Art market

Trust no one: victory for Gagosian in two-year case

Court concludes that dealers’ statements of value are legally meaningless

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Recognising Taiwan as a major player in the contemporary art market

Taiwan has more major buyers than its neighbour China, with more than 1,000 voracious collectors

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China Guardian head sounds warning note on sales and fraud

Hu Yanyan says that results will still be “healthy”

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Auction results: Twombly triumphs as one Warhol wobbles

While Sotheby's struggled with Little Electric Chair, Christie's had no such problems

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Arts scene in downtown Los Angeles grows

Galleries, not developers, are driving the creation of new arts neighbourhoods in the city

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Anger at casino Warhol sale

The works are being sold by Westdeutsche Spielbanken to raise funds for restructuring

Serra exercises no-ties deal for Zwirner show

Richard Serra's new sculpture exhibition bypasses Gagosian

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Frieze launches charm offensive to tempt China, with Fiac not far behind

Frieze welcomes UK’s new visa rules for visitors as event’s co-founder prepares to “increase the dialogue” with Chinese artists and galleries

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Japanese art finally finds favour in London

Contemporary Japanese artists have struggled for recognition in the capital, but that could be changing

Flipping art: filthy lucre or a sound business plan?

In 2014 we noted that market speculation can offer rich rewards, but in the long term, it may do collectors more harm than good

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‘Poor door’ opens to let in new collectors as galleries reach out to a wider market with souvenirs and branding

From limited-edition works to T-shirts and tote bags, galleries are diversifying to suit the market

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Collection agency head warns over resale rights

The Artists’ Collecting Society says that the “honeymoon” grace period on accurate reporting of sales is coming to an end

“Impeccable” Modigliani star of Paris auction

Held in the Alexandre family for generations, the painting is considered a time capsule

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The South African art market is warming up as Joburg Art Fair takes off

Numbers swell at Africa’s biggest art event as its contemporary market matures

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Market warms to Japanese avant-garde

A new auction record is set for Kazuo Shiraga

Collectors net website art by Rafaël Rozendaal

You can buy an animated fried egg for $6,000

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The diffusion of the global art market away from landmark Western art fairs

As art events crop up all over the world, A-list events are no longer an imperative for dealers

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Chinese businesswoman buys a Warhol

Zhang Lan bought Little Electric Chair for $10.5m

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Collector Eskandar Maleki sues long-time friend and adviser Amir Shariat over profits

Maleki alleges deals were undisclosed, Shariat countersues for malicious falsehood and defamation

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Art Basel Hong Kong adds film section to its ranks as attitudes toward video art begin to change

The fair highlights the crossover between cinema and video art in the region

Leonardo lost to view: Rediscovered masterpiece remains in private hands

Salvator Mundi has been sold to a collector, months after Dallas Museum of Art made a similar offer

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Paintings by women, paintings of women

Record sales for women artists at Christie's

Dealers circle Basquiat’s estate

There are “all kinds of rumours swirling” around the estate of the graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

Western dealers push for trade sanctions against Iran to be repealed

Galleries and artists see improvement after temporary relaxations were implemented to discourage nuclear proliferation

Basquiat in love and in the nude: Newly revealed photographs of the artist art to go on display

A former girlfriend of Jean-Michel Basquiat is to exhibit works from her personal archive, including a series of black-and-white nude portraits of the artist, who died in 1988

Art Basel director Marc Spiegler confirms the fair will stay in Miami

In a meeting with the South Beach ACE, it was concluded that Miami Beach Convention Center's rebuild would not impede the progress of the annual fair