Art market
Ellie Rines opens new Tribeca gallery after a decade in Chinatown
Having helped establish Henry Street as a New York art destination, the dealer now has a new gallery name, a new space and a new director
A late Chagall self-portrait and a colourful crushed car sculpture: our pick of the September auctions and sales
Plus, a rare Chinese vase decorated with Buddhist lions and a moody landscape by Lois Dodd
Dealers make moves around Manhattan
From Soho to Chelsea, established local galleries, newcomers and others are opening new spaces or relocating their businesses
Marlow Moss, overshadowed De Stijl pioneer, gets first London show in decades
A Jewish non-binary lesbian who fled the Nazis and lost much of her work in a 1944 studio fire, Moss's paintings and sculptures are the subject of a commercial exhibition at Ward Moretti
Two Eastman Johnson paintings stolen in the 1970s are recovered
A Connecticut auction house identified the stolen works in a private estate collection and helped return them
UK to standardise auction data, as sector rallies support for a new trade body
Panellists at The Art Business Conference, London, argued for greater recognition of visual art's impact
Comment | It's high time philanthropy was decentralised
Charles Asprey has shown courage and imagination by donating works to the tiny and remote Pier Arts Centre, instead of one of the UK’s prestigious London-based institutions
From Poussin to Pokémon: why attitudes towards collecting art are shifting
In the second Gilded Age, the super-rich value luxury and collectibles over fine art
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys launch resale royalty initiative with Bonhams
The voluntary programme will allow consignors to contribute a portion of the hammer price to artists, which Bonhams will match
Amid volatile Korean economy, galleries at Frieze Seoul and Kiaf opt for cautious pricing and fresh faces
Opening days of Seoul's Art Week show the South Korean market entering a more mature, if less ebullient, phase
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





























