Melanie Gerlis
Melanie Gerlis is the art market editor-at-large at The Art Newspaper and author of Art as an Investment
Gallery pulls out of Lima fair in protest against mayor’s ‘attacks against freedom of expression’
<h5>Event organisers end sponsorship agreement with city officials after complaints from arts community, but “damage is done” Andrea Ferrero says</h5>
Time to find Hong Kong’s artists on their home turf
Local works will be prominent at Art Basel and the new Art Central satellite fair
Comment: it’s the economy, stupid—and the art market is no longer immune to its vicissitudes
While the 2008 global financial meltdown largely failed to dent sales, in 2015 our editor-at-large warned that the falling oil price experienced at the time could prove much more serious
China Guardian head sounds warning note on sales and fraud
Hu Yanyan says that results will still be “healthy”
Anger at casino Warhol sale
The works are being sold by Westdeutsche Spielbanken to raise funds for restructuring
Flipping art: filthy lucre or a sound business plan?
In 2014 we noted that market speculation can offer rich rewards, but in the long term, it may do collectors more harm than good
Collection agency head warns over resale rights
The Artists’ Collecting Society says that the “honeymoon” grace period on accurate reporting of sales is coming to an end
Modigliani drawings show at Harris Lindsay
16 works originally given to Paul Alexandre help kick off London Art Week
Standards are upheld at Art Basel 2014 with consistent sales throughout
Dealers seem to have come to terms with the pressures of showing at such a prestigious fair, and prepared well ahead of time
The diffusion of the global art market away from landmark Western art fairs
As art events crop up all over the world, A-list events are no longer an imperative for dealers
Hauser & Wirth makes a big birthday book
Another 20-year landmark, now in print
Uli Sigg film on his rational and comprehensive attitude to collecting Chinese contemporary art
Sigg reveals that he didn’t necessarily like some of the contemporary art he bought
Chinese buyers finally come out of the woodwork for Art Basel Hong Kong 2014
The fair's long-term goal has been to crack the Chinese market
Collector Christopher Tsai wants to open first Ai Weiwei museum
The proposed museum would probably be in New York
Poly Culture moves to reassure shareholders
Auction house addresses concerns over non-payment, forgeries and army links
Greek collector Dimitris Daskalopoulos aids Athens museum acquisitions
National Museum of Contemporary Art spends €50,000 on new works from Frieze
Collectors find a richer mix of art and design with PAD in Berkeley Square
The art and design fair diversifies in response to competition from Frieze Masters
Swiss collector Stephan Schmidheiny sentenced to 18-year term
Schmidheiny is to appeal the verdict, citing the charges relating to asbestos manufacturing as 'absurd'
Art Basel, the final stop that brings art fair marathon to a close
The fair is one of the final Modern and contemporary events this summer
New brand in town as Basel hits Hong Kong
Slowly but surely, the fair’s newest edition is beginning to make strides
Dealers spark intrigue at Art Basel 2013 as 20th century masterpieces jostle alongside the contemporary
Art Basel '13 fair report
Manchester collector Frank Cohen and Danish adviser Nicolai Frahm launch a London gallery in a former dairy
After facing a brick wall of bureaucracy in Manchester, the pair looked to the capital to share their collections with the public
Art Basel launches first Hong Kong edition
The fair keeps the flavour of its predecessor, ArtHK, but the galleries have changed
Cambodian sculpture case will go to trial
Sotheby's sale halted as Cambodia demands its return
Warhol-Basquiat goes begging at Phillips
Phillips’s chief executive says Frieze might have distracted potential buyers
Marc Spiegler to assume sole charge of Basel
Joint director takes overall control of fairs