
Melanie Gerlis
Melanie Gerlis is the art market editor-at-large at The Art Newspaper and author of Art as an Investment
'Hong Kong art market profits despite protestors’ pain'
If not immune to geopolitical unrest, then perhaps art is a refuge for money that is struggling to find its way into other assets
'New York's Future Fair is a worthy idea—but there are flaws in its model'
Despite its commendable 'galleries-first' mindset, the scheduled fair's profit-sharing programme is not as revolutionary as it might seem
Frieze week: Ai Weiwei, Mark Bradford, Peter Doig, Melanie Gerlis, Hettie Judah
In this bumper edition we interview three of the world's leading artists, all of whom have shows timed to coincide with Frieze in London, plus all the latest news from the fair
'An increasingly polarised marketplace needs a third way'
The divide between primary and secondary markets blur as sales skew in favour of a few recognised, bankable artists
Art Basel and William Kentridge
As his show opens at the Kunstmuseum Basel, we talk to the South African artist about his latest works. Plus, we look at the 50th edition of the Art Basel fair. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
'When life happens, just remember that art fairs will be "fine without you for a while"'
Are the demands of the international art world are compatible with parenting?
'Forget millennials—the art market should be looking at Gen Z'
People under the age of 22 account for 40% of consumers
'Should dealers reveal past prices in provenance?'
London case surrounding Brueghel painting raises questions over whether a work's full sales history should be listed—even when that shows a big markup
'Fingers crossed for China’s art market'
The latest Art Basel and UBS report makes for uncomfortable reading
'Should galleries adopt the Tinder approach?'
Dealers face a difficult marketplace but industry leaders say “engagement is the currency of the 21st century”
Tefaf Maastricht overhauls Modern art section in battle to stay on top in changing market
Loss of some regular exhibitors in favour of blue-chip contemporary art galleries is the latest in a string of changes to the venerable Dutch fair
'Lifers no more: can auction houses keep their talent up?'
A slew of recent high-profile departures begs the question—are top auction house executives burning out?
Jump-bidding for Rembrandt's fingerprints and a tale of two Van Dycks: dispatches from London's Old Master auctions
Christie's and Sotheby's sell near identical Van Dyck portraits of Princess Mary, and new records are set for Frans Hals and a jolly Judith Leyster
'Will art market speculation ever go away?'
Fifteen years on since we first reported from Art Basel in Miami Beach, art as an investment has taken a new form
'Big changes on the horizon in the art-fair world'
Concern for Delhi and Düsseldorf fairs following MCH Group withdrawal
Contemporary galleries start looking to the next generation
The gallery gene does not normally survive beyond one generation, so how can contemporary art galleries survive their founders and keep their edge?
Sotheby’s introduces mysterious new symbol in auction catalogues
The curvaceous M indicates a work that is "subject to right of first refusal"
Owner of £10m Giotto to appeal High Court ruling that painting left Italy unlawfully
Judge finds in favour of Arts Council England, but collector Kathleen Simonis argues Italian laws are incompatible with EU free movement of goods
'Can the art market thrive in a sharing economy?'
Melanie Gerlis on how millennials don’t seem to have the same collecting gene as previous generations
Lee Bul lights up Hayward Gallery inside and out for its 50th anniversary
Korean artist has covered exterior of Brutalist gallery with 180,000 crystals as part of mid-career survey
Former exhibitor in dispute with Photo London over stolen Juergen Teller
London dealer Alison Jacques says the photograph was taken from last year's fair and another work was damaged due to temperature fluctuations
Larger Photo London reflects genre’s growing appeal
Fair expands into new pavilion at Somerset House and features new Augmented Reality experience from Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky
Tefaf trends: Sweden is in, England is out, but Italy is always in vogue
Melanie Gerlis sets the scene for six specialist collecting categories at this year’s Maastricht fair
Tefaf’s new chairman: ‘There needs to be less secrecy about everything’
Nanne Dekking, thinks transparency will push fairs into the 21st century
Turner Contemporary celebrates T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land with show curated by local community
Exhibition in Margate includes works by Edward Hopper, Lee Miller and John Stezaker
Sotheby's snags a fresh £36.5m Picasso for February auction in London
Price sets a high bar for the auction house's first Impressionist & Modern offering of 2018
Mark Bradford to launch Hauser & Wirth’s Hong Kong gallery
The Los Angeles artist is creating a new series of large-scale paintings for the show
From VR masterpieces to PR disasters: 2017's ups and downs
The Art Newspaper team assesses the art world's fortunes in a turbulent year
China lifts ban on Korean art
Embargo was enforced after South Korea installed air-defence system amid tensions with North Korea