Kabir Jhala

Kabir Jhala is the Art Market Editor of The Art Newspaper

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Sixth Kochi Biennale: what’s on show and who is funding it

The next edition of India's leading exhibition, curated by Nikhil Chopra and HH Art Spaces, features performances by Marina Abramovic and Tino Sehgal

New tech and old names drive sales at Art Basel Miami Beach

A new section for digital art at the fair this year, Zero 10, coincides with a flight to secondary material, suggesting that an adapting market may also be a bifurcating one

In pictures: a sculptural celebration at Art Basel Miami Beach

Nora Lawrence, the executive director of Storm King Art Center in New York’s Hudson Valley, shares her favorite sculptures from the fair

Miniature self-portrait by Frida Kahlo turns heads at Art Basel Miami Beach

A Frida Kahlo self-portrait measuring 5cm tall is on sale for $15m at the stand of Weinstein gallery

Design Miami will expand to Dubai

The perennial design fair, now marking its 20th anniversary in Miami Beach, will launch in the Alserkal Avenue gallery district in 2027

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India’s art market is fast growing—is it also maturing?

At the third edition of Art Mumbai, the trade debated whether the South Asian sales boom is surface level or the sign of something deeper

Pursuing ‘a different economy’, London gallery Herald St will open new space in Bologna

At a time when mid-sized galleries are suffering from hasty expansions, Herald St Bologna reflects a more sustainable attempt at growth

'I never imagined we'd get here': Beirut gallery Marfa' Projects turns ten

As she opens an anniversary show drawing on her global gallerist network, Marfa' founder Joumana Asseily recounts a decade of major challenges and milestone achievements

Ascendant Art Basel Paris rewards top dealers, while smaller galleries compete for attention

The fair's new Avant-Première preview for the most important VIPs generated seven- and eight-figure sales of blue-chip art, but things were quieter upstairs in the emerging gallery sector

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‘Everyone benefits’: Art Basel’s chief on the new Paris VVIP slot and the viability of its Qatar fair

Noah Horowitz sees the fair company’s inaugural Doha show as a “moment of expansion, not saturation”

Bonhams sold to Pemberton Asset Management—leading to overhaul of leadership team

The auction house has been acquired for an undisclosed fee, two years after previous owner Epiris tried to float it for $1bn

A tale of two philanthropies: why private foundations differ in London and Paris

While the new Fondation Cartier exemplifies the heft of corporate giving in Paris, the additions of YDP and Ibraaz bring London greater diversity

'I want to show the real deal': property developer Rajan Bijlani on his Modernist design collection

Few collectors are as well positioned for Frieze as Rajan Bijlani, whose home, a former pottery studio, is a ten-minute stroll across Regent’s Park

Frieze to launch Abu Dhabi edition in November 2026

A deal struck with the emirate's department of culture will see the brand take over the existing Abu Dhabi Art fair

Pace to shut Hong Kong gallery

The mega gallery will be the latest high-profile departure from the H Queen's building as the city's art market struggles with economic slowdown

Art Basel Paris to offer extra-early preview slot for ‘closest clients’

Dealers can invite guests to tour the fair ahead of its First Choice VIP Opening the following day

Frida Kahlo dreamscape estimated between $40m to $60m could break artist's auction record

El Sueňo is from a major Surrealist collection being sold at Sotheby's New York this November

Frieze opens permanent base in Seoul

The exhibition venue builds on success of Frieze’s London location, and will give galleries from outside Korea a temporary toe-hold in the otherwise daunting city

Sotheby’s returns ancient Buddhist gem collection to India after legal pressure

After the Indian culture ministry intervened to halt a sale of the Piprahwa gems, Sotheby’s has sold the trove to a Mumbai conglomerate

Can Hauser & Wirth's new Palo Alto space achieve what its rivals failed to?

Gagosian and Pace packed up shop in the Bay Area—now Hauser & Wirth is the latest mega-gallery to give Silicon Valley a go

Phillips claims stake in South Asian market with London exhibition

Held in collaboration with Grosvenor Gallery, the Modernist selling show sees the auction house tap into this burgeoning region

Art Basel Qatar names Wael Shawky as artistic director of unconventional inaugural edition

The Egyptian artist has selected a curatorial theme for the fair's first Middle Eastern show, to which more than 50 galleries will bring solo presentations

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Nudes by Tamara de Lempicka and Jenny Saville lead quiet Sotheby’s Modern and contemporary sale

The auction totalled £62.5m—down 25% year-on-year—but Sotheby's says it is committed to holding June sales in London despite a beleaguered post-Brexit market

‘Momentous’: Italy to slash art VAT to 5%, the lowest rate in the EU

The move comes ahead of a series of planned reforms to improve competitiveness within the Italian art market

Romania secures hold on ‘stolen’ El Greco as court filings reveal Dmitry Rybolovlev is its owner

The work was pulled from a Christie's auction following claims by the Romanian government that it had been unlawfully removed from the country in 1947

Amid geopolitical tensions, Pakistani and Indian art worlds unite in London exhibitions

During a time of conflict between the two countries, a number of shows are bridging the divide

In Basel, alternative art fairs spring up in new places

Basel Social Club has moved to the Old Town, while a gallery takes over a villa

What does a so-called ‘buyer’s market’ look like at Art Basel?

Price reductions, negotiations and dealer “flexibility” are the order of the day