J. Cabelle Ahn
Could 17th-century Italy provide a useful model for today’s challenging art market?
An exhibition in New York spotlights an intriguing episode in trade history , in which an influx of foreign artists to Rome prompted everyone from barbers to lawyers in the city to develop side hustles as art dealers
‘I see hidden codes within the everyday’: Sandra Poulson’s first museum exhibition explores material histories of global exchange
In the Angolan artist’s show at MoMA PS1, she uses wooden sculpture and found furniture to question the legacies of postcolonialism and globalisation
The best museum shows to see during Tefaf New York 2025
An exhibition that is solid gold, Sargent’s scandalous time in Paris and the Morgan Library and Museum’s promised gifts are some of the highlights taking place during the fair
Renewed Frick Collection balances tradition and transformation
The 90-year-old Manhattan institution—historic home of the industrialist Henry Clay Frick—opens a new chapter, expanding gallery space and inviting the public into the Frick family’s former living quarters for the first time
As collector strategies shift, prints are experiencing new levels of popularity
With buyers taking prints more seriously, publishers, collectors and dealers are embracing the unique commercial advantages of editioned works
Cross-category exhibitions are gaining popularity, but do they pay off?
Transhistorical shows, often pairing Old Masters with contemporary art, are frequently critical successes but the commercial benefits are less obvious
Old Master forgeries’ second lives as teaching tools
Museums, universities and other art organisations have tapped into the enduring fascination with forgeries for pedagogic purposes
Historical auction results show centuries-old demand for women artists
Our exclusive analysis of auction records in Paris until 1850 reveals around 500 sales of works by women, and striking parallels to the art trade today