Art market
In a troubled region, Lebanon is a growing hub for artists
Beirut Art Fair includes a loan exhibition drawing on the country’s rich collections
Rediscovered Chinese seal surfaces at auction in southwestern France
The soapstone seal is believed to be one of two used personally by Emperor Qianlong and was discovered in a French collection
Hungary enjoys the limelight at Vienna Contemporary
At a fair that is emerging as an important locus for central and eastern Europe, the subtle strategies employed by artists living within the constraints of a communist regime come into focus
Adventurous art collection of Jerome and Ellen Stern comes to Sotheby’s
More than 250 works owned by the couple will feature across ten auctions
New South Kensington arts hub begins to woo its future clients
The multipurpose space could cut gallery operating costs by up to 40%
Expo Chicago opens a week of cross-collaboration in the city
A confluence of events and exhibitions makes the Windy City an art and design Mecca
Signs look good at start of Art Berlin
Fair throws off disappointment of previous incarnation with reports of early sales
La Biennale Paris aims to put controversy behind it
The revamped fair opened this week to mixed reviews from press and participants
London commercial scene shake-up as galleries expand in the capital
Modern Art and Herald Street are opening second spaces; König Galerie is coming to town
Details emerge on first Art Basel Cities programme, to launch in Buenos Aires in 2018
The long-term project begins laying ground work with a crowdfunding campaign next month
Lapada: the innovative antiques fair
Dealers betting on overseas buyers attracted by a weak sterling and a shift in tastes away from minimalism as the UK trade association mounts its annual fair
Houston and Miami fairs cancelled due to hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Art Market Productions’ Texas Contemporary and Miami Project plan to return in 2018
Istanbul fair keeps calm and carries on
Contemporary Istanbul is upping its game for its 12th edition.
Howard Hodgkin’s wildly eclectic collection goes on the block at Sotheby’s
Turkish tiles, Persian carpets and Modern British works graced the late artist’s Bloomsbury home
Wright to auction the personal collection of Hudson, iconoclastic gallerist and artists’ champion, in Chicago
The man behind Feature Inc is remembered for his challenging eye—and a fraught relationship with the market
Closure of London’s art and antiques crime squad 'would be madness says former chief
The potential negative implications of the “much mooted” closure of the UK’s art crime unit set the tone for the Art Business Conference yesterday
Cosmoscow: Russia’s contemporary art fair survives against odds in an embattled art scene
Strangled by sanctions and escalating tension with the west, the fair’s fifth edition is determined to build bridges with international galleries
Lévy Gorvy expands in Asia with opening of Shanghai office
Gallery appoints Danqing Li, former Christie’s specialist, as senior director in Asia
Sotheby’s releases sales dates and estimates of works from Berkshire Museum
The auction house will offer works from the Massachusetts museum, including two major Rockwell paintings, starting 13 November and running through next spring
Frank Cohen’s collection goes on the block down under
Sale at Mossgreen in Melbourne has Asian contemporary focus and aims to appeal to expatriate community
Second time lucky for Fine Art Bourse?
Online platform aiming to undercut traditional auction house fees relaunches after folding in 2015 when it ran out of funds weeks before first sale
Location, location: first gallery opens on Paris’s Boulevard Magenta
The re-opened Untilthen gallery will show contemporary art in a domestic setting, off the beaten track near fashionable Canal St Martin
Object lessons: a poetic take on decay, a goddess drawn by a cult favorite and a rare study by Peter Blake
Our pick of highlights from upcoming fairs and auctions
Christie's adds London auctions in October, raises buyer's premium
House sees "great potential for growth" for lots under £1m in the photograph and design categories during Frieze week
Can new leadership and a change of name save the Biennale Paris?
For its 55th birthday, the fair formerly known as the Biennale des Antiquaires is hoping for a “renewal” after a difficult 2016 edition
Private View: Jordan Casteel, Leon Polk Smith and Jack Whitten
Noteworthy exhibitions at commercial galleries, from emerging names to forgotten talents
Surfacing on the Block: a Finn Juhl coffee table and playwright Edward Albee's collection
Spotlight on this month’s most distinctive auctions
Italy relaxes stringent export laws for post-war art
New legislation eases movement of post-war Italian art out of the country, lifts restrictions on photography in state archives
Closure of South Kensington saleroom marks end of an era
As Christie’s chases new markets, the middle is a casualty. Where will the trade move?