Art market

What happens to the art market when humanity stops mattering?

In a world now governed by force—as US president Donald Trump and his circle would have it—rather than shared values, art risks being relegated to a power play of ‘proven brands’

Art marketfeature

As the ‘great wealth transfer’ gets underway, what are the current inheritance tax rules?

Experts explain the intricacies of tax regimes in the UK and the US in relation to major estate dispersals

Frida Kahlo-branded luxury condos go up for sale in Miami

Units in the Wynwood towers inspired by the anti-capitalist artist are priced between $500,000 and $1.6m

Hundreds of galleries across Spain will strike next week to protest 21% tax on art

While its neighbours slash their VAT rates on art sales, Spain's remains stubbornly high, leaving its galleries in a "position of complete irrelevance"

Filmreview

Natalie Portman tries to sell a corpse and film-makers traffic in art-market stereotypes in The Gallerist

The new black comedy, co-starring Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Zach Galifianakis and Charli xcx, puts its blue-chip talent up to derivative humour

Gustav Klimt: a buyer’s guide

The Austrian artist’s paintings are relatively rare “trophy pictures”, and prices have rocketed over the past 50 years

Expo Chicago lines up 130 galleries for ‘a more focused’ fair

Down from around 170 exhibitors in recent years, it is the first edition of the fair under director Kate Sierzputowski

Art fairspreview

Master Drawings New York marks 20th anniversary as both fair and market expand

Thirty-six dealers will take part, with more exhibitors hailing from Europe

Rediscovered portrait by the Renaissance’s leading woman artist goes on display at the Winter Show

A rare painting by Sofonisba Anguissola resurfaced in a private collection after it was thought to have been lost

Renowned gallerist Marian Goodman has died, aged 97

The dealer was known for her support of conceptually challenging artistic practices, and credited with bringing key European figures like Gerhard Richter and Marcel Broodthaers to the US

Art fairsanalysis

Rediscovered Rubens and a woolly mammoth head star at Brafa fair in Brussels

Belgium's premier art and antiques fair opened its expanded 71st edition this week

Abundance of botanical forms and monumental paintings reflects optimism at San Francisco’s Fog Design+Art fair

The fair’s 12th edition opened with record attendance at its gala preview and eye-catching stands blurring boundaries between art and design

Naomi Campbell reflects on Picasso’s muses for exhibition in Swiss Alps

The supermodel has penned an essay for Nahmad Contemporary's upcoming show in Gstaad

Art fairspreview

From monumental scroll paintings to metaphorical breasts: five works to see at Art SG

Textile pieces and glass sculptures are among our top picks at the Singapore fair

Singaporefeature

Singapore cements its role as a hub for art—and artists—in Southeast Asia

The city-state punches above its weight, with its government institutions, nonprofits and galleries championing not just homegrown artists, but of those from its neighbours across the region

London show of Lee Miller photographs is fundraising to save thousands of her negatives

Gallerist Lyndsey Ingram is working with the Lee Miller Archives to support the conservation of the photographer’s works and Sussex home

Art marketpreview

Winslow Homer’s mountaineer and Bob Ross's valley view: our pick of the January auctions

Plus, a tapestry by Otobong Nkanga and Claes Oldenburg’s electric plug are on sale this month

French court cancels €2.8m sale of Chinese vase after eight-year wrangle over date

The Paris court of appeal has ordered Galerie Kraemer to repay Sheikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Thani what he paid after experts “raised doubts” the work was from the 18th century

Lehmann Maupin takes permanent space in Mayfair’s No. 9 Cork Street

It is the first year-round tenant in the Frieze-run central London gallery hub

Luhring Augustine co-founder steps down to pursue philanthropy

Roland Augustine helped start the influential Chelsea gallery more than 40 years ago

More Bob Ross paintings head to auction to benefit US public television

The sale at Bonhams comes just two months after Ross’s auction record was shattered in another charity auction

Ai Weiwei’s first India solo exhibition to open in New Delhi

A selling show at Nature Morte gallery will include work from across the outspoken Chinese artist’s career—amid reports of rising censorship in India

Mumbai Gallery Weekend looks beyond the city's historic art district

The event's 14th edition is co-led by two dealers with spaces far from the gallery hub neighbourhoods of Colaba and Fort

The Year Ahead 2026: the big exhibitions and the key museum openings—podcast

From the opening of the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi to Marcel Duchamp at MoMA, New York, The Art Newspaper's editors look ahead to next year's biggest stories

Buyers of art collective's controversial food industry project to decide young cow's fate

The work, which has sparked online backlash, will see buyers of the project's tokens choose whether Angus becomes hamburgers and handbags, or is sent to live at an animal sanctuary

Paintings by US president Jimmy Carter go to auction

The works are included in an upcoming Christie's sale marking the 250th anniversary of US independence

Art marketanalysis

In a ‘K-shaped’ economy, the art market's recovery could rely on the super-rich

Confidence may be returning, but can ultra high net worth individuals continue drive an enduring market rebound?

Art marketfeature

How much should art cost? The pitfalls and paradoxes of pricing works

In an unsettled market, dealers, collectors and artists weigh up how much art is really worth

Art marketcomment

Art market 2026 predictions: underwhelming rebound and another Frieze fair

Our columnist gazes into her crystal ball to spot the major trends—from London regaining its lustre to AI fatigue—that are set to dominate the trade over the coming 12 months

Fair behemoths bet on Gulf plus new, bigger venues for Independent—a quick look at art fairs in 2026

Art Basel and Frieze are expanding in the Middle East while Art Cologne is reinstating its Mallorca edition