Art market
We turn our back on expertise at our peril
Expert opinions concerning attribution and authenticity are fundamental to art history
Antiques trade adapts to survive
Dealers downsize or go online as tastes in furniture and collecting change
How Big Data is set to change the art market
Sophisticated data tools aim to improve knowledge and boost confidence
Sotheby’s buys Orion Analytical lab in fight against art fraud
As forgery cases pile up, auction house is also setting up a scientific research department
Young blood for Old Masters
Enterprising dealers are updating their businesses to cope with a changing market
Mayor Gallery sues over Agnes Martin
Catalogues raisonnés emerge as the latest front in the battle to authenticate works and secure market value
Art Basel in Miami Beach channels spirit of David Bowie
Fair’s Public section in Collins Park will take inspiration from the late musician
The next Berlin? Kuala Lumpur launches gallery weekend
Dealers and museums join forces to put the Malaysian capital on the art map
Forgery scandal surrounding Lee Ufan’s work grows in Korea with three arrests
The artist himself has denied that the works investigated by police are fakes
Ames collection helps Sotheby’s bring strong result in contemporary art auction
Young star Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s work fetches more than $1m, ten times previous record
Monet's Grainstack fetches $81.4m at Christie's, setting a new auction record for the artist
But mixed results at the Impressionist and Modern Art sale in New York reflect continued cautious market
De Kooning painting sells for record $66m at Christie’s New York
Post-war and contemporary evening auction sees several big sales but still falls short of last year’s total
Why the ‘Uber effect’ is proving elusive for online platforms
Business is growing but no one has truly disrupted the market—yet
Munch’s Girls on the Bridge fetches more than $50m in bellwether New York auction
Solid results for Sotheby’s in first sale after Trump's election victory, but László Moholy-Nagy gets the only artist record
Can you digit? A media art pioneer celebrates 15 years
New York's bitforms gallery brings show of digital works to San Francisco
US election casts a shadow over art market
To what extent could national unease affect the autumn auctions?
Sprüth Magers to reopen in its former London space
German dealers were due to move to another building
New York buyers focus on photography’s big names
Images by Man Ray, Diane Arbus and early Gilbert & George tempt collectors as auctions buck up
Zika’s sting: a slump in Miami bookings for Art Basel week
Galleries undeterred, but groupies could be
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
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