Luxury goods billionaire opens long-awaited private museum designed by Frank Gehry

Numbers swell at Africa’s biggest art event as its contemporary market matures

More than 300 illustrations explain how the German artist’s studio spaces have played a fundamental role in shaping his vision, work and philosophy

As art events crop up all over the world, A-list events are no longer an imperative for dealers

Alternatives to fine art

The warning states that certificates of authentication allowing imports of African cultural heritage are being forged

The museum opens 20 October

The exhibition will contain works by 24 artists, from three pivotal historical moments: 1960-70, the revolutionary era, and the post-war period

The naming rights for the institution are still up for grabs

Nechtschein-Modigliani does retain moral rights over the artist's work, however

The estate of the artist is one of the most contested in the art world

The Jameel Prize show at the Victoria and Albert Museum looks for the best in Islamic or Islamic-inspired art

A former girlfriend of Jean-Michel Basquiat is to exhibit works from her personal archive, including a series of black-and-white nude portraits of the artist, who died in 1988

Galleries test the market for innovation, but there is also a wealth of Modernism on show

The empire builders are changing the rules

A gift of 375 film works, with conditions

Considering why artistic responses to the AIDS crisis are relevant today

Cites personal reasons

Gonzalo Orquín received a letter from the Vicariate of Rome

Warnings that the French government's proposed VAT hikes will undermine the country's standing in the global art market

The upcoming exhibition will feature around 50 works by 22 artists

Beuys show can go on

Next Summer's exhibition focuses on the boundaries between the mainstream and the marginal

Basel's best kept secrets, told by artists, curators, dealers and connoisseurs

Museum closes a cultural gulf

A little-known copy of Leonardo’s The Last Supper by Marco d’Oggiono will get a thorough clean

From Liechtenstein to Lisbon, these collectors discuss their interests and methods

The Italian artist has selected his own works to fill the entire space

The Dutch advisory committee on the assessment of restitution applications has rejected a claim for two sculptures by the 15th-century German artist Tilman Riemenschneider