Carlie Porterfield
Auction houses expect this month's New York sales to bring in as much as $1.6bn
The most valuable lot of the week is a record-breaking Magritte with a third-party guarantee, but the most talked-about is a conceptual still life by Maurizio Cattelan
Painting by the AI robot Ai-Da sells for more than $1m at Sotheby’s
It’s a new record for a work of art created by a robot, the auction house says
The ADAA Art Show spotlights the Houston art scene
The fair's new "Spotlight On..." programme will call attention to a new city each year
Marc Straus is the latest New York dealer to open in Tribeca
The new gallery will open in David Lewis’s former space
An erotic Poussin painting and an early version of the Statue of Liberty: our pick of the November sales
Plus, some all-American nostalgia and a classic Dorothy Bohm photograph
Students at School of the Art Institute of Chicago hold walkout in support of Palestine
SAIC students continue to protest the school’s ties to defence contractors
Maurizio Cattelan’s famous duct-taped banana could bring more than $1m at auction
"Comedian" (2019) is one of the most viral (and controversial) works of art of the past decade; Sotheby's is betting it has not lost its a-peel
Painting by AI robot Ai-Da could bring more than $120,000 at Sotheby's
The robotic brainchild of British gallerist Aidan Meller will make her auction debut on Halloween
President Biden awards National Medal of Arts to artists including Mark Bradford, Carrie Mae Weems and Alex Katz
It's the highest honour awarded by the US federal government to artists in a wide range of disciplines and art patrons
Court pauses eviction of popular New York sculpture garden
Elizabeth Street Garden can stay open for two more weeks as volunteers try to prevent its demolition
Embattled New York adviser Lisa Schiff pleads guilty to defrauding clients out of $6.5m
Schiff will be sentenced on one count of wire fraud early next year
Oh La La! aims to spice up Art Basel Paris after its VIP preview days
As part of a rousing new scheme, dozens of exhibitors will unveil notable works only once the fair opens to the general public
Large Ed Ruscha gas station painting could bring more than $50m at Christie's after star turns at Lacma and MoMA
The 1964 painting was a prominent feature in the artist’s recent travelling retrospective
Shake it up: Frieze Masters galleries blur time periods to reflect a shift in market demand
No longer just for antiquities and long-gone artists, more galleries at Frieze Masters are selling Modern and contemporary works—and other dealers are also widening their repertoire
'An inspiration to all of our artists from Africa': Esther Mahlangu enjoys double exposure at 1-54 and Serpentine
The 88-year-old South African artist is the subject of a solo stand with The Melrose Gallery at the Somerset House fair, while a site-specific mural goes on show outside the Serpentine North
'I think things happen for a reason': Maro Itoje, co-founder of Akoje Gallery, on why he's not afraid of missing out
The England rugby player and gallerist discusses having no regrets, and why he's on a mission to raise awareness about Black history
Galleries at Frieze London buoyed by better-than-expected preview day sales
Against a background of a gloomy economic and political outlook, most dealers reported brisk business as the fair opened
‘I’m drawn to artists who are abolitionists, troublemakers, revolutionaries’: AI expert Ebele Okobi on the appeal of a rebellious streak
The chair of the development board at the Museum of West African Art, Nigeria, discusses why she collects works from artists who are “dangerous to empire”
Egyptian princess's sarcophagus brings star quality to Frieze Masters
The sarcophagus, described as the only royal Egyptian example to ever enter the art market, last sold in 2013 for $1m
‘It’s a little bit of a testing period’: inaugural Atlanta Art Fair opens with buzzy VIP turnout
Dealers hope the city’s first art fair will help Atlanta artists build a bigger collector base
Manhattan sculpture garden founded by gallerist served eviction notice after years-long legal battle
This could be the beginning of the end for the beloved Elizabeth Street Garden
Atlanta steps into the art market spotlight
Local dealers and advisors say the third edition of Atlanta Art Week and the inaugural Atlanta Art Fair are bringing attention to the city’s art scene at a critical time
Footloose fraudster Anna Sorokin voted off Dancing with the Stars
While she inspired Inventing Anna on Netflix, Sorokin struggled to reinvent herself as a top-tier dancer during her short stint on the reality competition show
New York gallery closures are leaving artists to fend for themselves
The recent shuttering of multiple city stalwarts, from Marlborough to David Lewis, has forced their former clients to find alternative outlets
Meet the grassroots group making the art world more welcoming for Black women
Black Girls in Art Spaces has expanded to more than two dozen chapters across the US and abroad in just two years
Eyelash magnate Sydell Miller’s art collection estimated to bring around $200m at Sotheby’s
The sale's most valuable lot, a water lily painting by Claude Monet, is expected to sell in the region of $60m
From cha-ching to cha-cha: Anna Sorokin shows off bedazzled ankle monitor in Dancing with the Stars debut
The real-life inspiration for ‘Inventing Anna’ says she got permission from ICE authorities to participate in the reality competition
Magritte painting could bring more than $95m at Christie's marquee New York sales this autumn
If it goes for the auction house's estimate, "L'empire des lumières" (1954), from the collection of late interior designer Mica Ertegun, would set an auction record for the Surrealist artist
United Talent Agency suspends its fine arts division, closes Atlanta and Los Angeles galleries
The Hollywood talent agency was the first to open a branch dedicated to visual art
How a Portuguese sanctuary for pilgrims became a modern-day haven for the arts
Porto’s 600-year-old Leça do Balio monastery has found a new lease of life as cultural centre