Kabir Jhala

Kabir Jhala is the Art Market Editor of The Art Newspaper

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In Dubai, the art-world panel discussion gets a sporty makeover

The Art Newspaper takes part in Crit Club, a debate series that places two art-world figures face to face in a sporting style arena

Marlene Dumas’s $13.6m semi-nude breaks auction record for a living female artist

Women rescued Christie’s otherwise quiet 21st century evening sale in New York, which also set a new auction high-water mark for Simone Leigh

Crime news

British MP Patrick Spencer charged with sexual assaults at London art world haunt The Groucho Club

The Metropolitan Police say the charges are unrelated to accusations of a “serious criminal offence” that resulted in the club having its licence suspended in November

Record-breaking female Surrealists spice up underwhelming Christie’s New York sales

Last night’s low-risk, low energy auctions made $489m in total, including $272m for the collection of Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio, along with new records for Dorothea Tanning and Remedios Varo

Buzz in New York’s art trade during Frieze week masks uncertainties

Dealers and advisers at this week’s fairs expressed optimism, despite concerns about the wider socio-economic situation

Galleries play to the Park Avenue Armory’s Gothic Revival style—and its taxidermied moose heads

Period rooms on the first and second floors are occupied by several first-time participants at this year’s fair

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Marquee May auctions in New York come at a volatile moment

As tariffs and stock-market fluctuations unsettle consignments for the spring sales, the trade awaits signs of what to expect in the next four years

Gallery Weekend Berlin’s director on the city’s changing cultural landscape: from funding cuts to censorship

Berlin's largest commercial art event holds its 21st edition under the leadership of Antonia Ruder

Ari Emanuel to buy Frieze from Endeavor

The entertainment company’s former chief executive has signed a deal reportedly worth $200m to acquire the leading art fair and media brand

Collector’s eye: the art Reem al Roubi has bought and why

The Dubai-based Sudanese patron of major museums explains how she has expanded her collecting horizons from African to Middle Eastern art

Global art sales plummeted by 12% in 2024, latest Art Basel/UBS report finds

A cooling contemporary market and lack of high-end sales has contributed to another “challenging year”, in which sales fell in almost every region

Energy returns to a changed Art Basel Hong Kong

While there were fewer US collectors, and Chinese spending remains lower, the increased Southeast Asian presence and an "exponential growth" of Gen Z buyers is notable at this year's edition of the fair

Basquiat to Chagall: Hong Kong's international auction houses turn to household names during art week

As mainland Chinese art buying continues its post-pandemic contraction, Christie’s and Sotheby’s are pivoting from ultra-contemporary Western artists towards tried-and-tested 19th- and 20th-century big hitters

Frieze Masters appoints Emanuela Tarizzo as director

The art adviser and former director at Tomasso gallery takes the reins from Nathan Clements-Gillespie at a pivotal time for Frieze, which is presently being considered for sale

Record for Indian painting at auction smashed by $13.7m M.F. Husain

The work sold at Christie’s New York, almost quadrupling its $3.5m high estimate, as South Asian Modern art crests a wave

São Paulo's newest gallery knows you must ‘burn cash to support great artists’

Yehudi Hollander-Pappi, founded by two former Mendes Wood DM employees and a seasoned collector, opens this week with a 20-strong roster and a clear vision for success

UK extends tax-free import period for art and antiques

Temporary Admissions, where goods can come into the country without import duties, increased to four years to help post-Brexit art market

‘I like being able to walk between my spaces’: Sadie Coles on her gallery's new Savile Row location

The 6,000 sq ft space occupies a townhouse that was once home to a storied gentleman's club frequented by John Ruskin and Dante Gabriel Rossetti

TJ Boulting gallery in London, known for its roster of women photographers, has closed after 13 years

Citing a tough market and a desire to begin a new chapter, co-founder Hannah Watson has ended the Fitzrovia gallery

Comment | Commercial galleries are the new rulers of the Indian art scene

Shows at Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur and City Palace in Jaipur demonstrate fresh power dynamics in the sector

Art marketanalysis

India Art Fair opens amid a tense Delhi election

Rising Hindu nationalism and recent incidents of censorship have made exhibitors increasingly cautious to show contentious works

Indian government remains ‘evasive’ over plans for the world’s biggest museum

The ambitious project will replace the National Museum in New Delhi—but crucial details remain under wraps

In Defence Colony, Delhi finally gets its own gallery district

Thanks to a spate of new openings, the district will soon be home to seven major art galleries

Collector Jaiveer Johal on staging a 'milestone moment' in queer Indian art

The Chennai-based logistics director, who has recently launched a foundation to promote art in the city, is helping to fund the first Indian retrospective of the gay photographer Sunil Gupta

Contemporary art space opens in Jaipur City Palace

The 2,600 sq. ft Jaipur Centre for Art is staging a commercially minded exhibition and will soon launch an “open-ended” artist residency programme

As competition heats up, India Art Fair refines its vision

The New Delhi fair's 16th edition—its biggest yet—welcomes 78 galleries and an expanded design section which builds on the country's ancient craft tradition

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Hoa, São Paulo’s first Black-owned gallery, reforms as a non-profit

With the launch of Hoa Cultural Society, founder Igi Lola Ayedun wants to address inequality within the industry on a “more impactful” level

The art world according to Marc Spiegler: former Art Basel boss launches online course

In collaboration with the events platform Art Market Minds, the ten-hour programme will dissect the rapidly shifting contemporary art ecosystem

Authenticity of Indian works in university exhibition questioned

Paintings attributed to major Modernists in a recent show at the gallery of the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) are facing scrutiny