50th anniversary and new fairs in London and New York join the fray
NewsFrieze Los Angeles
Frieze announces new award for emerging filmmakers
The winner of the $10,000 Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award will be announced at the second LA edition of the fair
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
Montreal dealer Robert Landau to move his headquarters to Lucerne in 2022
He has secured a 40-year lease on a 35,000 sq. m castle-like complex, with plans to create a sculpture park and private freeport
InterviewArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
'My Nick Cave sound suit requires a lot of dusting': inside the collection of Mike De Paola
The real estate and entertainment entrepreneur on why he kicks himself daily for not buying a Simone Leigh sculpture
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
Immigrant artist residency launches—steps from Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort
The Peru-born, North Carolina-based painter Renzo Ortega is the inaugural artist-in-residence at Palm Beach’s New Wave Art Wknd festival
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
South American galleries face down turmoil
Civil unrest and economic shifts have Latin American dealers doubling down on Miami's international market
NewsFeminism
Women artists fight for reproductive rights with US election fundraising show
"I want to normalise abortion as a life-saving medical procedure, mentally and physically," says Marilyn Minter
InterviewArtists
'I wanna catch a fish with my bare hands': Laure Prouvost on politics, mythmaking and her 'grandma's' cure-all tipple
The French artist, for whom interviews are treated as a piece of performance art, is showing work in Art Basel's new Meridians section
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
Baselscope: what the stars have in store during Art Basel Week
Our resident mystic shares her astrological predictions for art lovers
InterviewArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
Interview with Pepe Mar on his work safeguarding queer histories
The Mexican-born Miami-based artist is presenting Varla TV, a tribute to the South Beach painter and drag performer Craig Coleman, in Art Basel in Miami Beach’s Meridians show
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Peter Halley’s day-glo funhouse to Rachel Harrison’s retrospective at the Whitney
PreviewArt fairs
Fees revamp brings new blood to Art Basel in Miami Beach
Over a dozen galleries will join the fair's main Galleries section for the first time
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Chloë Bass’s show at The Studio Museum in Harlem to Yasiin Bey’s multimedia exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum
PreviewArt fairs
After years of debt and disaster, Puerto Rico’s Meca art fair offers economic boon
Opening this week in San Juan, the third edition of the event hopes to help the region on the road to recovery
AnalysisAuctions
New York's autumn sales were subdued but not necessarily septic
Overall sales were down by around 30% but beyond the disappointing headline figures, women and minority artists shone
AnalysisAuctions
Countdown to the auction block: one Rodin's journey from consignment to sale room
How a work of art comes to auction is far from a simple process and its place in the eventual sale order is crucial
PreviewArt market
Confidence may be low, but New York's auctions are aiming high
Can the quality of the smaller works coming up during "gigaweek" quell economic jitters?
PreviewCommercial galleries
Private view: three must-see gallery shows opening in November
Conceptual videos by Teresa Margolles and the boys of the Beaux Arts Generation are among our picks of the best commercial exhibitions this month
NewsPerformance art
Artist reimagines Louisiana slave uprising with a different outcome
Hundreds to take part in re-enactment of America’s largest slave rebellion, ending with a victorious celebration in New Orleans
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From Alexandre Singh's dark thriller at Metro Pictures to entrancing etchings at the Met, the best shows to see this Halloween weekend
PreviewBiennials & festivals
Performa 19 to take viewers on a utopian journey back to the Bauhaus
The latest edition of New York’s performance art biennial commemorates the centenary of the ground-breaking art school
NewsArt market
Chilean art fair suspends its 2019 edition as artists and galleries mobilise to support protesters
After more than a week of violent uprising in Santiago, the director of Chaco calls on art to “become the meeting space that Chile needs”
NewsLaw
A 13-year fight over cardboard: Kippenberger restoration drama finally comes to a close
Inadvertent damage to paintings’ frames triggered a drawn-out, multi-million dollar lawsuit
NewsArt market
US House of Representatives passes an anti-money laundering bill that could affect art and antiquities dealers
Introduced in March, the Counter Act is the latest legislation that faces dealers with financial regulatory burden
AnalysisBuyer's Guide
How to buy a...Les Lalanne
A sale of the artist duo's collection at Sotheby's Paris this week could further fuel market demand for Les Lalanne's playful works that fuse flora and fauna
NewsForgeries
Hollywood executive Ron Meyer files $10m lawsuit over alleged forged Rothko
The NBCUniversal vice chairman and co-founder of Creative Artists Agency claims two art dealers duped him into buying the fake painting for nearly $1m in 2001
PreviewExhibitions
James Tissot: the 19th century painter who swapped high society for the Holy Land
Long dismissed for its religiosity, Tissot’s biblical work will be given new context in San Francisco
FeatureFriezescope
Friezescope: what the stars have in store for Air Signs during Frieze week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Gemini, Libra and Aquarius art lovers
