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

Gagosian goes for Gupta

Indian artist Subodh Gupta is in the mega-gallery's sights

Modigliani scholar faces trial for fraud

Christian Parisot is accused of faking drawings by the artist’s lover Jeanne Hébuterne

Art Basel Miami Beach '07: Promising sales on Day 1 a reflection of firm market

Concerns about the impact of the tumultuous economy seem unwarranted as buyers crowd Basel

Mortgage crisis and resulting stock market plunge be damned—the party isn’t over yet

In 2007 we noted that strong sales at auction and fairs and more money coming from Russia, Indian and Chinese collectors indicated that confidence in art remained strong

Art marketarchive

Chinese buyers thin on the ground at first Shanghai art fair: ShContemporary in review

Nevertheless, dealers predict this will change as excitement surrounds international event

Collectorsarchive

How much is David Khalili’s Islamic art worth?

The Sunday Times values it at $9 billion, but several dealers disagree

Pinault commits $110m to new museum

Japanese architect Tadao Ando will visit the site this month

Art fairsarchive

Art Chicago comes back from the dead with new ownership and energy

Almost everything about the fair was better—but where were the collectors?

Art Baselarchive

Is a Venice Biennale presence the key to Art Basel sales?

Some claim that a good reception at the Biennale ensures an artist's name is stamped in market memory

Pinault procures Polke paintings

Billionaire is set to open new Venice museum in 2009

Bacon “rubbish” including sketches and diaries makes £1m at auction

An alternative end for the rubbish that was to be thrown out from Bacon’s famously chaotic studio at 7 Reese Mews in London

Posthumous Giacometti sculptures sold at Gagosian

Pieces represent first $10m in a probable $54m deal

Art marketarchive

Christie’s Warhol could set new record in New York

The work is one of the “Death and Disaster” series which rarely come on the market

Art marketarchive

Qatar sweeps the board at London Islamic sales

Spokesperson for The Museum of Islamic Art revealed the results of the sale

Art marketarchive

Warhol “Athletes” commissioned for $800,000 to be sold for $28m

This is the first time a complete set of the series is on offer

Collectorsarchive

World’s biggest art collector is buying again

Sheikh Saud Al-Thani of Qatar has now been pardoned

Rediscovered Bacon “rubbish” could fetch £50,000

Documents and paintings will be sold at a country auction

Collectorsarchive

Collector sells £15m Turner collection to buy Chinese contemporary art

Baron Ullens is acquiring new works for his Beijing gallery

Art marketarchive

Specialist Barbara Pollock questions value of contemporary Chinese art

Pollock is forthright about her distrust of the current auction market in China

Art Baselarchive

Art Basel/Miami Beach '06: More international than ever

Most works sold on opening day and buyers came from all continents

Why you cannot trust dealers’ prices—or auction results either

In 2006 we reported that attempts to accurately measure the market are being thwarted by auction guarantees and private sales between tight-lipped collectors

Art marketarchive

This year's Art Basel proves Andy Warhol has become a universal brand name

Financial buyers have had a dramatic impact on the way the art market works

The Nazi bounty hunters: War loot claims become big business

World War II restitution is now a multi-million dollar enterprise in which lawyers, auction houses and possibly even venture capitalists all have a stake