Art market
'A real leap of faith': Swiss auction house to offer works authenticated by AI
The move fuels the debate about whether artificial intelligence can replace the human eye and expertise in assessing a picture’s authorship
Two-for-one: double-sided Van Dyck to be sold at Christie's
An Andalusian horse was last sold at the auction house in 2000, after which another landscape was discovered, hidden on the back
The ADAA Art Show spotlights the Houston art scene
The fair's new "Spotlight On..." programme will call attention to a new city each year
Marc Straus is the latest New York dealer to open in Tribeca
The new gallery will open in David Lewis’s former space
Revealed: the surreal dispute over Leonora Carrington’s late bronze sculptures
Scholars and heirs are divided over bronze editions attributed to the British-Mexican Surrealist’s final years
Inaugural Taipei Art Week brings together almost 90 galleries and museums
Government-backed initiative adds to long running Art Taipei fair
Marian Goodman Gallery opens sprawling Tribeca headquarters
The 47-year-old gallery has made a big move Downtown—to street level—and launched its new space with a sprawling show of works by 50 artists
Art Toronto offers moments of connection, catharsis and commerce for Canada's art world
The country’s biggest art fair, with more than 100 exhibitors, is both a centre of commercial activity and a sprawling diorama of a national aesthetic
Dealer Yves Bouvier owes more than $800m in back taxes, Swiss court rules
Meanwhile Dmitry Rybolovlev, with whom Bouvier settled a high-profile legal saga last year, has had charges against him dismissed
Old Master forgeries’ second lives as teaching tools
Museums, universities and other art organisations have tapped into the enduring fascination with forgeries for pedagogic purposes
Contemporary Istanbul welcomes galleries from Spain and Latin America
The fair's 19th edition sees it strengthen its footing as an international art market destination
Maurizio Cattelan’s famous duct-taped banana could bring more than $1m at auction
"Comedian" (2019) is one of the most viral (and controversial) works of art of the past decade; Sotheby's is betting it has not lost its a-peel
Frieze's parent company exploring ‘potential sale’ of the fair and media brand
Entertainment giant Endeavor is reviewing its event assets as it prepares to go private
Gen X are the biggest spenders on art as ‘speculative’ millennials drop back, latest UBS/Art Basel survey finds
The 200-page report, authored by Clare McAndrew, also revealed stable Chinese buying and buoyancy at the lower end of the market as top end softens
Yu Hong’s moment in the Western market has finally arrived
Painter’s first London gallery show debuts three decades after she helped define China’s “New Generation”
Comment | Paris vs London debate is a 'non-troversy', says Christie's Guillaume Cerutti
Auction house chief executive argues that of greater concern is the decline of Europe's art market as America and Asia charge ahead
Painting by AI robot Ai-Da could bring more than $120,000 at Sotheby's
The robotic brainchild of British gallerist Aidan Meller will make her auction debut on Halloween
Egon Schiele’s death mask to be auctioned in London
The mask was produced from a mould made in 1918, after the artist had succumbed to Spanish flu
The fair bringing international galleries to Kyoto
Art Collaboration Kyoto brings together Japanese and international galleries during a city-wide celebration of the arts
Art Basel Paris exhibitors hit by rainwater from Grand Palais roof leak
The historic venue, recently restored to the tune of €466m, is among a number of cultural institutions in Paris affected by heavy rains this week
Embattled New York adviser Lisa Schiff pleads guilty to defrauding clients out of $6.5m
Schiff will be sentenced on one count of wire fraud early next year
The ‘Paris effect’: big-name collectors and a strong start to sales at Art Basel’s French edition
Galleries and buyers rise to the occasion of the fair's debut at the Grand Palais
François Duret-Robert, art market journalist, professor and collector, has died aged 92
The former editor of Connaissance des Arts was a leading figure in the French art market
Large Ed Ruscha gas station painting could bring more than $50m at Christie's after star turns at Lacma and MoMA
The 1964 painting was a prominent feature in the artist’s recent travelling retrospective
An Art Basel Paris wish list with something to suit every collector’s taste
Before the fair opens later this week, must-see highlights include an iconic film-maker’s erotic sketches and a pivotal Ana Mendieta work
Shake it up: Frieze Masters galleries blur time periods to reflect a shift in market demand
No longer just for antiquities and long-gone artists, more galleries at Frieze Masters are selling Modern and contemporary works—and other dealers are also widening their repertoire
Artist and gallery awards announced at Frieze London
Nat Faulkner wins the Camden Art Centre’s Emerging Artist Prize, while Proyectos Ultravioleta bags the Frieze London Stand Prize 2024
Surrealist women come into the spotlight at Frieze Masters
Gallery Minsky is marking the movement's centenary by showing works by the likes of Leonor Fini and Stanislao Lepri
What if luxury is art sellers’ salvation, and not their sin
New moves by Gagosian, Sotheby’s and others aim to boost the art trade via high-end retail
Digital art dazzles at Frieze London
Five of the best works to see at the fair created using artificial intelligence and other technologies