Art market
Object lessons: from Dali’s diary to a Yongzheng vase
Our pick of this week’s auction highlights
Brussels stakes its claim as European hotspot for contemporary art
Four art fairs opened in the Belgian city this week, including newcomer Independent Brussels and longstanding Art Brussels
Who gets what when artists and galleries split up?
When artists such as Yayoi Kusama and Marc Quinn sever ties with their galleries, it raises questions about assets, shows and production costs
Online art market defies global slowdown with 24% growth last year
Auction houses continue to expand web platforms but dealers are slower to adapt, according to annual Hiscox report
Unauthenticated Francis Bacon works go on sale in London
Herrick Gallery is marketing two pastels and eight drawings said to be by the Irish-born artist
Object lessons: the best of London’s Islamic sales
From Iranian "vase" carpets to a rare figurative Iznik dish, here's our pick of this week's auction highlights
Christie’s gears up for an evening of 'failure'
Curated sale to include Koons's floating basketballs and Cattelan's kneeling Hitler
Frieze gets the Hollywood treatment as entertainment group WME-IMG buys a stake
Company of super agent Ari Emanuel has invested in London-based publisher and art fair
Storm clouds gather over German art market
As Art Cologne opens today, some experts fear that forthcoming legislation protecting cultural assets could be nail in the coffin
Fifty editions on, can Art Cologne regain top billing?
Prospects are brighter for the world’s first art fair, which opens this week, thanks to its director Daniel Hug
Object lessons: from a pint-sized El Greco to a Turkish bokche
Our pick of this week’s auction and art fair highlights
Five to see at MiArt in Milan
The thoughtful fair has more to offer than Italy’s Postwar market darlings
Object lessons: from MoMA's Man Ray to a Ming moon flask
Our pick of this week’s auction and art fair highlights
Museums and the art trade: dangerous liaisons?
The relationship between public institutions and private dealers has historically taken many forms, and is anything but simple
Tefaf brings welcome cheer to the market
Relief for dealers after Dutch fair rings up decent sales
Armory week brushes downbeat sentiments aside to ring up sales
The Armory Show and New York’s satellite fairs prove US market is holding up
West London gallery hub to keep V&A company
£15m development in South Kensington’s “Albertopolis” cultural zone will house shows and projects
Ghana gains first commercial gallery for contemporary art
Institutional boost for country’s rising art scene, but still only a handful of local collectors
Crowdfunding captures the art world’s imagination
Big-name artists and institutions are using Kickstarter to fund their projects
The media fail to cover the bulk of art market transactions
This was one of the conclusions reached during the panel discussion Informing the Art World, held at the Tefaf Art Symposium in Maastricht on 11 March
Race is on to beat art forgery with DNA technology
Artists Mat Collishaw, Idris Khan and Gary Hume support new platform
Old Masters to be folded into ‘Classic Week’ at Christie’s this month
One category no longer seen as sufficient to attract new buyers
A month of legal ups and downs at Christie’s
Two Indian sculptures were seized from Christie’s, New York ahead of Asia Week