Art market
Language-based works are much in evidence at Art Basel Miami Beach 2011
Selling them can still be a challenge
Are fairs big enough for both galleries and auction houses?
Some galleries feel the major auction houses are encroaching on their rightful territory
Who will follow baby boomers into the art market?
Demographic change is probably the most important factor in shaping the market's future, wrote this expert in 2011
Who’s buying? Art collectors in LA
Many have private museums, serve as trustees and lend to public museums
Caution is the word for collectors and dealers at this year's Pavilion of Art and Design London
Though sales have been fairly solid at the fair, few very high priced pieces have been shown due to anxiety around the stock market crisis
A generation of dealers is going global by opening additional spaces worldwide
Is this new international gallery explosion a good move?
Salvator Mundi Leonardo attribution: it’s all in the hand of the master
Proof of changes to the composition increases scholarly support
Interview with dealer Emmanuel Perrotin on taking risks: “People imagine it must be easy for me now”
The Parisian dealer was one of the first to tap into Asian markets
Highlights of London's upcoming Old Master auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's
Some truly stunning pieces are to appear on the block this year
We need Leonardos and Van Goghs, says Norwegian politician Carl Hagen
He suggests using Norway’s oil and gas billions to buy the best for the national gallery
Website could be holy grail of private market prices
Art.sy will unite would-be collectors with art and dealers they may not know—and it’s all built on trust
All’s fair in art market war: Competition heats up as Art Basel and Frieze expand
Smaller art fairs such as the Armory Show and Art Stage Singapore are feeling the strain
CIGE Beijing is still local and still finding its way
Loyal collectors and galleries keep contemporary show on the map
Size matters: Why are works still getting bigger?
Big excitement over bigger and bigger works
Art market's '08 boom and bust reflected in Chinese contemporary art sales
Figures saw buyers losing interest in the genre, before they regained confidence early last year
Photography auction report: Americana and fashion photography in vogue
Market gains ground as annual auctions bring in new collectors
Booming Chinese economy boosts art market
But emphasis is still on traditional works, with less understanding of contemporary art
Lawyers, funds and money: How litigious is the art world?
And is litigation in the art world on the rise?
A selection of the most sought after works of Asian art recently sold
The objects that made collectors dig deep
Ullens collection snatched up at Sotheby's
Sotheby’s auction sold out but buyers still predominately international
Collectors drawn to Paris for synchronised mass of art fairs and auctions
But attendance was down at fairs devoted to works on paper
A survey of some of the leading art collectors of China
Tastes remain mainly traditional
Many Chinese collectors use their wealth to repatriate once-looted objects
Why bringing it back home is a mark of respect
Turkish artists get more international exposure following art sale at UK auction houses
A careful look at the catalogues unveils some of the peculiar dynamics of the market for Turkish contemporary art
Chinese auction data lacks credibility
Leading British university research questions saleroom reporting
How the missing Zodiac fountain heads continue to be a sore point for China
Several have appeared at auction in recent years; the whereabouts of five remain unknown
Collectors from mainland China are beginning to buy across the board, both at home and abroad
“Is a new generation turning to contemporary art?”
EU tax and regulation changes and more sales could allow the European art market to retain top spot over China
Yet the EU's share of the market is steadily declining and the US may already have lost its lead
Small dealers are squeezed by the auction house giants
Tied to increasing prominence of private sales by auction houses