Art market

Limited-edition Labubu causes bedlam at Art Basel Shop

The figurine of a slightly sinister looking monster has been flying off the shelves

Liste and Volta, both stalwart Basel satellite fairs, celebrate major anniversaries

The two fairs mark a combined 50 years of showing contemporary art in the Swiss city

In tough times for dealers, Art Basel debuts a section for new works

Exhibiting art made in the past five years, Premiere makes it easier for small to mid-sized galleries to show at the fair

Uovo planning second, larger art storage facility in Brooklyn

The storage and logistics company is seeking municipal approval to build a 240,000 sq. ft facility on a lot in Bushwick currently used for parking

Comment | I've researched the next generation of collectors—and here's why they are not like the last

The Art Newspaper’s editor-at-large on how millennials who collect art differ from previous generations—and what it means for the art market

One of the last surviving Union flags from the Battle of Trafalgar to come up for sale at Treasure House Fair

The flag flew on battleship of Cuthbert Collingwood, who took over fleet command after Horatio Nelson was shot by a sniper at moment of victory

New art fair Arrival brings collectors to the bucolic Berkshires

Gallerists and artists from around the US have set up shop at the Tourists hotel in North Adams, Massachusetts

Sotheby’s offers peek at Breuer building’s makeover

New renderings show the subtle interventions the auction house is making to its new Manhattan locale ahead of the marquee autumn auctions in November

Location, location, location: behind the Art Basel floor plan beef

A longtime exhibitor has pulled out of the Swiss fair in a row over the location of its stand—so how are fair layouts decided?

More than 200 galleries are signed on for The Armory Show's next edition

The fair’s September 2025 edition will include a new design sector and have a focus on artists from the American South

Expert and restorer in fake Versailles furniture scandal found guilty

Bill Pallot and Bruno Desnoues have been convicted of forging historic chairs and selling them for large amounts

Art Basel exhibitors will show ‘the most ambitious works’ despite economic headwinds

Amid a drop in global sales and looming US tariffs, when Art Basel opens next week it will appeal to emerging collectors with a brand-new Premiere section for ultra-contemporary work, says the fair's director

Art marketanalysis

Is Ari Emanuel getting a good deal with his purchase of Frieze?

The entertainment company’s former chief executive paid a reported $200m for the art fair and media brand—a sum which has raised eyebrows

Paintinganalysis

Have we reached peak painting?

In a digital age, painting may seem quaint, but its appeal endures, among artists, scholars and collectors

Pauline Karpidas collection estimated to make £60m at Sotheby's

The London sales of mostly Surrealist art have the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection by the auction house in Europe

Prosecution of gallerist under UK’s Terrorism Act should serve as ‘warning to all art dealers’, says Metropolitan Police

The first-of-its-kind case saw Oghenochuko Ojiri, an expert on the BBC's ‘Bargain Hunt’, sentenced to two and a half years in prison earlier this month

Newly attributed Turner painting, last sold for £500, goes under the hammer at Sotheby's with £300,000 estimate

The work was previously attributed to a follower of the 18th-century artist Julius Caesar Ibbetson, but experts agree it was infact painted by a teenaged Turner

London Gallery Weekend 2025: must-see shows for digital art lovers

Artists whose work demonstrates the porous boundary between digital and physical formats are to the fore in exhibitions across the UK captial

Amid tariff and economic struggles, the newly rebranded Beijing Art Season persevered

The event comprised of Beijing Gallery Weekend and two fairs, Beijing Dangdai and the newly renamed Art021 Beijing

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‘A true champion of artists’: Victoria Miro's artists celebrate gallery's 40th anniversary

Grayson Perry, Celia Paul and more discuss the gallerist's impact on their careers

Which galleries are returning to Frieze London and Frieze Masters 2025—and which are not?

More than 280 exhibitors will take part across the two fairs this October

Rediscovered Artemisia Gentileschi painting offered for sale in London for £1m to £2m

David with the Head of Goliath, fully attributed to the artist in 2020, will headline Sotheby's Old Master evening auction on 2 July

Crime news

Taylor Swift's former neighbour pleads guilty to selling fake Basquiat, Warhol and Picasso works

The one-time elite admissions counselor has admitted to selling forged works by blue-chip artists to unsuspecting customers

Paris gallery directors join forces to launch ‘open-ended’ advisory

Samy Ghiyati, formerly of David Zwirner, and Nicolas Nahab, who previously led Mendes Wood DM Paris, have founded NG, which is focusing on experiential commercial ventures and a raft of client services

Art marketanalysis

Amid uncertainty over Trump’s tariffs, many collectors pause purchases while others ‘hold their noses and pay’

The antiques trade and lower- to mid-tier sectors of the art market are waiting for the situation to stabilise, while the most deep-pocketed collectors continue to transact

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‘About to throw a wrench in the market’: a legal expert's view on upcoming changes to EU import law

The regulations, which comes into force this month, require proof that certain cultural goods have been lawfully exported from their country of origin

Folklore, mythology and tradition: five must-see shows at London Gallery Weekend

Our pick of exhibitions of female artists whose practice is rooted in cultural traditions, processes and storytelling

London Gallery Weekend 2025: the best shows for photography lovers

This year's city-wide event is emphasising London as a location in which to experience non-traditional image-making