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
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
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






























