Art market

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

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

Fairsnews

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

As artists play the field, galleries are having to adapt

In-demand artists are increasingly calling the shots and forcing dealers to adapt to more fluid relationships

New twist in fake antique furniture scandal overshadows opening of Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris

After Versailles, the Louvre is the latest institution caught up in forgery case involving Kraemer and Aaron galleries

ARTnews reveals 2016's top 200 collectors

Annual list of leading collectors boasts usual array of property developers, computer software designers and bankers

Why a growing number of museum veterans are crossing over to the commercial sector

Boundaries are not what they used to be, as the former director of the Andy Warhol Museum heads to Sotheby’s

Mary Fedden and Julian Trevelyan collection to be sold in aid of historic London studios

Sotheby’s auction is expected to raise £600,000 towards restoration of Durham Wharf by architecture collective Assemble

New arts district to boost Johannesburg’s cultural credentials

As South Africa’s market gains momentum, investor mixes galleries, restaurants and destination shopping in his Keyes Art Mile development

This summer’s hottest lawsuits

During an unusually hectic few months, law firms have been kept busy representing multiple clients

Fairsnews

Biennale des Antiquaires draws new blood from Old Masters

Historic fair revamps exhibitor list after merger with Paris Tableau

Auction house results confirm global art market downturn

Overall sales volume is down, but Sotheby’s sees profits rise and welcomes a new Chinese investor

‘Mixed feelings’ as Brian Sewell’s treasure trove is to be dispersed

Auction of the late art critic’s collection inspires sadness­—but excitement too

Three to See: Chart art fair, Copenhagen

From Brian Eno’s lower register to distinguished Danish design

Contemporary art fair comes to Warsaw's historic Palace of Culture

New event in Soviet relic casts an eye beyond Polish borders

New affordable-art website Collectionair backed by curatorial big-hitters

Former director of Pompidou among names behind online platform, which sells works for under $10,000<br> <br>

Artist Pension Trust makes first financial distribution

Sales from the 14,000-work collection will continue

Fairsnews

Art Stage Jakarta makes its debut

Singapore spin-off focuses on Indonesian art

Fairsnews

What summer slowdown? Seattle Art Fair expands

The event draws blue-chip galleries from across the US to the Pacific Northwest