Art market
Anti-Brexit artist campaign set to raise more than £1.5m as UK heads to polls for European elections
United Artists for Europe exhibition and auction will benefit cultural projects supporting heritage preservation across the continent, but Notre Dame is ruled out
Edward Hopper's over-priced ode to Shakespeare goes unsold as market for American art proves capricious
Christie's American art sales this week realise a new record for Hartley but Sotheby's struggles to get the pricing right on Hopper's Shakespeare scene
The elephant in the room: the rise of art-related lawsuits
Worthy causes can often disguise more opportunistic motives
'Forget millennials—the art market should be looking at Gen Z'
People under the age of 22 account for 40% of consumers
San Francisco museum's Rothko sells for $50m as Sotheby’s closes bumper week of New York auctions
Dana Schutz’s record broken twice in one night at Phillips then Sotheby's, while the bidder behind the $91m Koons Rabbit buys Lee Krasner painting for $10m
Back to the drawing board: new London fair pushes works on paper
Draw Art Fair at Saatchi Gallery caters to fans of the quieter medium with a range of budgets
Rabbit hops to a record $91m at Christie's as Jeff Koons once again becomes the world's most expensive living artist
Post-war and contemporary sale in New York also produced a big sale for Robert Rauschenberg and new records for Louise Bourgeois and Jonas Wood
Monet's glowing haystacks set alight Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern art sale with a new £97m record
Market is alive and kicking at the top for prime Impressionist works, though Bouguereau's uncomfortably placed, 19th-century Bacchanalian scene failed to sell
'Those were different times': the antics of an Imps and Mods dealer in the swinging sixties
Martin Summers recalls a long and eventful career in the trade
Anish Kapoor unveils new paintings that evoke menstruation
British artist says men should be able “to deal with women’s questions”, as first major solo show in China is announced
Why I agreed to join the advisory board of the art fair in Georgia (no, not the southern US state)
It has art schools, tradition, a culturally rich catchment area, and a true-grit backer
Big but bland Impressionists lead Christie's sale, with new records for a peachy Cezanne and feline-filled Bonnard
Fresh material from big collections led the $399m New York auction, while mid-tier Monets primed the market for his $55m haystacks work at Sotheby's tonight
Object lessons: from Giacometti’s last bat to Dior's New Look
Our pick of highlights from upcoming auctions and fairs
Knoedler owner Michael Hammer may be liable for fraud over fakes, New York judge finds
The ruling was based on the loose business dealings of Hammer, the gallery and its parent company—like reimbursing him $2m for luxury cars
UniCredit to sell off one of world's largest corporate art collections
The Italian bank, which just announced €1.4bn profit in first quarter of 2019, will offload some of the 60,000 works of art in order to fund social initiatives
Wildenstein & Co sued for the 1985 sale of an alleged fake Bonnard painting
The collectors are seeking more than $300,000 in damages after the painting failed to be authenticated before heading to auction last year
Carl Freedman opens Margate gallery 30 years after first visiting town with former girlfriend Tracey Emin
Dealer, who started out mounting exhibitions in East End warehouses in the 1990s, has opted for a change of pace—and much larger space—in seaside town
Expanded Art Chengdu bucks slowing Chinese economy
Second edition of fair moves from tent to bricks-and-mortar in western China's 'skyrocketing' city
Italian galleries no longer have to pay artist royalties on primary market sales
New guidelines are published after six year negotiation, but dealers will have to provide written contracts with artists when acting on consignment
When form plus function equals art
High-profile shows are breaking down the boundaries between designers and artists
Watch out Frieze, here comes Tefaf with its mac and cheese
Sales to the Upper East Side set may take their time at the New York fair, but they do happen and exhibitors praise its slick presentation and diverse offering
African art fair 1-54 decamps to NY’s West Village
Newcomers seize on a “logical place to be”
The walls come tumbling down at new Object & Thing fair
Brooklyn fair waives stand fees, charges a commission on sales instead
Sotheby’s reports loss of $7.1m in first quarter of 2019
Lack of supply dogs London and Hong Kong and guarantees are down over 50% as former chief operating officer Adam Chinn apparently joins the Mugrabi dealing family
Collectors, curators and a couple of celebs come out to Frieze New York
From Rachel Weisz to Anne Pasternak, art loving VIPs arrived on Randall's Island
With loot from two veteran dealers and one artist, Christie’s Old Masters sales push $50m
A Dutch double portrait from Frank Stella's collection led the New York auctions by fetching $10m
Done deals: what's selling in New York this week
Follow our tweets tagged #TANsalestally for notable purchases from Frieze New York and the surrounding fairs
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening this May
New commercial gallery shows—from a new space in south London to an apartment show in San Gimignano
Spanish still-lifes test the staying power of a dealer's legacy at Christie's
Two works from the private collection of renowned New York dealer Herman Schickman hit the auction block today after being loaned and lost from the Met's collection
Frieze New York diary: from Oliver Beer's pot sounds to art dealer Joel Mesler's watercolour portraits
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