Art market
The big slowdown: why museums and galleries are putting on fewer shows
Exhibitions are lasting longer, artists are reducing their output and more discerning collectors are all contributing to the change
Phillips Modern and contemporary London sale punches below its weight
The £12.2m auction relied on tried and tested names, but estimates proved too high for buyers' appetites
Censorship and Australia’s Venice Biennale pavilion, a controversial AI auction, and Elizabeth Catlett in Washington—podcast
What might the fallout be after Creative Australia’s unpopular decision to cancel Khaled Sabsabi’s project? Plus, AI art beyond this week’s open letter and a chat about Catlett’s terracotta sculpture ‘Tired’
Our precious... Dutch culture minister blocks sale of medieval gold ring on grounds it is a national treasure
The ring, which dates from the ninth or tenth century, has been unofficially likened to J.R.R. Tolkein's “one ring to rule them all“
New York’s Charles Moffett gallery moves from the edge to the heart of Tribeca
The upstart gallery is also bringing on Pace’s Hannah Root as director of sales and has added the artist Melissa Joseph to its roster
US taste for Surrealism boosts marathon £130m Christie’s auction
Double-header sale in London last night was led by René Magritte with strong prices for Paul Delvaux and Tamara de Lempicka
Christie's AI art auction outpaces expectations, bringing in more than $728,000
In all, 28 of the Augmented Intelligence sale's 34 lots found buyers, including pieces by Refik Anadol, Charles Csuri and Harold Cohen
London contemporary art auctions kick off with £5.4m record for Lisa Brice, despite geopolitical chaos
Last night's sale at Sotheby's, which totalled £62.5m, also included a £4.3m Banksy sold by blink-182 frontman Mark Hoppus
Los Angeles dealer Doug Chrismas puts off prison time, visits Frieze while awaiting appeal
The dealer’s two-year prison sentence for embezzlement was pushed back pending appellate court rulings
Semi-autonomous artists can offer society new means of working with AI
Artists have a history of giving cultural and social relevance to new technology. Recent exhibitions of artificial intelligence art and a sale at Christie's New York highlight new approaches to collective ownership and governance that are applicable to the wider community
Trump tariffs could hit Canadian art market hardest
‘A rippling impact across our sector’: Canada’s art trade is seeking to lessen its dependence on US buyers to soften the blow of 25% tariffs on imports
A sister canvas to Lisa Brice’s record-setter, and Picasso’s male gaze: our pick of the March auctions
Plus, a rare trio of paintings by Surrealist Paul Delvaux, and a watercolour of an Egyptian soirée by John Frederick Lewis
Sotheby's secures most valuable single owner collection of Old Master paintings to come to auction
Around 60 works estimated for a total of $80m to $120m from the collection of Jordan and Thomas A. Saunders will be offered in New York this May
Art trade considers effects of Trump halting probes on Russian oligarchs
Fears of growth in illicit art trade amid US dumping kleptocracy teams
‘I like being able to walk between my spaces’: Sadie Coles on her gallery's new Savile Row location
The 6,000 sq ft space occupies a townhouse that was once home to a storied gentleman's club frequented by John Ruskin and Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Paper, scissors, stone: Collect pushes craft to its limits
The fair, organised by the Craft Council, open this week at London's Somerset House
Art Fair Philippines opens ‘proudly local’ 12th edition in new venue
This year 48 galleries take part in Manila's premier art fair
Dealers feel justified in forging ahead with Los Angeles art week
It is still too soon to tell how the city’s art scene will be affected by the blazes in the long term
Cross-category exhibitions are gaining popularity, but do they pay off?
Transhistorical shows, often pairing Old Masters with contemporary art, are frequently critical successes but the commercial benefits are less obvious
Sharing is caring: the New York dealers who are joining forces
Collaborating on projects and sharing spaces allows smaller galleries to keep costs down—and to learn from each other
‘Los Angeles is like a phoenix’: Frieze gives boost to city’s artists and galleries
Just weeks after the fires, a strong opening at the fair indicates a positive mood among buyers
Frieze reveals 67 exhibitors for New York fair’s 2025 edition
The world’s biggest galleries are returning for the latest edition of Frieze's boutique Manhattan fair, and seven emerging spaces will join for the first time
Comment | Plunging sales see shine come off luxury goods at auction
'The so-called “gateway drug” effect of luxury has been overstated'
Camille Claudel bronze discovered in Paris apartment sells for €3.1m
The price is the second-highest ever paid for a work by the French sculptor
TJ Boulting gallery in London, known for its roster of women photographers, has closed after 13 years
Citing a tough market and a desire to begin a new chapter, co-founder Hannah Watson has ended the Fitzrovia gallery
As the wealthiest lurch to the right, will the commercial art world follow?
Condo London festival suggests repercussions of Donald Trump's presidential triumph are not clear-cut
Mexico City’s oldest art gallery celebrates 90 years
Galería de Arte Mexicano became a nonagenarian with an anniversary show and a mariachi party on its Zona Maco stand
Art Basel reveals a new section for fresh-to-market works
Premiere will be dedicated to art created within the past five years
Jordan Casteel, artist who ‘stands out in her generation of painters’, joins Thaddaeus Ropac gallery
Casteel is also jointly represented by the New York gallery Casey Kaplan
Dealer Brent Sikkema’s husband charged with hiring his killer
A lawyer for Daniel Sikkema has denied the charges brought by federal authorities