Art market

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Gulf art market feels the force of Middle East conflict

The burgeoning market is suffering the fallout of current geopolitical stresses, while other regions appear disarmingly nonchalant

Dallas Art Fair brings Texas's relationship-driven collecting community into focus

Low exhibitor turnover and deliberative buying underscore a market built on long-term connections, while younger dealers shape the city’s evolving cultural context

Art Dubai announces updated gallery list for postponed 2026 edition

Around 75 exhibitors due to take part will not attend, following the US-Israel war in Iran

Marc Restellini’s ‘atom bomb’ of a Modigliani catalogue raisonné is finally published

Six volumes include 100 newly authenticated works—but 15 previously attributed to the artist are removed

Chicago’s Neighbors and Barely fairs show the strengths of smaller, alternative formats

The two Expo Chicago satellite fairs compliment the main event with accessible settings filled with ambitious presentations

SP-Arte underscores Latin America’s resilient rise amid global market recalibration

Brazil’s largest art fair showcases local identity as regional galleries capitalise on shifting international attention

Is Dubai’s loss Palma's gain? Newly revived Mallorca fair offers ’sun, sand and safety’ for wealthy Germans

VIP day of Art Cologne Palma Mallorca saw brisk sales at the lower end, while war in the Middle East boosts the Spanish island's position as a holiday and culture destination

Expo Chicago’s local focus pays off as Midwestern collectors, institutions buoy sales

The fair’s first edition under director Kate Sierzputowski aims to offer a more tightly curated experience

Filmreview

In The Christophers, an aging artist’s unfinished masterpieces are subjects of speculation and scheming

The new Steven Soderbergh film, which stars Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel, takes up questions about how art is valued and how artists become brands

Art marketcomment

Comment | The market grew in 2025 but ‘interest in art is waning’

Amid global macro shocks and changes in consumer taste, there are signs of future resilience

Robilant and Voena gallery founders part ways to start separate ventures with their children

After 22 years in partnership dealing in Old Master, Modern and contemporary art, dealers Edmondo di Robilant and Marco Voena will form independent firms with the next generation

Greece introduces new law to tackle art forgery

A new registry of experts is being assembled in a bid to tackle counterfeits and prevent damage to art

Irannews

A new Istanbul gallery is offering an outlet for Iran’s artists

Shiva Zahed Gallery, which opened in February, will focus on contemporary artists—but war in Iran poses a major obstacle, even after the announcement of a ceasefire

London galleries Edel Assanti and Emalin both announce expansions

While Edel Assanti's second space will join a cluster forming in St. James's, Emalin will take over the Helmet Row location formerly occupied by Modern Art

Art fairspreview

Art Cologne heads to the beach with revived Mallorca edition

Nearly two decades after its short-lived debut, the venerable German fair returns to Palma’s newly energised art scene with a strong showing of local galleries

Lalanne mirrors owned by Yves Saint Laurent and a classic Diane Arbus photo: our pick of the April auctions

Plus, Konstantin Andreevich Somov's birch trees and rhinoceros after Dürer are on sale this month

Milan’s contemporary art credentials further bolstered by arrival of Paris Internationale

The cutting-edge French art fair is the latest to join an expanding cohort of global players opening in Italy

Art marketpreview

A renewed focus on rigour and connection at Expo Chicago

The fair’s 2026 edition is the first to be helmed by new director Kate Sierzputowski, who has widened its institutional outreach through local and regional collaborations

Art marketfeature

Overdue payments to artists, landlords and workers at a popular gallery reflect pressures squeezing the dealer sector

The New York gallery The Hole has closed its Los Angeles space after struggling to pay bills and artists

Christie’s to sell an almost unknown Van Gogh double-sided drawing

These were sketches for paintings which were never completed - or are lost

Vaccine billionaire buys $17.9m Raja Ravi Varma, setting new record for Indian painting at auction

Cyrus Poonawalla is the latest collector to pay top prices for South Asian art, as the Indian art market continues a bull run

Art marketfeature

Art crowd saddles up at the High Desert Art Fair

A motel in Pioneertown, a community in California's Mojave Desert, offers local grit and an antidote to art fair fatigue

Trey the Triceratops sells for $5.5m via Pharrell Williams's auction site

The skeleton of a young adult dinosaur, excavated in Wyoming during the 1990s "Bone Rush", sold on the musician's online Joopiter platform

Art marketanalysis

Art trade stays buoyant amid global turmoil

Strong results in the London spring auctions suggest ultrarich are regaining confidence, despite escalating war in the Middle East

Guillaume Cerutti departs Christie's and other positions in Pinault’s companies

The news follows his sudden departure as president of the Pinault Collection

Chile's leading art fair foregrounds affordable works, often with a political edge

The 16th edition of Chaco boasts a plethora of affordable works by Latin American artists in an inclusive atmosphere

Guillaume Cerutti departs as president of the Pinault Collection after 13 months

The former chief executive officer of Christie’s moved to Paris to focus on the collection and its museums in 2025

Sales at Art Basel Hong Kong reflect a deepening Asian market

The region's growing institutional infrastructure is helping to counteract a diminished presence from the West

Important collection of Minimalist art could bring big results at auction

Henry S. McNeil Jr.’s collection, led by a major Judd "stack" sculpture, is expected to exceed $30m at Christie's this spring