
Anna Brady
Fairs in a time of coronavirus: trepidation turns to relief at a quieter—but not disastrous—Tefaf Maastricht
It was touch and go as to whether the 33rd edition of the Dutch fair would go ahead, but so far most exhibitors seem relieved even if business is slower
Saved from collapse, sculptor Elisabeth Frink's studio to be resurrected within 13th-century barn
Messums Wiltshire bought the building last year and will now reconstruct it for an exhibition in its gallery—at a cost of £100,000
Tefaf Maastricht will go ahead despite three exhibitors pulling out so far over coronavirus fears
Some US museum staff will apparently not attend the 33rd edition of the Dutch fair this week, while many galleries remain defiant in the face of a "tough" fair ahead
Object lessons: from a spring-time Alma Thomas to an enamel lamp representing an 'ecstatic orgasm'
Our pick of highlights from this week's auctions and fairs
Maastricht adventures: Tefaf exhibitors reveal what they get up to while banished from the fair on vetting day
From castles and cathedrals to baring it all at a spa, there is plenty to keep dealers' nerves at bay while the vetters move in
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening this March
From Kevin Jerome Everson's videos of working-class displacement to Donna Huanca's wet slit—the best new commercial exhibitions this month
New digital art fair in Paris hopes to attract tech tycoons
Cadaf Paris claims to be Europe's only fair dedicated to new media and will coincide with Vivatech conference in June
Lakin Ogunbanwo awarded 1-54 art fair's first residency as popularity of artist funding schemes grows
New initiative in collaboration with Thami Mnyele Foundation will offer artist a three-month stipend to live and work in Amsterdam
Coronavirus: Beijing's Jingart is the latest Asian art fair to cancel
A look at how the market is responding to the epidemic
Object lessons: from a Rubik's Cube Mona Lisa to a Surrealist animal bone sculpture
Our pick of highlights from the next week's auctions and fairs
Blain Southern shuts all three galleries
Harry Blain, who split from co-founder Graham Southern last year, says he is "unable to secure the gallery’s future long term"
Bonhams chief executive Matthew Girling to leave auction house
Former jewellery specialist, who joined the firm in 1988, will be replaced by Bruno Vinciguerra, who will also continue in his role as executive chairman
Object lessons: from a medicinal Damien Hirst to a splashy David Hockney
Our pick of highlights from the next fortnight's fairs and auctions
Sotheby's new owner Patrick Drahi comes to auction house's first sale in post-Brexit Britain
“No fireworks” at last night's Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art auction that featured three restituted works
Object lessons: from a Depression-era social works photo to a Jean Metzinger painting inspired by a bet
Our pick of highlights from this week's fairs and auctions around the world
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening in February
Huma Bhaba's humanoid sculptures and Hairy Who member Gladys Nilsson—the best new commercial exhibitions this month
René Magritte: a buyer's guide
The artist’s trademark motifs make his work easily recognisable and desirable—but there is more to this Surrealist than apples and bowler hats
Object lessons: from a manuscript globe of Mars to a Baroque female self-portrait
Our pick of the highlights from this week's fairs and auctions
2020: art market issues and big shows
We look at the year ahead for galleries, art fairs and auctions, and seek out the big shows in the UK, Europe and the US
Christie's cancels Dubai sale of Middle Eastern art
March auction will return to the Emirate in spring 2021, but is cancelled this year due to new strategy and constrained supply of works
Tefaf boss Patrick van Maris—who took the fair brand to New York—quits
The president and chief executive of the Dutch fair group since 2015 will leave at the end of May
In person | Dealer Daniella Luxembourg on taste-making and being stubborn
The gallery owner and art world grande dame explains why the big art fairs are not for her
Drop the accent? Cézanne’s acute dilemma
A campaign to revert the artist's surname to the original Provençal spelling is being led by the artist's grandson
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
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
2019: the year in review
The Art Newspaper team ponder 2019's biggest art stories. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
The top ten auction results of 2019—and the art market trends they reveal
We look back at the biggest art sales of the year, which reveal a concentration on New York over London and a continued dominance of 20th century male artists
From cancelled fairs to street art's auction room takeover: the art market's fruitiest stories of 2019
We look back at the stories that have overturned the art world order this year
Object Lessons: from a picture of Georgia O'Keeffe to a reindeer weathervane
Our pick of highlights from the next fortnight's auctions and fairs
Get your shine on at Art Basel in Miami Beach
There is plenty to keep magpie collectors happy at the fair