Art market

At Mexico City’s Material and Salón Acme fairs, artists find hope in nature

The two foremost satellite fairs of Mexico City Art Week are drawing record crowds and feature strong presentations by artists and galleries from across Mexico and throughout the Americas

Artemisia Gentileschi, Michelangelo and Rembrandt bring new energy and records to New York's Old Masters sales

The week's sales also saw a near-record for a Canaletto painting and a seven-figure result for a 15th-century Hebrew illuminated manuscript

Art Basel Qatar, Dürer portrait debate, Paula Modersohn-Becker and Edvard Munch—podcast

Ben Luke talks to art market editor Kabir Jhala about the inaugural fair in Doha, explores the debate surrounding a painting of Dürer’s father, and we hear about the synergies between two 20th-century painters

Hosted by Ben Luke and Alexander Morrison. Produced by David Clack

Mexico City’s Zona Maco fair continues to draw upbeat crowds and eager buyers

Latin America’s foremost art fair, now in its 24th year, remains a magnet for collectors, curators and museum groups from across the Western Hemisphere and beyond

Thaddaeus Ropac expands to New York, with Emilio Steinberger at the helm

The Austrian gallery has hired a permanent senior director for its new project space in Manhattan

Prizesnews

Artist Princess Pea wins inaugural Swali Craft Prize

The Chanakya School of Craft has partnered with India Art Fair to offer the $12,000 award

Art marketanalysis

Art Basel Qatar VIP day: fair’s debut encourages patience

The inaugural edition's unusual structure and focus on regional talent has garnered praise—but its reliance on state support raises existential questions

Art fairspreview

India Art Fair strengthens its role as launchpad for South Asian talent

The New Delhi stalwart, which has raised the profile of many artists, increasingly reflects the growing interest in Indigenous art

Art fairsfeature

Mexico City’s fairs give many artist-run spaces pride of place

Art fairs including Salón Acme, Clavo and Material offer various forms of support to alternative art spaces and artist-run projects spread across the country

American poet Stanley Moss's passion for Old Masters comes to the fore at Sotheby's

The acclaimed poet, who died in 2024, was “a unique figure" who combined collecting and selling art with writing and publishing literature

Saudi painter Safeya Binzagr outshines Picasso at Sotheby’s second sale in Diriyah

Having refined its strategy for the nascent market, the sale landed a $2.1m record for Binzagr but found less success for major Western names

Mexico City's Zona Maco fair finds a ‘balance between continuity and renewal’

Ambitious programmes during the city’s Art Week span fairs, galleries, museums and pop-up spaces

The first Art Basel Qatar heralds a new model for art fairs in the region

The inaugural event, which welcomes 87 exhibitors, features solo displays of major artists across multiple venues, as participating galleries hope to engage with museums and encourage institutional sales

Photomontage of Israel bombing Gaza will go on show at Art Basel Qatar

Proceeds from the sale of Rashid Rana's work will benefit Palestinian relief funds

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