Artist Princess Pea wins inaugural Swali Craft Prize
The Chanakya School of Craft has partnered with India Art Fair to offer the $12,000 award
Art Basel Qatar VIP day: fair’s debut encourages patience
The inaugural edition's unusual structure and focus on regional talent has garnered praise—but its reliance on state support raises existential questions
India Art Fair strengthens its role as launchpad for South Asian talent
The New Delhi stalwart, which has raised the profile of many artists, increasingly reflects the growing interest in Indigenous art
Saudi painter Safeya Binzagr outshines Picasso at Sotheby’s second sale in Diriyah
Having refined its strategy for the nascent market, the sale landed a $2.1m record for Binzagr but found less success for major Western names
‘I don’t take advice on collecting. If I don’t like, I don’t buy’: Tariq Al Jaidah on his approach to acquiring art
The Doha-based patron and dealer wants to develop the commercial gallery scene in Qatar
Photomontage of Israel bombing Gaza will go on show at Art Basel Qatar
Proceeds from the sale of Rashid Rana's work will benefit Palestinian relief funds
Louvre Abu Dhabi director Manuel Rabaté leaves to head India’s largest private art museum
French civil servant joins the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in New Delhi as it prepares to move to a vast new complex
Renowned gallerist Marian Goodman has died, aged 97
The dealer was known for her support of conceptually challenging artistic practices, and credited with bringing key European figures like Gerhard Richter and Marcel Broodthaers to the US
Kochi Biennale co-founder Bose Krishnamachari steps down as president
The artist and curator has resigned from his position at the Kochi Biennale Foundation citing “pressing family reasons”
Ai Weiwei’s first India solo exhibition to open in New Delhi
A selling show at Nature Morte gallery will include work from across the outspoken Chinese artist’s career—amid reports of rising censorship in India
Fair behemoths bet on Gulf plus new, bigger venues for Independent—a quick look at art fairs in 2026
Art Basel and Frieze are expanding in the Middle East while Art Cologne is reinstating its Mallorca edition
Tefaf director Dominique Savelkoul has left her post over 'differing views' with the organisation
The Belgian museum expert was appointed in September last year
Art market 2025 review: all eyes on the Gulf as Trump destabilises global order
Tariffs and new anti-trafficking rules took their toll in the US and Europe this year, as attention and investment shifted to the Middle East
Christie's and Sotheby's end 2025 with increased sales, thanks to luxury goods, trophy lots and private deals
Projected revenue at both auction houses is up from 2024, at $7bn for Sotheby's and $6.2bn at Christie's, with high-profile transactions increasingly taking place behind closed doors
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
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
London gallery Project Native Informant closes after 12 years, citing 'volatile and unsustainable environment'
The Bethnal Green gallery's adventurous programme included DIS and Juliana Huxtable
Art Basel appoints communications head Karim Crippa as director of Paris fair
He replaces Clément Delépine, who announced his departure last month
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
‘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






























