Art market
Prize for emerging artists at Art Basel quietly cancelled
Dealers in the fair's Statements section say they were informed at the last minute that the Baloise Art Prize has been discontinued
Asian antiquities are gaining a younger following—will it last?
Sales are booming as Millennial and Gen-Z collectors are taking a shine to historical artefacts
Basel satellite art fair June pauses following withdrawal of corporate partner
The boutique dealer-run fair intends to return for 2027
Surprise! New Art Basel initiative, Basel Exclusive, brings back the art of anticipation to the fair
More than 200 galleries have held back works that will only be unveiled to the public on the fair’s opening day
Before the fair rolls up: there is more to Basel’s cultural scene than one frenetic week in June
Art Basel may transform Basel during its annual summer spell, but the city’s art ecosystem exists long before the fair and its many satellites arrive—and continues long after they leave
Indian tea company's art collection soars at Christie's London
Led by a £3.8m painting by Ganesh Pyne, the auction of the Goodricke collection is the latest South Asian Modern art sale to smash records
Independent 20th Century adds 75% more exhibitors as it moves to the Breuer Building
The fair's first edition at Sotheby’s landmark Madison Avenue home will feature an expanded roster of international galleries
Legacy dealer Marianne Rosenberg unearths family archive for New York show
Giacomo Manzù: The Artist and his Dealer explores the decades-long relationship between the Italian artist and Rosenberg's father
Come together: how London galleries are making it work in the capital
As rising costs and a softer market force dealers to rethink their strategies, galleries across the capital are experimenting with new business models
Nazi-looted Georg Kolbe fountain breaks German artist's auction record
Dancer’s Fountain sold for €4m, after it was returned by the artist's museum to the heirs of Jewish collector Heinrich Stahl
A Kennedy-connected Stiehl box and a pair of Van Huysum still-lifes: our pick of the June auctions
Plus a Maynard Dixon painting owned by Diane Keaton and a William Morris working combining cave art and glass
Comment | As Pace slashes business, could shrinking be the next growth model?
Constant expansion and rising prices in the primary market necessary for a mega gallery are "unfixable", says chief executive Marc Glimcher
London Gallery Weekend 2026: our critics pick their top shows
With over 120 galleries across the UK capital participating in this year's London Gallery Weekend, our critics have chosen their top 20 shows to guide you through the weekend
Call my agent: why artist management companies are making a comeback
A spate of new organisations are challenging traditional gallery models to support artists in different ways
New art fair focused on community and accessibility launching in Philadelphia
Elsewhere is bringing 26 exhibitors to the Yowie Hotel on South Street for its inaugural edition
Blue-chip gets a boost, but edgier art remains in the doldrums
New York’s marquee auctions made record figures for established names, but precious few by young artists. Meanwhile, struggling gallery sector is impacting primary contemporary market
Why artists' works held in storage can be seized when a gallery goes bust
Artists in the UK are poorly protected when it comes to insolvencies
Tiwani Contemporary, gallery dedicated to African art, ceases operations after 15 years
Due to "wider market uncertainties", the London- and Lagos-based dealership that helped launch the careers of Joy Labinjo and Gareth Nyandoro has closed
How Warsaw has become a new capital of collecting
A buoyant economy and increasing internationalism is benefitting the art scene of Poland's biggest city
Bad moon rising: AI debate erupts over ‘colourised’ version of a classic Ansel Adams photo
The photographer’s estate has accused the dealer James Danziger of leveraging an unauthorised AI-generated piece to push a commercial venture to colourise other artists' works
Arthurian manuscript could make magic at Christie's London
The late 13th century illuminated manuscript is estimated to sell for £1.5m-£2m this summer
Lisson Grove's galleries collaborate to promote London's unsung art district
New initiative led by Lisson, The Bomb Factory Art Foundation, Palmer Gallery, Patrick Heide Contemporary Art and The Showroom will launch during London Gallery Weekend in June
Untitled Art will launch four new prizes at Houston fair's second edition
Combined, the prizes will provide as much as $113,200 for acquisitions at the fair
Heffel’s spring sales, featuring rediscovered royal portrait and E.J. Hughes seascape, tally $16.2m
Works by famed Canadian figures including Emily Carr, Tom Thomson, Jean Paul Riopelle and Takao Tanabe also notched major results
India's Kiran Nadar Museum to take over Christie's London headquarters this summer
A month-long non-selling exhibition from the collection of the New Delhi patron will feature 60 Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi artists working from the 1950s to the present day
Richter and Judd works top Christie's solid if not stellar sale of post-war and contemporary art
The $162.6m evening auctions featured a trove of Gerhard Richter works that had belonged to the late dealer Marian Goodman, and canonic Minimalist sculptures from the estate of collector Henry S. McNeil Jr
Authorities in New York return more than 650 looted antiquities, valued at nearly $14m, to India
The objects were recovered through investigations into trafficking networks, including those linked to convicted smuggler Subhash Kapoor and trafficker Nancy Wiener
Sold-out Phillips auction in New York brings in $115.2m, more than double 2025 result
The sale offered signals for optimists that the market is rebounding, and set new auction records for Joseph Yaeger, P.S. Krøyer and Pat Passlof
Bidding battle for Matisse leads Sotheby’s $303.3m Modern art evening sale in New York
Henri Matisse’s "La Chaise lorraine" sold for $48.4m with fees as strong results for Picasso, Van Gogh and Giacometti lifted the evening auction's total
Christie's nets $1.1bn from back-to-back S.I. Newhouse and 20th century evening sales in New York
New auction records were set for Pollock, Rothko, Brancusi, Miro and Neel





