FeatureFrieze London 2019
Friezescope: what the stars have in store for Water Signs during Frieze week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Pisces, Cancer and Scorpio art lovers
FeatureFrieze London 2019
Friezescope: what the stars have in store for Earth Signs during Frieze week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn art lovers
NewsAuction houses
Sotheby's ceases publicly trading on the New York Stock Exchange as its $3.7bn sale to Patrick Drahi closes
Chief financial officer Michael Goss is replaced by Jean-Luc Berrebi per the terms of the merger, which sees shareholders compensated $57 per share
FeatureFrieze London 2019
Friezescope: what the stars have in store for Fire Signs during Frieze week
Our resident mystic has some sage predictions for Aries, Leo and Sagittarius art lovers
PreviewCommercial galleries
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening in October
Steamy Trinidad scenes and black female fetishisation—the best new commercial exhibitions this month
NewsArt market
Artsy lays off around 20 employees under new leadership
Representing nearly 10% of its staff, the content sales team and other divisions of the online art marketplace have been slashed following the recent appointment of Mike Steib as chief executive
AnalysisArt market
High-earning young collectors come out in force at Expo Chicago
Although top prices are hard to come by, a new class of collectors is shoring up the middle market
InterviewSantiago X
Native American artist Santiago X on rebuilding Indigenous cities, one mound at a time
The forgotten history of Indigenous mound building will be reclaimed at this year’s Chicago Architecture Biennial
NewsThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in New York this weekend
From the LMCC’s Art Center inaugural season to William Powhida’s watercolour memes
PreviewArt fairs
Strong, diverse and on the ascent: new fair and galleries add to Chicago's booming commercial art scene
Growing momentum in the Windy City is drawing in talent from across the US and around the world
PreviewArt & Design 2019
The year ahead in design: all the key dates you need
The biggest biennials, fairs and exhibitions over the next 12 months
NewsArt & Design 2019
Form and (dys)function: new objects question the role of 'usability' in design
Artists at London Design Festival are taking a swipe at the foundations of Modern design
PreviewBiennials & festivals
‘Post-industrial’ Biennale de Lyon to examine shifting social and economic experience of the region
As the largest edition of the biennial expands into an abandoned factory, we also roundup new festivals sprouting up around the world
News
Washington, DC mayor's office attempts to take control of the city Arts Commission's collection
Staff members found their keys to the city's Art Bank abruptly deactivated as tensions rose between Mayor Muriel Bowser and the commission
AnalysisCommercial galleries
Mega-galleries pick up the pace in the race for space
Commercial galleries continue to expand in Manhattan despite steep real estate costs
NewsAuction houses
Sotheby’s shareholders approve $3.7bn sale to telecoms tycoon Patrick Drahi
With an overwhelming 91% of shareholders in favour, the publicly traded auction house will go private after three decades on the New York Stock Exchange
PreviewCommercial galleries
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening in September
New commercial gallery shows—from Baroque blackness in Chicago to flying saucers in London
NewsArt market
US-China trade war expands to books and maps as increased tariffs hit art imports
Trump's newly increased tariff of 15% on Chinese goods now applies to the antiquarian trade, further affecting dealers and auction houses
NewsCommercial galleries
Perrotin picks up four new artists post-KAWS
Emily Mae Smith, Genesis Belanger, Claire Tabouret and Gabriel de la Mora join the Paris dealer's growing gallery network
NewsFake or Fortune?
Sculpture knocked over by cat revealed as authentic Giacometti, which sold for £500,000 at Christie's
Featured on the BBC's Fake or Fortune TV show, the sculptor's Tête qui regarde was badly repaired after it was felled by a family feline
NewsArt law
Number of Manhattan's park art vendors can be limited by New York City, court rules
Appeals court says that guidelines limiting number of sellers in four green spaces are constitutional
NewsArt market
Trump delays tariffs on Chinese goods until December—but not for art and antiquities
New 10% tax will come into force on 1 September and apply to all works originating from China, regardless of where they are imported from
InterviewDealers
Michael Findlay: 'You don’t make art good by making it expensive’
A fixture of New York’s art scene since the 1960s, dealer Michael Findlay mourns the loss of the city’s local market and fears that the cost of real estate will destroy innovation
NewsAuction houses
Phillips names Olivia Thornton head of 20th-century and contemporary art in Europe
The appointment comes after a handful of new hires across the auction house’s offices
NewsSackler family
Musée du Louvre removes all mention of Sackler name from its galleries following protests
Activist group Pain says Paris museum has taped over or taken down plaques dedicated to the eponymous family whose pharmaceutical company is accused of fuelling the US opioid crisis
NewsMoon
Lunar landing anniversary inspires tributes to the Moon across the globe
Exhibitions and events at museums and galleries worldwide proves we are still looney for the Moon 50 years after setting foot on it
NewsArt fairs
Himali Singh Soin named winner of the Frieze Artist Award
The commission marks the first time the prize has been awarded for a film, which will debut in October as part of the fair's Projects section