Art market
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Frieze special: the fair and the top shows, with Doris Salcedo and Ragnar Kjartansson
We talk to the art market specialist Melanie Gerlis about the fair, to Doris Salcedo and Ragnar Kjartansson about their shows, Massimiliano Gioni about the New Museum’s video-art pop-up in London—and Louisa Buck discusses Frieze's special Social Work section. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
Social Work: eight dissenting female artists feature in Frieze London’s new section
Work that challenged male-dominated art world of the 1980s and 1990s on show as UK marks centenary of women's suffrage
Interested in a square inch of a Warhol? Fractional ownership hits the art market
A growing number of new investment platforms are touting the concept
Frieze London fights gender gap—but how many female artists are at the fair?
Fair focuses on women but market still favours men
Russian billionaire Rybolovlev sues Sotheby’s for $380m in fraud damages
The mega-collector’s latest lawsuit, filed in New York, escalates his three-year legal feud with Swiss dealer Yves Bouvier
Private View: our pick of October gallery shows
From Kerry James Marshall's all-new paintings in London to Zoe Leonard's decade-long photo series in Los Angeles, these are the commercial gallery shows to see
Frieze 2018 reveals strong UK-South African ties
South African artists are enjoying a growth in overseas interest, as seen in London this month
Object lessons: from a Qianlong-era Chinese vase to a painting by the master of Nigerian Modernism
Our pick from this week's fairs and auctions
Damien Hirst scales back business activities to focus on making art
The former YBA has laid off 50 staff and bought a £40m studio in Soho, opening next year
Art Berlin's debut in former Tempelhof airport is a homegrown hit
Galleries and collectors praised fair's new location but visitors remain largely German
At Expo Chicago, a ‘slow burn’ of interest from collectors
Exhibitors benefit from the curatorial heft of local art institutions
‘Oversaturated’ Berlin loses two more galleries
Exile gallery has moved to Vienna, while Gillmeier Rech closes
Nan Goldin signs up with Marian Goodman Gallery
The photographer and anti-opioid activist will show works at Frieze and Fiac
Top galleries take a chance on Taipei Dangdai
With Taiwan tipped as Asia's rising art market power, galleries such as Gagosian and David Zwirner join new fair next January
US fairs help bring new blood to Tefaf Maastricht
The success of Tefaf New York Spring this year marked a sea-change
Bark painting comes out of the woodwork at Sydney Contemporary
Work by the indigenous artist John Mawurndjul sold for $140,000 at the fair, where organisers estimate AUD$21m of sales were made
Fair’s fair? The murky world of stand costs
Research by The Art Newspaper uncovers wide disparity in both fee structures and transparency
Max Hetzler defies Brexit uncertainties and opens London gallery
New space on Dover Street will focus on historical exhibitions and two-person shows
Copyright case brought by Naf Naf creative director against Jeff Koons finally comes to court
Franck Davidovici first accused the artist of plagiarising his 1985 advertising campaign almost four years ago
Expo Chicago grows but local dealers drop out
While international exhibitor numbers are up again, the Midwest collectors base proves elusive
Auction transfer season: Cécile Verdier of Sotheby's replaces Christie's France president, François de Ricqlès
Move follows a record-breaking breaking year for Paris auctions in 2017
Hard, soft or no-deal: how the UK art market is preparing for Brexit
Costs, paperwork and shipping delays are among gallery concerns, but experts say there are solutions
Vienna Contemporary here to stay with decade-long venue booking
The contemporary art fair makes it mark with a ten year lease on Marx Halle
Object Lessons: from a polaroid of Basquiat to a Ming dynasty bodhisattvas
Our pick from this week's fairs and auctions
Beirut Art Fair gives helping hand to embattled Egyptian galleries
Lebanese event cuts 'special offer' to help Egypt's galleries exhibit abroad and invests $100,000 in outreach to encourage collectors from further afield
Young pop-up The Auction Collective claims bidding on art is as easy as buying a book on Amazon
No buyer's premium and bidding paddles on your phone, but founder still believes holding physical auctions is key
Sotheby's cancels Viel Castel sale after entire collection is bought by a US buyer
The auction of art, antiques and works of art was cancelled an hour after its supposed start time following private deal