Art market
The art world’s billionaire problem is getting worse, research suggests
A new paper links widening wealth inequality to the market’s growing reliance on ultra-rich collectors
South Korea’s art market correction signals maturity
Though the value of the country’s market has yet to regain its 2022 peak, it has consolidated its position as a key regional centre for art
Korea’s new art market law gets off to a shaky start
Part one of the Art Promotion Act, which came into effect in July, has left dealers struggling to comply amid widespread administrative confusion
Online platform connects hundreds of emerging Iranian artists with collectors abroad
The Continuum initiative provides rare access to a global audience and market
Alleged antiquities smuggler’s children convicted of money laundering in Germany
A criminal court in Hamburg has ordered the confiscation of €32m in sales proceeds from Serop Simonian’s children, who plan to appeal their conviction
Art fair Art-o-rama’s winning formula: low fees, young blood, bold ideas
The 20-year-old contemporary art fair, taking place this weekend in the southern French city of Marseille, has maintained its youthful outlook and appetite for risk
Frieze Abu Dhabi: which galleries are taking part in the inaugural fair?
Taking over the longstanding Abu Dhabi Art, the Frieze brand has lured international dealerships alongside a strong showing of regional names
When galleries go bust, artists and collectors can struggle to recover their works—here, legal experts offer advice
Without proper written agreements, consigners sometimes find themselves in a protracted and costly process
The Armory Show will launch two museum acquisition prizes at upcoming fair
The Pérez Art Museum Miami and the Bronx Museum will acquire works next month from the fair’s Focus and Presents sections, respectively
A guide to artist agents and consultancies
An A-Z of organisations and individuals that offer professional services to artists beyond traditional gallery representation
Buyers sue London's Alison Jacques gallery over cancelled sale of Monica Sjöö paintings
Yoed and Natasha Anise’s first-ever art purchase unravelled after the artist’s estate allegedly decided they are not sufficiently serious collectors
‘Stopping while ahead’: London gallery Sid Motion to shut after a decade
Eponymous founder says she is winding up "while the programme and finances are still intact"
Gagosian exits locations in Basel and London's Burlington Arcade
The closures are the latest mega-gallery real estate downsizes this summer
‘Art-world summer camp’: the Aspen Art Fair prioritises immersion over expansion
The boutique fair is attracting increasingly ambitious exhibitors while leaning into the mountain town's distinctive character
Trump administration’s new tariff regime exempts art and antique imports from most countries
After the US Supreme Court struck down the White House’s previous tariffs, Trump and his trade representative have imposed new tariffs of 10% or more on around 80 countries
Art Dealers Association of America's fair returns after one-year hiatus with a leaner line-up
The New York fair is coming back to the Park Avenue Armory with 63 exhibitors after a 'strategic pause', as executive director Kinsey Robb says the focus is on value for galleries rather than scale
Trove of art by Basquiat, Javier Calleja and others at play in mammoth Vancouver real estate lawsuit
A lawsuit related to the collapse of the developer Coromandel Properties includes an art collection purchased for $4.9m that was used as collateral for a loan
The Armory Show reveals 230-gallery line-up and move to late September
Caribbean-focused curatorial programme and expanded sections for emerging galleries headline 2026 edition of the New York City fair
The ten most expensive Van Gogh paintings
‘Sunflowers’ does not make the list—and there are other surprises
James Cohan Gallery becomes Norr Cohan as founders step back
Longtime senior director David Norr assumes sole ownership following a years-long leadership transition
Christie’s and Sotheby’s 2026 half year results: trophy lots and luxury goods fuel rebound
Private sales and flexible financing arrangements are also helping the businesses shore up their bottom lines
Gus the T-Rex sells for a record $50.1m at Sotheby’s
One of the most complete fossilised skeletons of its kind beat the previous record, held by Ken Griffin’s Apex, by more than $5m
Auction houses made significant recoveries in 2026, ArtTactic report finds
Data from Sotheby's, Christie's and Phillips shows confidence from major single-owner sales is trickling down to the rest of the art market
Phillips counts on luxury watches for sales in first half of 2026
Three timepieces are among the house's top five highest-priced lots this year
Los Angeles's Post-Fair will expand to Paris during Art Basel week
The alternative fair’s first international edition will occupy two architecturally distinctive venues in the Marais
Sotheby’s partners with the Virgil Abloh Estate to sell a set of rare prints to fund university scholarships
The pieces come from a beloved 2015 collaboration between Abloh and his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Can a Riga fair foster a new generation of collectors in Latvia?
The Baltic state is bidding to bolster its nascent art market
Man jailed as Sotheby’s due diligence foils antiquities fraud
Andrew Crowley, based in Bristol in the UK, has been sentenced for trying to sell statues with forged provenance documents through the auction house in London
New York exhibition fundraising for Venezuelan earthquake relief efforts
More than 200 works on view at Henrique Faria Fine Art are on offer to raise funds for emergency aid in Venezuela through the World Central Kitchen
19th century bronze Laocoön leads London Old Master auctions, selling for £13.6m at Sotheby's
Work achieved the second highest price ever for a pre-Modern sculpture at auction, while Thomas Lawrence's portrait of the Duke of Wellington sold for an artist record £9.7m at Christie's





























