Art market
Art Basel: an old fair gets a new(ish) look
This year’s edition offers a more logical layout and a green Messeplatz project
‘Commerce is in. If real estate is booming, art is booming’
Property tycoon Aby Rosen, promoting his new Manhattan skyscraper, talks about art-world fatigue and giving something back to society
Lagos collector plans private museum to house 1,500 works
Retired stockbroker began buying in 1967
It shouldn’t happen to a vetter
How experts make sure that everything at Masterpiece is authentic and that the fair lives up to its name, using everything <br> from connoisseurship to scientific techniques and sensory tests—and what happens when they smell a rat<br>
MoMA struggles to fulfil sculptor’s last wishes
Scott Burton left his estate to the New York museum—but prices for his work have tumbled
Guaranteed to smash records: Manhattan sales set new highs
Almost $2.5bn was spent on art in just six evening auctions last month, as the market is pushed to new levels for trophy works
Why Russian art has been left in the cold
And what can be done in the face of the country’s crippling political and economic crisis
Sony leaks shed light on Gursky’s licensing battle over super heroes
Gagosian Gallery and six Hollywood execs in months of negotiations to use images of Superman, Iron Man and Spiderman <br>
Plot thickens in alleged Picasso theft case
In addition to two portraits of Jacqueline Picasso, more than 60 other works are believed to have gone missing from a storage facility in Paris suburb
Online auctioneer invests in London’s bricks and mortar
Paddle8 moves to new premises in Mayfair
Russian billionaire’s family trust joins Picasso heir in accusations against leading art dealer
Olivier Thomas is released from police custody, while Yves Bouvier denies all allegations
Meet Woking’s answer to Roman Abramovich
Football club owner has built large collection, with more than 150 Modern British works on public display
Chaos in the courts as insurers fight to recover Superstorm Sandy losses
Three lawsuits allege that a storage facility company, a subsidiary of Christie’s, failed to take proper precautions, despite urgent warnings
Aristocrats seek buyers to take Old Masters off their hands
Bellotto paintings worth more than £23m to leave family collections after more than 200 years
Collectors flock to Paris for four fairs in one week
Serious buyers came out in force for Spring Art Week—a relief for dealers after a chilly winter
Hoteliers become curators as reproductions create market niche
Trend towards licensing works for use in the hospitality industry can offer a new income stream for artists






















