Art trade figures voice major concerns over new EU import licensing regulations
The restrictions will focus on imports of non-European cultural property
Focus, not faff: considered adjustments prove welcome at TEFAF Maastricht
A shorter runtime, a new Focus section and outreach to young buyers show promise as a way forward for the venerable Dutch fair
Cautious but calm art market awaits London’s March auctions
Expectations are measured as sector adapts to new economic landscape
UK art market feeling the heat as anti-money laundering legislation ramped up
HMRC has been issuing more regular fines and putting into force intensive checks, making art-related businesses sweat
Auction of living artist's skin cancelled after collector buys all lots in advance
Christie’s was due to support the sale of Wolfgang Flatz's tattooed tissue
Helen Frankenthaler Foundation rejects ‘frivolous’ lawsuit from artist’s nephew
Frederick Iseman is suing the foundation of which he was until recently board president, accusing it of practicing “grabstract expressionism”
Appeals court backs Miami Beach decision to remove mural of police shooting victim
Controversial action was previously ruled as an act of “government speech”
Collector Ron Perelman’s lawsuit against insurer over damaged art takes new turn
Court allows insurers to amend their argument, after arguing that the collector misrepresented his intention to sell “damaged” works, in $410m insurance claim
Jitters, few jolts at Phillips's 20th century & contemporary evening sale in London
Results offered at least modest reassurance at the house’s premier Frieze Week auction
‘The first years were wild’: artists, gallerists and auction house specialists reflect on Frieze
Luminaries from across the art world look back over the London fair’s first two decades and tell us what makes the event so special
When dealers go bust, what happens to the art they hold?
Establishing ownership and value of works can be a complicated business, as recent legal cases have shown
Lawsuit over removal of mural honouring victim of police shooting returns to court
Judge previously ruled that taking the artwork down did not violate free speech rights
Former hospital president claims ‘unlawful’ dismissal over nude art event
The head of a New Jersey hospital was allegedly fired for ‘not intervening’ in a body painting display during a fundraising event
Fashion brand Stone Island to offer bursaries for emerging galleries at Frieze
Exhibitors in the Focus section of the art fairs can receive up to 30% off stand costs through the new partnership
New ‘non-fair’ for art to open in London
Minor Attractions will stage exhibitions at two London venues to counteract the focus on sales during Frieze Week
Does the punishment fit the crime? Art fraudsters face erratic sentencing
Recent high-profile cases, such as those of Daniel Elie Bouaziz and Angela Gulbenkian, demonstrate that lengths of sentences vary widely, with little consistency in judges’ reasoning
'The most illiquid property you can have is a Greek vase': Vincent Geerling on the challenges facing the antiquities trade
The chairman of the International Association of Dealers in Ancient Art reflects on an increasingly scrutinised industry as the organisation marks its 30th anniversary
Treasure House Fair—successor to Masterpiece London—opens with half the exhibitors but an optimistic outlook
Event's organisers say they are pursuing options with UK government to "work around" Brexit
How a lawsuit over a jointly owned Anna Weyant painting is making opaque art market structures more transparent
Governments are increasingly aware of the risks involved with using shell companies and other complex dealings to trade art
Artcurial expands into Switzerland with a stake in auction house Beurret Bailly Widmer
The Swiss company will now be called Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer, with the three Swiss founders remaining as partners
Report identifies art market as a target for organised crime
Internal crime agency urges vigilance, and greater efforts on monitoring and enforcement, but industry figures say study lacks focus and hard evidence of key vulnerabilities.
After fallout, Sotheby’s seeks to fix ‘glitch’ in its NFT sale by including more women
Auction house faced online backlash over male-dominated digital art sale
Happy International Women's Day! Female artists still dwarfed by male counterparts at auction—but ‘ultra-contemporary’ sales offer hope
New report by Artsy finds that work by women accounted for less than 10% of auction sales in 2022
Johnny Depp is painting other celebrities—and making a killing from the sales
The movie star is fetching millions for his portraits of Bob Marley and Heath Ledger
After an attempted robbery at gunpoint and leadership changes, Tefaf Maastricht resolves to get back to business
The art and antiques fair returns to its normal March slot with increased security after a slimmed-down version last year
Growing global demand for emerging African artists helps pull the crowds to the Cape Town Art Fair
Major museum exhibitions, auctions and a new conference are all testament to the impact the fair is having on the local art ecosystem
Surrealist collection with ‘pioneering’ interest in exiled and women artists heads to Christie’s
Paintings by Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington and Dorothea Tanning among the 25 works to be sold in London
Police investigation prompts French auction house to postpone sale of Chandigarh furniture
Reports of thefts of heritage furniture items from buildings across the Indian city have risen over the past ten years
From a lively New Deal-era fresco study to an illuminated Rauschenberg edition: our pick of the highlights from February's sales
Plus, a Charles II-era silver-gilt vases, an avant-garde Cuban painting and a rare Tintin comic book cover