Art fairs

No Venice this year—but Frieze New York still gets a Biennale boost

Visitors can see work by artists chosen for 2017 national pavilions

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

Martin Creed brings ‘peace memorial’ to the shores of New York this week

British artist installs huge rotating neon—and his next plan is to turn the Armory inside out

Frieze New York jury awards stand-out booths

Prizes go to the established Cologne-based dealer Galerie Gisela Capitain, the three-year-old Instituto de Visión of Bogotá, and young Geneva gallery Truth and Consequences

Istanbul’s Moving Image fair is called off

Move is another setback for the beleaguered city after the postponement of Art International

Object lessons: from a Naïve townscape to Sub-Saharan sculpture

Our pick of this week’s auctions, art fairs and gallery exhibitions

Frieze New York preview: welcome to the island

Curatorial projects, faster ferries and the "specific charms" of Randall's Island await visitors

Brazilians put a brake on art buying

Local collectors were scarce at SP-Arte as the country heads further into recession

Brussels stakes its claim as European hotspot for contemporary art

Four art fairs opened in the Belgian city this week, including newcomer Independent Brussels and longstanding Art Brussels

Biennale des Antiquaires moves ahead despite rumours of a rift between the co-organisers

The prestigious antiques and jewellery fair at the Grand Palais launches its first annual edition this September

Performa teams up with contemporary African art fair in New York

1:54 NY features new performance section organised by curator Adrienne Edwards

What to see at SP Arte

The crowds were thronging even though sales were moderate

Five to see at MiArt in Milan

The thoughtful fair has more to offer than Italy’s Postwar market darlings

SP-Arte doubles down to beat the recession

The leading Latin American art fair is introducing a section dedicated to Brazilian design

Armory week brushes downbeat sentiments aside to ring up sales

The Armory Show and New York’s satellite fairs prove US market is holding up

Springtime in Paris sees four art fairs open this week

Art Paris Art Fair gives pride of place to female artists, while PAD celebrates its 20th anniversary

Marina Abramovic to get first China show

Shanghai's Power Station of Art to provide stage for performance artist

Why the personal is political in China

At the fair younger artists address China’s most pressing issues

From pill-popping birds to awkward mannequins: Encounters at Art Basel Hong Kong

Curator Alexie Glass-Kantor picks six works from her section dedicated to large-scale projects

Countdown to Art Basel in Hong Kong

Heading to the fair? You'll find more historical work by Asian artists, more Western galleries, plus a "waterfall" of numbers as high as a skyscraper

Women make their mark on Art Dubai

Tenth edition sees female artists make up almost half of those represented

Art Basel in Hong Kong 2016

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

Small works come out tops at new-style Tefaf Maastricht

Recently-discovered Rembrandt, a revamped first floor, the New York editions—and an unfolding authenticity scandal outside the fair—contributed to a buzzy opening