Art fairs

PAD Paris loses its vetting committee after opening of 20th anniversary edition this week

The organisation commissioned to examine the works offered at the fair dropped out citing a lack of professionalism and “disrespect” of the experts’ mission

My Hong Kong: a local's guide to the art scene in the city

Insiders reveal what to see in the city—and where to wind down—during a hectic week

Art Basel in Hong Kong 2017

Our daily edition from Art Basel in Hong Kong, including news, analysis, interviews and live reporting from the fair

Art Dubai 2017

Our daily edition from Art Dubai, including news, analysis, interviews and live reporting from the fair

Economist Rachel Pownall to present online art market report at Tefaf Spring in New York

Her recent survey of art and antiques dealers revealed that 67% expected their online third-party sales to increase

Will American buyers show up to Tefaf Maastricht?

With two new New York editions, and US collectors curtailing international travel for economic and political reasons, some dealers are sceptical—but remain hopeful

Tefaf Maastricht 2017

Everything you need to know about the fine art of collecting

At Volta and Nada fairs, two takes on politics

Artists respond to the new global order with works that range from amusing to acidic

Independent fair delivers on diversity and quality with early sales

Collectors show they are willing to invest in work that is current—or feels like it—at the iconoclast New York fair

Revamped Armory Show draws praise and crowds

New director juggles commercial success and curatorial merit

Shifting Focus: The Armory Show shakes up its curated sector

Works in this year’s Focus section try to find an artistic answer to the question: ‘What is to be done?’

Young Seattle gallery wins first $10,000 Presents prize at The Armory Show

Mariane Ibrahim Gallery has a solo display of multimedia works by the German-Ghanaian artist Zohra Opoku

Female artists make their presence felt at ADAA Art Show

Art Dealers Association of America's fair kicks off Armory week with a feminine touch

1:54 art fair to launch in Marrakech next February

Founding director has been searching for an African venue since she first established the event in London five years ago

Spring awakening? A shake-up for New York’s fairs

The city’s prime time for contemporary art gets a new programme, with an emphasis on discovery and depth

Latin America’s power collectors wooed at Arco

The Spanish fair is targeting the region’s art patrons, with a report highlighting the top 100 names on the scene

Art Basel owner buys stake in Art Düsseldorf

MCH Group aims to make it the “leading regional fair in Germany”

TEFAF New York’s spring edition looks to offer solid bets in an uncertain world

With a focus on Modern masters, contemporary art and design, the fair seems poised to compete with the city’s May auctions

India Art Fair opens under new ownership deal

MCH Group took a majority stake in the fair and now plans a digital overhaul

25 years of the Outsider Art Fair

The event’s director Andrew Edlin talks to us about the market’s evolution

Brussels Art Fair embraces the contemporary

Brafa is honouring a living artist for the first time and has increased the number of contemporary galleries

London Art Fair sets its sights wide on collectors of all kinds

Six-figure prints by Warhol and £600 etchings are both on offer

Istanbul art fair and biennial join forces in bid to boost tourism in Turkey

Chairman of Contemporary Istanbul is lobbying the government for changes to tax on art

See the ‘holy grail’ of American porcelain at New York Ceramics & Glass Fair

The 18th-century punch bowl was unearthed during an archaeological dig in Philadelphia

How Photo London aims to take the title of photo capital from Paris

The fair sees increased participation from big contemporary art galleries and is collaborating with Magnum Photos for its 70th anniversary

Can these San Francisco fairs do what so many Los Angeles fairs couldn’t?

The fourth edition of the art and design fair FOG is coming into its own, while newcomer Untitled has early support from LA dealers

Ilaria Bonacossa to direct Artissima art fair for the next three years

The curator and art historian returns to Turin having previously served as curator at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo

Basquiat versus the NYPD

The artist’s 1983 homage to his murdered friend goes on show and is more topical than ever