
Melanie Gerlis
Melanie Gerlis is the art market editor-at-large at The Art Newspaper and author of Art as an Investment
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
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
Phillips ups thresholds for buyer’s premium
Increase puts auction house’s fees in line with Sotheby’s; Christie’s a relative bargain
Sales points: notable purchases at three Frieze galleries
From a Caucasian carpet to Pop-Tart drawings
Ai Wewei heads to the USA
The artist will make his first trip back to the US since getting his passport back from Chinese authorities
A satellite in the cloud: online-only art fair launches during Frieze New York
Editions planned for Basel in June and London in October
Damien Hirst and Larry Gagosian reunite at Frieze New York
Gallery is re-representing the artist and is staging a solo show at the fair
Real estate mogul Aby Rosen reaches $7m tax settlement
Dispute centred on differing regimes for collecting and dealing in works of art
Frieze New York opens to VIPs with a splash of Hollywood gold-dust
Fair's deal with entertainment mega-agent could secure its future—but some still need convincing
Fifty editions on, can Art Cologne regain top billing?
Prospects are brighter for the world’s first art fair, which opens this week, thanks to its director Daniel Hug
Five to see at MiArt in Milan
The thoughtful fair has more to offer than Italy’s Postwar market darlings
Tefaf brings welcome cheer to the market
Relief for dealers after Dutch fair rings up decent sales
The media fail to cover the bulk of art market transactions
This was one of the conclusions reached during the panel discussion Informing the Art World, held at the Tefaf Art Symposium in Maastricht on 11 March
Race is on to beat art forgery with DNA technology
Artists Mat Collishaw, Idris Khan and Gary Hume support new platform
Old Masters to be folded into ‘Classic Week’ at Christie’s this month
One category no longer seen as sufficient to attract new buyers