Art market

Post-Brexit fears calmed as buyers take advantage of weak pound

In London, low estimates and favourable exchange rates boost contemporary profits… but at the Italian sales, fewer stand-out lots bring results down from last year’s high

Latin American women take centre stage at Bogotá’s Artbo fair

Female artists lead sections curated by Jens Hoffmann and Pablo León de la Barra

London’s market for Islamic art stays strong

Stricter provenance laws and turmoil in Turkey did not dampen spirits at Sotheby’s and Christie’s

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Tefaf makes New York debut

The grand dame of art fairs takes over the whole Armory building

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Fiac spills over into Petit Palais

Fair grows bigger with new performance art section and sculpture park

Lawsuit shows difficulties of authentication and repair

Case between collector and dealer over a sculpture damaged in transit becomes a legal saga

Market revs up for racing car artist Salvatore Scarpitta

As the Italian-American’s historical importance is reassessed, curators play catch-up with his later works

Fears grow that hard Brexit will damage UK trade

As short-term worries fade, attention shifts to the future of import VAT, freedom of movement and artists’ royalties

Brexit bargain hunting?

Why a weaker pound is unlikely to give buyers a Frieze bonus

An insider’s guide to collecting

In her new book, the Venezuelan-born collector Tiqui Atencio talks to her peers about how they developed their tastes for buying art

It’s back to the Nineties for Frieze London

Gallery shows from the decade will be recreated in Regent’s Park

PAD fair returns to London's Berkeley Square with tribute to Zaha Hadid

Late architect and designer a longstanding supporter of fair and jury president

Cerutti moves from Paris to London

New Christie’s boss shrugs off Brexit challenges

Single-owner sales a-go-go in Paris

Salerooms keep sourcing strong collections as auction season kicks off

Biennale des Antiquaires’ brave new look can’t hide turbulent backdrop

Fakes scandals and threat of terrorism just some of the problems faced by the Paris art fair’s organisers

Blockchain: how the revolutionary technology behind Bitcoin could change the art market

The software has the potential to improve transparency, copyright and ownership issues

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Viennacontemporary triumphs in round two

Fair returns after seeing off its longer-established rival Viennafair

Can foreign collectors and museums sustain Brazil’s art market?

The country is in the doldrums, but its artists have never before enjoyed such critical acclaim abroad

Art Basel’s owner takes majority stake in India Art Fair

MCH is expanding its portfolio by investing in existing regional art fairs