The fossilised skeletons make an unusual incursion into a downtown gallery, meeting John Chamberlain's twisted-metal forms

The co-founders of the design gallery Studiotwentyseven view collecting as an instinctive process, regret missing out on a Nick Cave sculpture and covet a Basquiat

Plus a market-conscious Basquiat and a Seagram-adjacent Rothko

Nearly half of exhibitors this year have a New York base, reinforcing the city’s market dominance as Latin American participation also rises

The action, organised by the campaign group Art Not Genocide Alliance, will culminate in a rally in the city

From splashing sewage to moments of zen, here is our selection of top national presentations in the Giardini, Arsenale and across town

The $33.5m price fetched by set, which once belonged to Yves Saint Laurent, reflects Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne's still-growing market

Low exhibitor turnover and deliberative buying underscore a market built on long-term connections, while younger dealers shape the city’s evolving cultural context

The shortlist for the Art Basel Awards spans artists, curators and collectors ahead of the June ceremony in Basel

Nearly two decades after its short-lived debut, the venerable German fair returns to Palma’s newly energised art scene with a strong showing of local galleries

Plus, Konstantin Andreevich Somov's birch trees and rhinoceros after Dürer are on sale this month

A motel in Pioneertown, a community in California's Mojave Desert, offers local grit and an antidote to art fair fatigue

Henry S. McNeil Jr.’s collection, led by a major Judd "stack" sculpture, is expected to exceed $30m at Christie's this spring

His works, painted on found wood and discarded tin, illuminate culture on the remote Saint Helena Island

The open-air exhibition KTX Biennial, curated by SculptureCenter’s Jovanna Venegas, will bring works by international contemporary artists to the city’s busy 3.5-mile pedestrian and cycling corridor

As collectors tire of mega-fairs and splurge on experiential travel, a new wave of boutique events seeks to draw buyers and sellers to places like Aspen, Joshua Tree, St Moritz and Mallorca

The evening brought in £197m, a 52% increase on last year's equivalent auctions

Our pick of the highlights from the March auctions

The fair's 45th edition opens as local exhibitors worry about the impact of the country’s prohibitive rate of VAT on art

Local galleries that stayed nimble during recent socioeconomic headwinds have emerged from the market downturn

A new painting by the artist Alexis Rockman, made using tar from Los Angeles’s famous La Brea Tar Pits

The firm's hometown fair will feature 290 exhibitors from 43 countries and territories

In a recalibrating market, auction houses are carefully balancing much needed fee revenue with compelling deals for both buyers and sellers

The week's sales also saw a near-record for a Canaletto painting and a seven-figure result for a 15th-century Hebrew illuminated manuscript

The Austrian gallery has hired a permanent senior director for its new project space in Manhattan

Plus, Rembrandt’s sleepy lion and a late Redon

Units in the Wynwood towers inspired by the anti-capitalist artist are priced between $500,000 and $1.6m

Thirty-six dealers will take part, with more exhibitors hailing from Europe

A rare painting by Sofonisba Anguissola resurfaced in a private collection after it was thought to have been lost

The supermodel has penned an essay for Nahmad Contemporary's upcoming show in Gstaad