Art market
Under new ownership, Art Monte Carlo voices 'global ambitions'
Held in the Grimaldi Forum, the boutique fair was bought last year by trade fair company Informa Prestige
Full extent of Stephen Friedman Gallery's £7.8m debt revealed in filings
The bankrupt gallery owes £800,000 to three prominent artists—Alexandre Diop, Deborah Roberts and Kehinde Wiley—while other major creditors include the logistics company Crozier
British billionaire's £200m art collection most expensive ever offered in UK
Financier Joe Lewis's trove of market titans, including Klimt, Schiele and Bacon, will "inject trust into the London market" when it is sold at Sotheby's this June
Pittsburgh’s burgeoning gallery community readies for its moment in art world spotlight
As the latest Carnegie International arrives, Pittsburgh’s long-running and newer commercial art spaces make the case for a more supportive, sustainable and slower-paced scene
Texas man who ran cryptocurrency scam supposedly backed by blue-chip art worth $1bn sentenced to 23 years in prison
Robert Dunlap promised investors a coin backed by works by Dalí, Picasso and other renowned artists
TikTok Shop adds ‘fine art’ category—will it disrupt the art market?
The new category was launched with a live sale of works by influencer artist Sophie Tea
Wildenstein dispute over Monet work highlights art market opacity
Long-running dispute centres on a complex 2004 transaction tied to works by Claude Monet
Harnessing the winds of societal change: how art dealers have been able to shape taste for centuries
A new book about the history of the art trade highlights how some outsiders became insiders, while others slipped through history's cracks
Stockholm's Market Art Fair wants to prove the 'periphery is now essential'
Proudly regional, but with global ambitions, the 20th edition of Sweden's largest commercial art event sees 54 dealers gather in a new venue
Comment | Artnet-Artsy merger: 'a Bloomberg for art?'
Initial cost-cutting measures have seen some excellent journalists laid off—will new owner Andrew Wolff manage to turn the business around?
Art Basel's solution to PDF pre-sales? Ask galleries to reserve works until opening day
A new initiative for this year's fair in Switzerland, Basel Exclusive aims to "restore the value of being present" by promoting works that are withheld from pre-fair previews and publicity
Claude Lalanne’s set of bronze mirrors shatters artist's auction record at Sotheby's
The $33.5m price fetched by set, which once belonged to Yves Saint Laurent, reflects Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne's still-growing market
The Photography Show fair’s 45th edition explores medium’s full history from its origins to AI
Aipad’s annual fair brings nearly 80 exhibitors to the Park Avenue Armory, seeking to be both an approachable entrypoint for new collectors and a place of discovery for connoisseurs
Gulf art market feels the force of Middle East conflict
The burgeoning market is suffering the fallout of current geopolitical stresses, while other regions appear disarmingly nonchalant
Dallas Art Fair brings Texas's relationship-driven collecting community into focus
Low exhibitor turnover and deliberative buying underscore a market built on long-term connections, while younger dealers shape the city’s evolving cultural context
Art Dubai announces updated gallery list for postponed 2026 edition
Around 75 exhibitors due to take part will not attend, following the US-Israel war in Iran
Marc Restellini’s ‘atom bomb’ of a Modigliani catalogue raisonné is finally published
Six volumes include 100 newly authenticated works—but 15 previously attributed to the artist are removed
Chicago’s Neighbors and Barely fairs show the strengths of smaller, alternative formats
The two Expo Chicago satellite fairs compliment the main event with accessible settings filled with ambitious presentations
SP-Arte underscores Latin America’s resilient rise amid global market recalibration
Brazil’s largest art fair showcases local identity as regional galleries capitalise on shifting international attention
Is Dubai’s loss Palma's gain? Newly revived Mallorca fair offers ’sun, sand and safety’ for wealthy Germans
VIP day of Art Cologne Palma Mallorca saw brisk sales at the lower end, while war in the Middle East boosts the Spanish island's position as a holiday and culture destination
Expo Chicago’s local focus pays off as Midwestern collectors, institutions buoy sales
The fair’s first edition under director Kate Sierzputowski aims to offer a more tightly curated experience
In The Christophers, an aging artist’s unfinished masterpieces are subjects of speculation and scheming
The new Steven Soderbergh film, which stars Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel, takes up questions about how art is valued and how artists become brands
Comment | The market grew in 2025 but ‘interest in art is waning’
Amid global macro shocks and changes in consumer taste, there are signs of future resilience
Robilant and Voena gallery founders part ways to start separate ventures with their children
After 22 years in partnership dealing in Old Master, Modern and contemporary art, dealers Edmondo di Robilant and Marco Voena will form independent firms with the next generation
Greece introduces new law to tackle art forgery
A new registry of experts is being assembled in a bid to tackle counterfeits and prevent damage to art
A new Istanbul gallery is offering an outlet for Iran’s artists
Shiva Zahed Gallery, which opened in February, will focus on contemporary artists—but war in Iran poses a major obstacle, even after the announcement of a ceasefire
London galleries Edel Assanti and Emalin both announce expansions
While Edel Assanti's second space will join a cluster forming in St. James's, Emalin will take over the Helmet Row location formerly occupied by Modern Art
Art Cologne heads to the beach with revived Mallorca edition
Nearly two decades after its short-lived debut, the venerable German fair returns to Palma’s newly energised art scene with a strong showing of local galleries
Lalanne mirrors owned by Yves Saint Laurent and a classic Diane Arbus photo: our pick of the April auctions
Plus, Konstantin Andreevich Somov's birch trees and rhinoceros after Dürer are on sale this month
Milan’s contemporary art credentials further bolstered by arrival of Paris Internationale
The cutting-edge French art fair is the latest to join an expanding cohort of global players opening in Italy





























