Only around 25% of the dealers at Art Basel are female, but women are giving no quarter as the playing field begins to level out

The exhibition of pre-colonial art aims to convey an underlying notion of exchange, in all senses of the word

Technical analysis could reveal secrets of rare Ernst plaster sculpture

A new breed of buyer is crossing over from modern and contemporary art and acquiring the top pieces in every field

Bank sells several works to recoup $3m loan

They deny selling fake Dalí works

Selling them can still be a challenge

As the appreciation of street art rises (as do its prices), attribution becomes critical

Their outward naïveté conceal a network of historical influences

Artists love it as a medium, but are collectors and dealers too busy for time-based work at an art fair?

Sales very close to pre-recession totals

The director of Turner Contemporary chooses her favourite works from the fair—and reveals a very British preoccupation with the weather

Can the law keep up with the speed of digital appropriation, reproduction and distribution? And should it even try?

Photographing the ripple effect