Art market

Five predictions for the art market in 2016

Lay-offs at auction houses, terrorism in Europe and luxury art experiences for all

Silicon Valley in Pace’s sights as place to put down roots

Pop-up space in neighbouring Menlo Park is due for demolition

Did Taiwan miss its chance to play in the international art market?

Despite generations of collecting and a favourable tax regime, the island faces formidable competition

2015's biggest art market developments and what they mean

From the contraction of the Chinese economy to the death of zombie formalism

Africa’s top collector returns ancestral works to Angola

Sindika Dokolo bought back masks from owners to get the pieces home

Mystery of the Basquiat sold at Christie’s for $37m

But the work is still owned by Tony Shafrazi two months later

Beyond the VIP lounge: art fair sponsorship steps up a gear

Free art advice provided by UniCredit at Artissima is the latest way sponsors are promoting themselves and reaching potential new clients

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Margaret Thatcher collection snapped up at Christie’s auction

Former prime minister’s belongings attract bidders from 41 countries

Secret fire sale held of 250 works confiscated from dealer in Knoedler gallery scandal

Glafira Rosales’s name was not mentioned in connection with the auctions, which included pieces by Sean Scully, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Louise Lawler, Andy Warhol and Ad Reinhardt

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Artistic director of Also Known As Africa resigns over decision to cancel

Timothée Chaillou not consulted over postponement of new Paris art fair

Picasso, the master of experimentation

The prolific artist turned his hand to ceramics, photography, textiles and even poetry

The price tag of contemporary art is just the beginning of what it will cost you

The Art Preservation Index wants collectors to know that much art today is made from materials that will deteriorate fast

Danh Vo and Dutch collector settle legal battle

The Danish-Vietnamese artist will no longer have to create a “large and impressive” work for Bert Kreuk

Works leave Germany before new laws stop them

Art worth as much as €100m may have already been moved to Belgium to avoid national treasures listing

The sheer amount of contemporary and Modern art for sale may finally have matched demand

While the frantic pace continues in early December, with visitors flocking to Art Basel in Miami Beach and its many satellite fairs, some taking of stock seems in order

Best satellite fairs orbiting Art Basel in Miami Beach

Forget the beach, this year's parallel events include a new fair and plenty of art that won't break the bank

Auction of German dealing dynasty’s collection disappoints

Sotheby’s sale of Konrad Bernheimer’s family property, once looted by the Nazis, failed to meet expectations