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Independent 20th Century brings blue-chip deep cuts to the Breuer

The fair’s autumnal edition, devoted to overlooked or under-recognised bodies of work from the previous century, is taking over Sotheby’s headquarters

The Armory Show spotlights Caribbean artists and galleries

New York’s biggest art fair has revamped its footprint to place artists of the Caribbean and its diasporas in the foreground, as well as stalwarts of the hometown scene

Contemporary Istanbul expands international reach with 17 newcomers

Organisers are highlighting the city's role as a regional culture hub despite ongoing economic and political challenges

Late greats David Hockney and Wu Guanzhong shown together at Christie's Hong Kong

The non-selling show was inspired by Hockney’s three-week visit to China in 1981, as the country was reopening to the world

ArtRio opens amid political uncertainty as Brazil’s art market continues to grow

The Rio fair brings together 76 galleries as an upcoming presidential election and a new generation of collectors shape the market

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Blue-chip names headline Christie’s Hong Kong sales

As the auction house continues to celebrate 40 years of operating in Asia, its exciting line-up of September sales offers renowned global artists alongside those with strong markets in the region

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Monet’s ‘Iris’ could break record for most expensive painting ever sold at auction in France

Estimated between €22m-€30m, it leads a 28-lot sale at Sotheby’s Paris of the collection of Jeanne Schlumberger

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

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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

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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

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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

Shana Wu. With additional reporting by Lisa Movius
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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

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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

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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