Art has long been hitched to luxury goods, but it is now becoming a more democratic—or commercial—concept as malls begin to incorporate exhibition space

French court will not intervene over work that was championed by BBC’s Fake or Fortune

Initiatives in New York and Texas

Auction house buys art advisers in surprise $85m deal

Academic Olav Velthuis says growing a scene is “hard and tedious; but once it gets going it gets easier”

But the event delivers for local curators and collectors looking for some of the city’s best artists and galleries

Evan Hughes, son of founder Ray, is closing the Hughes Gallery and running for office

Gloves come off in fight to run international database of stolen works of art

Middle market helps deliver auction house’s second highest results in 250-year history

President Tad Smith reveals that the auction house expects to lose between $10m to $19m in the fourth quarter due to sale guarantees for the former owner’s art

Despite the security lockdown in the Belgian capital in November, Europe’s oldest art fair is back with an expanded, more international edition

But 85% say market for Modern British and contemporary art will remain as strong or fare better in 2016

Financing model is better known in the tech world

Condo event offers international colleagues an alternative to expensive art fairs

The pioneering dealer says her gallery is just a mom-and-pop shop—and that’s exactly how she wants it

Founders of Art Agency, Partners will head up new department, along with Marc Porter, former Americas chairman at Christie’s

Many dealers leave potential customers in the dark, allowing auction houses to define the market

Expert says nearly 95% of Natalia Goncharova’s 1901-13 oil paintings are fake