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

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

Auction house powers ahead with blue-chip lots in the Middle East but luxury items fall out of favour

Patriarch of the French-US dealing dynasty, who helped shape countless collections, insists legal issues played no part in the decision

Beeple’s anarchic entry into Art Basel Miami Beach doubled down on cult of personality at the expense of artistic substance

The Belgian museum expert was appointed in September last year

It is estimated to fetch more than double the category's existing record for a collection at auction

From the Los Angeles wildfires to Trump’s policies on culture and heritage, The Art Newspaper's editors analyse the year's biggest stories

Tariffs and new anti-trafficking rules took their toll in the US and Europe this year, as attention and investment shifted to the Middle East

The $6.7m New York sale of the film star's prized possessions closed out a successful season for the auction house

This year also brought a disturbing threat to Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum

A series of small-scale, affordable events are challenging the dominant scene

Projected revenue at both auction houses is up from 2024, at $7bn for Sotheby's and $6.2bn at Christie's, with high-profile transactions increasingly taking place behind closed doors

From collaboration to consolidation, some dealers are adapting to a changing market that many agree should not return to its previous peak

The price, three times its high estimate, smashed the auction records for Lalanne's work and any design object

The prize, presented in partnership with Nxthvn, includes a solo stand at Frieze Los Angeles and $25,000

Netting a solid $133.4m total, the first Sotheby’s live sale in Abu Dhabi is described by the house as the largest debut for any new market in its history

The crypto mogul Justin Sun—who famously bought Maurizio Cattelan’s $6.2m banana work and ate it—has also donated $7.8m to the government relief fund

The politician, whose administration has been dogged by accusations of corruption, has signed to Berlin gallery Société

The painting, only publicly displayed once before, will soon be featured in a Wong exhibition in Chicago

A Frida Kahlo self-portrait measuring 5cm tall is on sale for $15m at the stand of Weinstein gallery

The blue-chip gallery has acquired a 19th-century palazzo in need of restoration in Sicily

Highly successful auctions and fairs do not solve the market’s deeper problems

The idea of making luxury more democratic seems both noble and impossible

“The Five Miracles of Christ” sold at Sotheby’s to a Christian foundation on Tuesday night, while an early Gerrit Dou led Christie’s evening auction at £3.8m

The most valuable sale reported was an abstract painting by Gerhard Richter for $5.5m, from David Zwirner

The winner of the city’s annual acquisition prize, determined by public vote, is a work by Ximena Garrido-Lecca

Dubbed the ‘Mona Lisa of the decorative arts’, the work is now the most expensive Fabergé egg ever sold at auction

The country is stymied by international sanctions, but Iranian collectors spend millions on home-grown art

The South African gallery announced a plan to shift its US base east as it participates in its first Art Basel Miami Beach