Art market
'The world's most expensive banana': Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian fetches $6.2m at Sotheby’s New York
The buyer, the collector and crypto investor Justin Sun, immediately vowed to eat the banana
Magritte gets star billing at Christie's $460m 'solid as a rock' evening auction
The interior designer Mica Ertegun's Surrealist L'empire des lumières sold for a record $121.1m in New York last night, with a new high also set for Ed Ruscha
Phillips's contemporary art auction in New York, hampered by Basquiat flop, brings in slim $44.2m
The night’s total take took a major hit when it was revealed that its second-biggest lot, a Basquiat self-portrait, had failed to sell
Sotheby's New York delivers white glove auction of Sydell Miller collection but patchy Modern evening sale
Kicking off November's marquee evening sales, the house brought in a total of $268.6m from 49 lots
Bollywood and billionaires: Art Mumbai sees ‘very healthy’ sales at expanded second edition
The fair welcomed 71 galleries this year, while local competition intensifies
Comment | EU’s new anti-looting law is another blow for legitimate trade
Though laudible in its aim to kerb trafficking of stolen goods, planned rules will impose unreasonable burdens on lawful and genuine trade
Sotheby's pays over $6m to settle tax evasion case
The terms of the settlement in New York allowed Sotheby's to resolve the issue without admitting any wrongdoing
Accra Cultural Week shines a light on Ghana’s burgeoning art scene
A host of globally recognised artists, a growing number of art world tourists and a domestic gallery boom are all contributing to the country’s reputation on the international stage
Auction houses expect this month's New York sales to bring in as much as $1.6bn
The most valuable lot of the week is a record-breaking Magritte with a third-party guarantee, but the most talked-about is a conceptual still life by Maurizio Cattelan
Yves Bouvier should stand trial over stolen Picassos, court says
Paris prosecutor has requested that the Swiss art dealer and his business partner Olivier Thomas should face charges relating to the disappearance of dozens of works more than a decade ago
The arts should be recognised as a key part of what it means to be human, argues a new publication
An urgent treatise on the decommodification of culture by the professor of cultural economy Justin O’Connor
Painting by Ernst Klimt—completed by his brother Gustav—to be offered at Sotheby’s
After Ernst Klimt’s sudden death at 29, Gustav completed "Hans Wurst Delivering an Impromptu Performance in Rothenburg" and signed it in his brother’s name
How ‘high street’ art galleries are achieving serious sales success
They might not be hailed by the critics, but the likes of Opera and Halcyon are forging ahead
For these US auction houses, Antiques Roadshow-style appraisal days have been a wise investment
“Every now and then you strike gold,” says the general manager of Bonhams Skinner
Painting by the AI robot Ai-Da sells for more than $1m at Sotheby’s
It’s a new record for a work of art created by a robot, the auction house says
Paris Photo returns to the Grand Palais, offering Surreal encounters and a shift in perspective
The leading photography fair welcomes 240 exhibitors this year
A Slevogt triptych, restituted to the heirs of a Nazi-persecuted collector, is to be auctioned in Munich
The painting depicting the prodigal son was sold by Eduard Fuchs, a Communist writer, after his escape into exile in 1933
Korean art market to benefit from new regulations
Restrictions have been eased on the export of post-war Korean art, and artist resale royalties introduced
Christie’s and Sotheby’s pin hopes for New York November sales on single-owner collections
In a subdued market, the season’s most promising auctions are of estates
Comment | Popping the hood: what’s driving sales of luxury cars at auction houses
Christie's acquisition of Gooding & Company has renewed focus on collectible automobiles
Sotheby’s to hold first ever commercial auction in Saudi Arabia in February
The auction house will hold the sale in the historic town of Diriyah, offering Modern and contemporary art as well as handbags, cars and sports memorabilia
US judge allows artist Deborah Roberts's copyright infringement lawsuit against New York gallery to proceed
The lawsuit brought by Roberts in 2022 has received a mixed ruling from Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall, but she denied dealer Richard Beavers's motion to dismiss it
Isabel Nolan to represent Ireland at the 2026 Venice Biennale
Georgina Jackson, the director of The Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art at Trinity College, Dublin, will be the pavilion's curator
‘My poems are as important to sustaining my life as my art’: Rei Naito, one of Japan's best-kept artistic secrets
The enigmatic installation artist shares the thinking behind her minimal yet profound meditations on human existence
Co-creator of UndeadApes NFTs found guilty of fraud and money laundering in 'rug pull' scheme
Berman Jerry Nowlin Jr, known in the NFT community as "Repulse" and “Zayous”, faces up to five years in federal prison
Mumbai gallery Mirchandani + Steinruecke to open Delhi location
It is the latest Indian gallery to expand to a second city
Dealers at Artissima await 'potentially transformative' changes to art tax in Italy
The 31st edition of the contemporary art fair sees Italy's art market players cross their fingers—or fear for the worst
Art Collaboration Kyoto finds its groove by connecting past and present
The unusual Japanese fair is holding its fourth edition with 69 local and international galleries participating
Nudes by major Indian artists F. N. Souza and Akbar Padamsee embroiled in 'obscenity' dispute
The seven works were seized by Mumbai customs last year due to their sensitive content
In the face of economic uncertainty, Art x Lagos focuses on non-commercial programming
The fair—opening with Nigeria’s naira in a slump—has carried forward its “concise” gallery section format from last year and expanded its broader activities