Art market
Art Basel Paris exhibitors hit by rainwater from Grand Palais roof leak
The historic venue, recently restored to the tune of €466m, is among a number of cultural institutions in Paris affected by heavy rains this week
Embattled New York adviser Lisa Schiff pleads guilty to defrauding clients out of $6.5m
Schiff will be sentenced on one count of wire fraud early next year
The ‘Paris effect’: big-name collectors and a strong start to sales at Art Basel’s French edition
Galleries and buyers rise to the occasion of the fair's debut at the Grand Palais
François Duret-Robert, art market journalist, professor and collector, has died aged 92
The former editor of Connaissance des Arts was a leading figure in the French art market
Large Ed Ruscha gas station painting could bring more than $50m at Christie's after star turns at Lacma and MoMA
The 1964 painting was a prominent feature in the artist’s recent travelling retrospective
An Art Basel Paris wish list with something to suit every collector’s taste
Before the fair opens later this week, must-see highlights include an iconic film-maker’s erotic sketches and a pivotal Ana Mendieta work
Shake it up: Frieze Masters galleries blur time periods to reflect a shift in market demand
No longer just for antiquities and long-gone artists, more galleries at Frieze Masters are selling Modern and contemporary works—and other dealers are also widening their repertoire
Artist and gallery awards announced at Frieze London
Nat Faulkner wins the Camden Art Centre’s Emerging Artist Prize, while Proyectos Ultravioleta bags the Frieze London Stand Prize 2024
Surrealist women come into the spotlight at Frieze Masters
Gallery Minsky is marking the movement's centenary by showing works by the likes of Leonor Fini and Stanislao Lepri
What if luxury is art sellers’ salvation, and not their sin
New moves by Gagosian, Sotheby’s and others aim to boost the art trade via high-end retail
Digital art dazzles at Frieze London
Five of the best works to see at the fair created using artificial intelligence and other technologies
In pictures: Frieze Focus thinks global
Our pick of the highlights from the fair's section for emerging galleries
Fairs are one of the art world's biggest sources of emissions, so how can they become more green?
Travel, shipping and temporary structures all have a huge environmental impact. So some of the biggest fairs, including Frieze, have now committed to monitor and reduce their emissions
The British art market is a global success story—here's how to make sure it remains a international hub
To retain the country’s share of the art market, the government needs to ensure that the costs and complexity of buying and selling art in the UK are kept under control
From ordinals to ownership: Christie's explores new frontiers of blockchain-based provenance
The auction house runs two auctions that place web3 increasingly at the heart of the traditional art market
Frieze, UK critics The White Pube, Giuseppe Penone and Arte Povera — podcast
We find out how the London fair went this year, speak to Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad about their new book and to Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev about her new show at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris
Out with the new, in with the old: why galleries are returning to established names
While bigger ticket items have been selling at Frieze Masters, once high-flying ultra-contemporary artists have fallen out of favour
New London gallery plans to champion artists from beyond the capital
Manchester-born William Hine, former director at Grimm Gallery, will highlight many contemporary artists who have shown at institutions before, but not had commercial exposure
'It’s the first bathroom I’ve ever curated': Minor Attractions brings a DIY spirit to Frieze week
The “selling event”—that insists it is not a fair—is an antidote to the white walls and flashy crowds of Frieze
Sunny £13.2m 1960s David Hockney brightens Sotheby's Frieze week evening sale
The small 23-lot contemporary art auction last night realised a total of £37.5m
Lucian Freud's Ria leads Christie's Frieze week evening sale at £11.8m
Despite some tense moments and a difficult market, the event proved solid, 'affirming' the auction house's decision to scrap June sales
Freewheeling Art Jakarta unphased by political protests
Domestic abuse allegations against an originally participating artist cast a shadow over the latest edition of the Indonesian fair this year
Acquisition funds get first pick at Frieze London
Curators select works by under-represented groups for Tate, while Art Council Collection purchases focus on early-to mid-career artists
Galleries at Frieze London buoyed by better-than-expected preview day sales
Against a background of a gloomy economic and political outlook, most dealers reported brisk business as the fair opened
'I did think it was a bit weird when they asked me': rocker Billy Childish turns Frieze London into his studio
The artist and musician set up his easel at Lehmann Maupin’s stand to paint live alongside his two children
Frieze London diary: the yolk's on Sarah Lucas, the (sort of) masked drummer, and Marc Spiegler gets on his bike
Plus: fair hits the small screen and Smell-O-Vision makes a comeback at Tate Modern
PAD London accolade brings Peter Schlesinger out of Hockney's shadow
The photographer, painter, sculptor—and one-time muse of the Pop artist—wins the fair’s Contemporary Design Prize
'It’s always important to have constructive dialogue': Gaza-focused works get prime spot at newly designed Frieze London
At the Experimenter stand, Bani Abidi is showing subtle pieces inspired by the fallout from the Israel-Hamas war
In pictures: meet Frieze London's p(art)y people
The sun—and the stars—came out yesterday morning at Regent’s Park for the Frieze London and Frieze Masters VIP preview. Familiar faces from the art world and beyond joined the throng for their art fix
‘I’m drawn to artists who are abolitionists, troublemakers, revolutionaries’: AI expert Ebele Okobi on the appeal of a rebellious streak
The chair of the development board at the Museum of West African Art, Nigeria, discusses why she collects works from artists who are “dangerous to empire”