Anna Brady
Philip Hewat-Jaboor, chairman of Masterpiece London, has died
The art consultant and collector passed away after a brief, sudden illness last week
Object lessons: from Richard Gere's portrait of Bob Dylan to Lucian Freud's drawing of a pony with which he had a tricky relationship
Our pick of the highlights from April's fairs and auctions
‘Let’s stop this war’: the plight of Ukrainian gallerists and what they are doing to help their artists
Following the Russian invasion, some art dealers and their artists have left the country, some have stayed—but all are finding ways to help their compatriots
'I’ve done my duty on spreadsheets': senior staff reshuffles at Christie's and Sotheby's
A number of new appointments are announced today at the auction houses, with a different EMEA president for Christie's and new managing director in the Middle East at Sotheby's
Sotheby’s and Ketterer Kunst among auction houses to ban some Russian buyers
The move comes as the art market steps up its due diligence
'Damaging and unjust' legislation linking art and antiques trade to money laundering and terrorism financing must stop, industry body says
Cinoa, the dealer association, has issued an open letter criticising recent reports that make 'false claims' linking industry to crime
Here's how you can help the Ukraine aid effort by buying art
Auction houses, galleries, online platforms and artists are selling works for charities helping those affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here is a selection
Franz Marc's £42.6m Foxes leads Christie's marathon Shanghai-London auction of Modern and contemporary art
The sprawling 20th and 21st century sale took over five hours and spanned Boudin to Banksy
'We call for an immediate cessation of all hostilities': Russian-owned Phillips auction house issues statement in support of Ukraine
The firm, owned by the Mercury Group, posted the message on Instagram yesterday, to some criticism
Object lessons: from a Francis Bacon triptych to India's most expensive woman artist at auction
Our pick of highlights from forthcoming auctions and fairs
The government-backed platform that aims to bring Portuguese contemporary art to the rest of the world
Artverbium, founded by former Christie's staffer Lorena Duran, will show established and emerging artists in a series of exhibitions
Five artists to look out for at London's Collect contemporary craft fair
Event opens at Somerset House this week
Paris fairs musical chairs: Fine Arts Paris and La Biennale to merge into one event
The new combined art and antiques fair will run for the first time this November
Florence Bourgeois is named director of Fiac and Paris Photo fairs
She will replace Fiac's former director of 18 years, Jennifer Flay, who is rumoured to be joining Art Basel as it prepares to launch a new Paris fair in the Grand Palais—the Swiss company has declined to comment
Object lessons: from a 16th-century angel to a jaunty walking stick
Our pick of the highlights from upcoming fairs and auctions
Art Cologne director takes to Instagram to criticise rival Art Basel’s ‘colonialism’
Daniel Hug posted that the Swiss company "is only interested in making money and keeping Art Basel the number one fair worldwide"
Edel Assanti launches new London gallery in former Fitzrovia haberdashery
Gallery co-founders Jeremy Epstein and Charlie Fellowes discuss renovating the Grade II-listed Arts and Crafts building which opens this week with a show of new work by Noémie Goudal
War of the fairs: Art Basel owner kicks Fiac out of Grand Palais in Paris
The French cultural body RMN put Fiac's October slot up for tender last year—now the Swiss firm MCH will launch a contemporary art fair, paying €10.6m for a seven-year contract
Giving it another go: MCH Group gets back into bed with Art SG—just a few years after the Art Basel owner pulled out of the Singapore fair
After selling its share in late 2018, the Swiss conglomerate has again taken a 15% stake in the event
Art Basel Hong Kong hedges bets for March fair with Covid-contingency plan in May
Well over half the galleries participating in the fair are opting for satellite booths as travel restrictions continue to disrupt large-scale events
Hectic June awaits: Tefaf Maastricht announces new fair dates (right after Art Basel)
The Dutch art and antiques fair was forced to postpone its March event due to continuing Covid-19 restrictions, but will now run from 25 to 30 June
Victoria Siddall makes 'difficult decision' to leave Frieze
Siddall, the global director of Frieze fairs, has been at the firm for 18 years. She will leave after the Los Angeles event this February but remain on the board
This £45m Magritte painting could double artist's previous record
The monumental L’empire des lumières, painted in 1961 for the artist's muse Anne-Marie Gillion Crowet, has never been sold before but will now be auctioned at Sotheby's in London in March
Get ready for the new world order: art market experts make their predictions for 2022
US dominance, industry collaborations and increased concern about climate change are all on art market experts’ minds—and, of course, NFTs
Object lessons: from a Renaissance drawing unseen for a century to a work by Mali’s pre-eminent photographer
Our pick of the highlights from coming fairs and auctions
Feeling demotivated? Sign up for an art career mentor
Art Market Mentors is looking for mentees for next year's programme, and applications close on 31 December
'Very, very strange and wildly illiquid': Freakonomics' Stephen Dubner on the 'bizarre' art market
The New York-based author has just released a three-part podcast series on The Hidden Side of the Art Market. Here, he speaks about what he learned—and why art is a bad financial investment, but a good emotional one
Christie’s 2021 sales total $7.1bn, with $150m from NFTs and $103.4m from the most expensive work sold this year, a Picasso
Results are the highest since 2015 and come in just behind Sotheby’s $7.3bn. Hong Kong expansion plan will continue despite Beijing crackdown, as auction house "separates what is political and what is business"
From NFTs to LFTs: 2021's biggest art stories—and what they mean
The Art Newspaper team picks apart this year’s most important developments, from demands for colonial restitution to the return of culture wars
Tefaf Maastricht 'postpones' March fair—but some exhibitors are outraged over refund policy
The Dutch event is asking all dealers to pay €7,500 "towards expenses and other contractual obligations". A new date for the fair next year is to be confirmed