Brafa turns 70, plus new fairs in Cyprus and Texas—a quick look at art fairs in 2025
Vima, the first international contemporary art fair in Cyprus, opens in the spring, while Untitled Art expands to Houston
Christie's results are down ‘just’ 6% in 2024, ‘despite challenging environment’
The house's auction total saw a double-digit decrease for a second year in a row—but private sales are booming
The Year in Review: art market slump squeezes biggest players and Frieze for sale
The top end of the market failed to recover, while auction houses expanded in Hong Kong amid dramatic shifts in the city
Dealers collaborate to solve shipping snafus at Art Basel Miami Beach
Faced with logistics setbacks, several galleries were offered assistance from their fellow exhibitors
Trump ‘bump’ or Trump ‘slump’? What dealers expect from the next four years
On the second day of Art Basel Miami Beach, leading dealers, advisers and market experts are split on the US president-elect’s tax and tariff plans
India Art Fair cancels its inaugural Mumbai show
The new event would have coincided with the city’s existing Art Mumbai fair
Crypto investor eats Cattelan banana he bought for $6.2m
Justin Sun, who purchased the work just last week, also pledged to buy 100,000 bananas from the vendor who originally sold the fruit for $0.25
The dangerous art of Hamad Butt makes a comeback at the Irish Museum of Modern Art
Pioneering works by the British-Pakistani artist who died young are being restaged in Dublin before travelling to London
London art world haunt Groucho Club closed as police investigate ‘serious crime’ on premises
The private members club was bought by Hauser & Wirth's founders in 2022
Beyond the banana: Sotheby's contemporary art night nets a modest $112m
Despite Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian selling for a staggering $6.2m, The Now and contemporary auctions in New York made 63% less than last year
After an embattled edition, the Kochi-Muziris Biennale announces next show
Nikhil Chopra and the collective HH Art Spaces will curate the next instalment of the prestigious Indian exhibition, scheduled to open in December 2025
Bollywood and billionaires: Art Mumbai sees ‘very healthy’ sales at expanded second edition
The fair welcomed 71 galleries this year, while local competition intensifies
Mumbai gallery Mirchandani + Steinruecke to open Delhi location
It is the latest Indian gallery to expand to a second city
Dealers at Artissima await 'potentially transformative' changes to art tax in Italy
The 31st edition of the contemporary art fair sees Italy's art market players cross their fingers—or fear for the worst
Nudes by major Indian artists F. N. Souza and Akbar Padamsee embroiled in 'obscenity' dispute
The seven works were seized by Mumbai customs last year due to their sensitive content
Dealer Yves Bouvier owes more than $800m in back taxes, Swiss court rules
Meanwhile Dmitry Rybolovlev, with whom Bouvier settled a high-profile legal saga last year, has had charges against him dismissed
Frieze's parent company exploring ‘potential sale’ of the fair and media brand
Entertainment giant Endeavor is reviewing its event assets as it prepares to go private
Socially engaged practice has become the art form du jour—this international network is at the forefront of the sphere
With its recent forum in Brussels, Afield brought its focus on social change to new levels
Art Basel Paris exhibitors hit by rainwater from Grand Palais roof leak
The historic venue, recently restored to the tune of €466m, is among a number of cultural institutions in Paris affected by heavy rains this week
Shake it up: Frieze Masters galleries blur time periods to reflect a shift in market demand
No longer just for antiquities and long-gone artists, more galleries at Frieze Masters are selling Modern and contemporary works—and other dealers are also widening their repertoire
‘Many of the works I own have been swapped with fellow artists’: Photographer Campbell Addy on how he's assembling his growing art collection
Addy discusses the close connection he often has to the artists he collects—and why he's no great fan of art fair chatter
'It’s always important to have constructive dialogue': Gaza-focused works get prime spot at newly designed Frieze London
At the Experimenter stand, Bani Abidi is showing subtle pieces inspired by the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war
Frieze London to debut makeover with ‘artist-centred’ curated sections
Opening later this week, the fair's reconfigured layout and entrance give a greater prominence to its curated sections
‘Non-fair’ Minor Attractions hopes to be enjoyable for visitors and exhibitors alike
Second edition of the commercial art event aims to exploit hotel location with an on-site nightclub and mood lighting as part of a pleasure-rich experience
Often overlooked: The Barbican presents 100 artistic responses to India's turbulent times
Work by more than 30 Indian artists, made between 1975 and 1998, explores a period of social and economic upheaval
Slowly, Brazil’s art market is becoming more racially diverse
Many galleries at ArtRio have recently begun representing Black and Indigenous artists, though non-white dealers remain a rarity
A disembodied Marilyn Monroe and a vibrant De Kooning from the collection of Eric Clapton: our pick of the October sales
Plus, a colourful Magritte painting and a Simone Baltaxé tapestry
New Delhi’s India Art Fair will expand to Mumbai in 2025
The new event, with a focus on contemporary art and design, will coincide with the existing fair Art Mumbai in November
London's newest art bar is a 'sexy, gay living room'
Co-founded by the owner of Guts gallery, Goldie Saloon is billed as a haven for women who love art—and other women
Christie's will become first global auction house to operate in Saudi Arabia
With the announcement of Riyadh-based managing director Nour Kelani, the firm hopes to deepen ties with the Kingdom's collectors and ambitious cultural projects