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
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
Stephen Friedman Gallery goes into administration after 30 years
Both London and New York spaces are now shut
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 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
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
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
An Artemisia Gentileschi self-portrait and Judy Chicago’s Scottish queen: our pick of the February auctions
Plus, Rembrandt’s sleepy lion and a late Redon
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’
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"
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
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
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
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





























