Art market
Energy returns to a changed Art Basel Hong Kong
While there were fewer US collectors, and Chinese spending remains lower, the increased Southeast Asian presence and an "exponential growth" of Gen Z buyers is notable at this year's edition of the fair
Collector's eye: the art Cherry Xu has bought and why
The cultural entrepreneur, who is based in Shanghai, platforms young and emerging artists. Here, she discusses her journey in art, her passion for Frida Kahlo and the culinary delicacies not to miss during the fair
Our pick of the shows to see during Hong Kong art week
From Sin Wai Kin's latest video works to Sarah Sze's first solo exhibition in Asia
The latest Hong Kong art hot spot: Wong Chuk Hang on the Southside
The up-and-coming area has seen a boost to its local art organisations and gallery offering due to the pandemic and increased transport links
Jessica Chastain and Adam Driver will play a gallerist and her artist in new television series
The art world is taking Hollywood by storm, and ‘The Dealer’ is the latest project to get the green light
In her comeback show, painter Seung Ah Paik renders her body as a map
After stepping away from the art world and starting a family, the artist is having her first solo show in New York with Gratin and showing two new paintings at Art Basel Hong Kong with Bortolami
Basquiat to Chagall: Hong Kong's international auction houses turn to household names during art week
As mainland Chinese art buying continues its post-pandemic contraction, Christie’s and Sotheby’s are pivoting from ultra-contemporary Western artists towards tried-and-tested 19th- and 20th-century big hitters
Tariff time: what Trump’s new levies mean for Hong Kong’s art trade
As Art Basel Hong Kong opens, local dealers are staying watchful over the financial impacts of the American trade war
Frieze Masters appoints Emanuela Tarizzo as director
The art adviser and former director at Tomasso gallery takes the reins from Nathan Clements-Gillespie at a pivotal time for Frieze, which is presently being considered for sale
Ch.ACO fair aims to be a focal point for South American art
The Chilean fair, about to hold its 15th edition in the country’s capital of Santiago, aims to bridge geographic gaps and foster dialogues across the continent
Bronze Age Corsican statue sold at auction in London is a ‘fake’, French cultural authorities claim
Officials and archaeologists have said the small object, which was auctioned by Lyon and Turnbull for €22,500 earlier this month, is a copy
‘If necessary, I will shout at him!’: Richard Ansett's images of Grayson Perry go on show at Sotheby's
The selling exhibition will open in London on 28 March, alongside Perry's Wallace Collection show, ‘Delusions of Grandeur’
Latest round of money laundering penalties hit UK trade
Some art businesses are among the list of businesses fined for failing to comply with regulations
Sotheby's to sell art belonging to Brazil's Lady of the Resistance
The journalist and collector Niomar Moniz Sodré Bittencourt, who established the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro, was exiled after speaking out against Brazil's military dictatorship
Record for Indian painting at auction smashed by $13.7m M.F. Husain
The work sold at Christie’s New York, almost quadrupling its $3.5m high estimate, as South Asian Modern art crests a wave
New York art adviser Lisa Schiff sentenced to prison for fraud
Once a high-profile adviser to elite art collectors, Schiff will spend 30 months in prison
The ten most expensive Vincent van Gogh paintings
His ‘Sunflowers’ painting does not make the list—and there are other surprises too
São Paulo's newest gallery knows you must ‘burn cash to support great artists’
Yehudi Hollander-Pappi, founded by two former Mendes Wood DM employees and a seasoned collector, opens this week with a 20-strong roster and a clear vision for success
Art collector James Stunt found not guilty of money-laundering
The entrepreneur was accused along with four others, who were found guilty
London's oldest art fair celebrates its 40th anniversary
The London Original Print Fair launched in 1985 when the concept of art fairs was in its infancy. Its director of 38 years, Helen Rosslyn, reflects on its longevity
Art market salary satisfaction declines amid ‘redundancies and reduced revenue’, new survey finds
Meanwhile the abolishment of DEI initiatives in the US risks increasing "unconscious biases", according to the second SML Art Market Talent Report
As collector strategies shift, prints are experiencing new levels of popularity
With buyers taking prints more seriously, publishers, collectors and dealers are embracing the unique commercial advantages of editioned works
Ahead of game-changing EU legislation, Tefaf Maastricht opens to satisfactory sales
Works by Velázquez, Titian and Picasso were offered at the fair, as well as a sculpture thought to be modelled by Michelangelo
Christie’s appoints new regional president of the Americas
Julien Pradels will fill the role left when Bonnie Brennan was promoted to chief executive
The big art world slowdown, Dutch culture funding crisis, Bruegel’s Hunters in the Snow—podcast
What’s behind the new, more measurement approaches to programming at museums, art fairs and more? Plus, a chat about current tensions around culture in the Netherlands and a close look at one of the most famous depictions of a wintery landscape
Dealers are facing the tricky challenge of balancing artist and collector priorities
Gallerists vary in how they navigate between building relationships with the artists they represent and the collectors who are their clients—but there may be an overarching advantage to the struggle
Upstart art fair brings collectors to an Old West movie set in the California desert
The High Desert Art Fair recently held its third edition, bringing collectors, dealers and miniature donkeys to Pioneertown, California
Comment | 'Visiting Americans remain a force at Tefaf Maastricht'
US museums relish the fair as much as ever, and are increasingly interested in buying works that will diversify their collections
UK extends tax-free import period for art and antiques
Temporary Admissions, where goods can come into the country without import duties, increased to four years to help post-Brexit art market
Work from Anthony Caro’s personal art collection up for sale at Christie’s
The leading lot is a painting by the artist's close friend Kenneth Noland