Georgina Adam

Georgina Adam is the former Art Market editor of The Art Newspaper, where she is now editor-at-large. She is a contributor to the Financial Times Life & Arts Section, lectures at Sotheby's and Christie’s institutes in London and regularly participates in panels about the art market

Settlement reached in saga over Chinese buyer’s unpaid Richter bill

The complex saga started in June 2015 when the Beijing-based businessman Zhang Chang bought a work by Francis Bacon at Christie’s

'While I revile Trump as much as the next man, Nancy Spector was wrong to offer the Golden Toilet'

Georgina Adam on why Guggenheim's chief curator should rise above President and his "swampy" world

From Van Gogh to Richter—what happens when bidders fail to pay up at auction?

Flaky winning bids are knocking the gloss off record-breaking sales

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Podcast episode 15: What will 2018 hold for the art world?

We are at the London Art Fair speaking to Georgina Adam about her art market predictions and to Louisa Buck about the top shows and artists to keep on your radar this year

Hosted by Ben Luke. , with Louisa Buck and Georgina Adam. Produced by Julia Michalska and David Clack
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What will 2018 hold for the art market?

Expect more guarantees, an Old Master revival and gallery innovation, says Georgina Adam, art market editor-at-large

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Podcast episode 13: the dark side of the art market

Former editor of the The Art Newspaper Jane Morris speaks to Georgina Adam about her new book Dark Side of the Boom and the art world's less savoury side

Hosted by Ben Luke. with guest speakers Georgina Adam and Jane Morris. Produced by Julia Michalska and David Clack

Leonardo marketed as a rock star ahead of Salvator Mundi sale

Painting is being presented by Christie’s as the “Holy Grail of Old Master paintings”

Centre Pompidou will pop up in Shanghai’s West Bund cultural corridor

Paris museum will organise 20 exhibitions in new satellite space as part of renewable five-year deal

Damien Hirst banks on Venice show for his renaissance

Artist and his investor-collectors hope spectacular exhibition and plenty of spin will revive flagging market

Where does all the art go after a fair?

In an exclusive extract from her forthcoming book, Dark Side of the Boom, Georgina Adam discovers why most art is destined for a crate-filled, high-security storage facility

Tracey Emin and Lehmann Maupin no longer in bed

Artist and gallery part ways after two decades

Non-dom art collectors in UK could be hit with new taxes

Even works held and sold abroad could be liable for UK tax

Centre Pompidou could pop up in Shanghai, in city’s West Bund ‘cultural corridor’

Paris contemporary art centre in negotiations to open space after setback ten years ago

Centre Pompidou to pop up in Shanghai

Paris Modern art museum in negotiations to open space in West Bund cultural district

Anatole Shagalov embroiled in legal cases that reveal problems of buying art with loans

Buyers using works as collateral and allegedly defaulting on payment becoming increasingly common in "frothy market"

Battle over Kiefer’s Beijing show escalates as curator rejects dealers’ objections

Organisers say Western galleries are attempting to protect their interests in the Chinese market

The art market in 2017: perplexing times for pundits worldwide

Uncertainty is the name of the game, made unpredictable by international politics and an economic downturn in the Gulf

Turmoil at Honolulu’s Bishop Museum

Fears abound for the collection-rich, cash-poor Hawaiian institution

Experts shed light on Modigliani's murky market with new research project

Fakes and squabbles have long-obscured scholarship, but a catalogue raisonné may now be in the pipeline

Art takes second place as selfies steal the shows

Instagram-friendly works can give a huge publicity boost to artists and exhibitions

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Why shopping malls are making space for high-end art

Hong Kong, Shanghai, Paris, Bicester—the retail trend is all about boosting “dwell time”

Biggest ever Giacometti survey show opens in Shanghai

Artist’s foundation teams up with museum founder Budi Tek to bring 250 works to China

Football outscores culture as Qatar spending slumps

Museum layoffs and project suspensions gather pace in Qatar as oil revenue collapse continues

Bangladesh puts exposure before sales to get itself on art market map

The non-commercial Dhaka Art Summit is helping to raise the international profile of South Asian artists

In the beginning: women kickstart South Asia scene

Female artists, collectors, curators and philanthropists are playing a leading role in developing the arts scene in South Asia

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Art in shopping malls: it’s all product after all

Art has long been hitched to luxury goods, but it is now becoming a more democratic—or commercial—concept as malls begin to incorporate exhibition space

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Wildenstein can’t be forced to recognise disputed Monet

French court will not intervene over work that was championed by BBC’s Fake or Fortune

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Owner of purported Monet loses case in French court

Work featured on BBC’s Fake or Fortune programme in 2011