Analysis
How luxury buyers are changing art as we know it
The trade is increasingly reliant on an ultra-wealthy international clientele that lives what may be termed a ‘luxury lifestyle’
Make politicians wear hats and Banksy carry the Olympic Torch: we look back at ten years of e-petitions to the UK government
Of the 169 online campaigns related to the arts since they were introduced, only three have been debated in the House of Commons
Art's Most Popular: here are 2019's most visited shows and museums
Ai Weiwei was a hit in Brazil, records were broken in London and Paris—but is this the final year of museum visitor growth?
Is the UK museum boom over?
Analysis of government data and The Art Newspaper's own figures reveals a steady decline in visitors since 2014
How Egypt is destroying Cairo and civil society
The pharaonic new museum will not make up for misguided policies
OFAs (old French artists) are the new YBAs
François Morellet and Pierre Soulages are among the pioneering Modernist masters gaining wider recognition around the world—not least because of attractive pricing
In the beginning: women kickstart South Asia scene
Female artists, collectors, curators and philanthropists are playing a leading role in developing the arts scene in South Asia
Art in shopping malls: it’s all product after all
Art has long been hitched to luxury goods, but it is now becoming a more democratic—or commercial—concept as malls begin to incorporate exhibition space
Did Taiwan miss its chance to play in the international art market?
Despite generations of collecting and a favourable tax regime, the island faces formidable competition
Women and Italians first: the surprise results of the London auctions
Market turns on its head as buyers show less interest in the usual contemporary, blue-chip names
For the Arab world, Palmyra was just another day
Complexity of Syrian war and rise of Isil underpin muted response to ongoing destruction of ancient site
Taste, sound, smell: have curators gone too far?
Two galleries recently staged shows that engaged other senses as well as vision. Our editor and a technology writer disagree on their merits
What is art for? We ask, leading cultural figures answer
Twenty-five years ago, when The Art Newspaper was founded, the Berlin Wall had just come down and it seemed that a future of peace and progress lay ahead. The reality has been worse than one could possibly have imagined
China crisis puts global art market on alert
Buying was visible at the very top, but the confidence this gave is now on the wane
Collectors vs art advisers: the trouble with verbal contracts
The Maleki case exposes the perils of mixing business with friendship in the art world
Online art sales are on the up—and so is fraud
Retailers need to do more to protect buyers from fraudsters selling fakes as online art businesses attract more investment
Self-censoring museums have to be braver
The fear of public opinion or the hint of legal action can cause nervous curators and directors to cancel shows when they might not need to
Italy’s contemporary galleries are pioneering African art
Why support has come from an unlikely corner
Art critics need to get serious if they want to thrive online
The long read could counteract superficial reviews that focus on search engines or sales
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
What Chinese collectors are really buying
While ancient art and ceramics remain popular, Contemporary Chinese art is taking off at home, and buyers outside the mainland are slowly looking toward Western art
How are start-up commercial galleries faring in the age of the mega-gallery?
The Lower East Side houses New York’s more avant-garde spaces, but can it compete with Gagosian et al?
Dealers are collectors, too, whether this is a problem comes down to a question of integrity
Some things are for sale. And some aren’t
Why do certain works still set auction records during recessions
We noted in 2010, amid a painful global downturn, that a Picasso nude carried the largest pre-sale auction estimate in history at $70m to $90m
How to beat the recession: cut costs, slash prices, don’t lie and be creative
During the Great Recession in 2009 we reported that gallerists must act "quickly and brutally" in order to survive
Mortgage crisis and resulting stock market plunge be damned—the party isn’t over yet
In 2007 we noted that strong sales at auction and fairs and more money coming from Russia, Indian and Chinese collectors indicated that confidence in art remained strong
Comment: if the hedge funders ditch art, new buyers will emerge
In 2007 the economist James Sproule examined the risks facing the market—and the good news was it was not all doom and gloom
Comment: the problem with a collector-driven market
There is a danger that money will trump knowledge, observed the New York dealer in 2007
European collectors dominate, Americans in short supply at Art Basel
Strong buying at this year’s fair, but good works are getting harder to find
It’s definitely a bubble, but when it will burst is anybody’s guess
The veteran dealer Richard Feigen on the state of the art market in 2007