Melanie Gerlis

Melanie Gerlis is the art market editor-at-large at The Art Newspaper and author of Art as an Investment

Art fairs feel the heat at Barcelona conference

Leading dealer says only 25% of sales should be outside gallery

Three to see: New York

From opulent ancien régime metalwork to Dubuffet's elegant drawings

Why the ‘Uber effect’ is proving elusive for online platforms

Business is growing but no one has truly disrupted the market—yet

Ancient disc, the look of maternal love and treasures of the sea attract buyers

From ancient ritual objects to contemporary photographs, here is a snapshot of what people have bought at Frieze London and Frieze Masters

The added value of an A-list owner

Collectors will pay a premium for a famous name

Why a growing number of museum veterans are crossing over to the commercial sector

Boundaries are not what they used to be, as the former director of the Andy Warhol Museum heads to Sotheby’s

Science, then and now, reveals marvels of Medieval manuscripts

Fitzwilliam’s anniversary exhibition breaks ground across the centuries

Artist Pension Trust makes first financial distribution

Sales from the 14,000-work collection will continue

Magnus app founder hits back at critics

Move towards "greater and greater" transparency cannot be stopped, he says

Brexit: what it could mean for the arts

Leading figures speak out about concerns for the future after UK votes to leave European Union<br>

The market looks vulnerable as the summer break begins

As a busy, but thinner, season draws to a close in the wake of Brexit, uncertainty is the order of the day

Brexit vote triggers shock and dismay

Fears for London art market amid political and economic uncertainty after UK votes to leave EU

Thaddaeus Ropac defies Brexit and commits to London

Confirmation of the Ely House gallery gives UK market a needed boost

How to keep an artist’s name alive

Galleries at Art Basel bring historic works that are fresh to the market as artists’ estates get proactive

Fairsnews

Confidence in market rises against the odds

ArtTactic's latest survey shows art market experts are more confident than they were at the beginning of the year

Fairsnews

Private museums that put the public first

From Basel's finest to the Broad, the institutions that set an example

Fairsnews

Collectors take a long hard look at themselves at Art Basel

Artists hold up a mirror to everyone who makes the art world go round

Economics and politics made Tate Modern happen

Deregulation in London’s financial markets, and new money looking for a home, helped to make contemporary art a much-prized commodity

Economist Clare McAndrew lured away from Dutch fair Tefaf to crunch numbers for Art Basel

Her annual global market report, now sponsored by the Swiss fair and UBS, will be published to coincide with next year’s Hong Kong edition

Fairsnews

Weak market should bring out the best, says Art Basel director

This year’s fair will reflect the art world’s growing appreciation of photography

London’s Fine Art Society turns 140

Specialists put the past behind them for celebratory exhibition