Art market

Comment | 'Visiting Americans remain a force at Tefaf Maastricht'

US museums relish the fair as much as ever, and are increasingly interested in buying works that will diversify their collections

UK extends tax-free import period for art and antiques

Temporary Admissions, where goods can come into the country without import duties, increased to four years to help post-Brexit art market

Work from Anthony Caro’s personal art collection up for sale at Christie’s

The leading lot is a painting by the artist's close friend Kenneth Noland

Art marketanalysis

Is the declining value of Old Masters due to a lack of education?

Tefaf Maastricht, which holds its 38th edition this month, is attempting to teach audiences about pre-20th century art. But brand obsession among young buyers and a global education crisis are creating barriers to its appreciation

UK government AI drive spreads optimism—but copyright thorn remains

Investment in public data libraries and technology skills is welcomed, but the human creativity at the heart of art needs protection from unconstrained generative AI

London’s Eye of the Collector fair ‘put on pause’ over rising costs and challenging market dynamics

Founder Nazy Vassegh plans to make a comeback but warns of difficulties for dealers and collectors doing business in the UK capital

Art marketanalysis

The big slowdown: why museums and galleries are putting on fewer shows

Exhibitions are lasting longer, artists are reducing their output and more discerning collectors are all contributing to the change

Art marketanalysis

Phillips Modern and contemporary London sale punches below its weight

The £12.2m auction relied on tried and tested names, but estimates proved too high for buyers' appetites

Censorship and Australia’s Venice Biennale pavilion, a controversial AI auction, and Elizabeth Catlett in Washington—podcast

What might the fallout be after Creative Australia’s unpopular decision to cancel Khaled Sabsabi’s project? Plus, AI art beyond this week’s open letter and a chat about Catlett’s terracotta sculpture ‘Tired’

Our precious... Dutch culture minister blocks sale of medieval gold ring on grounds it is a national treasure

The ring, which dates from the ninth or tenth century, has been unofficially likened to J.R.R. Tolkein's “one ring to rule them all“

New York’s Charles Moffett gallery moves from the edge to the heart of Tribeca

The upstart gallery is also bringing on Pace’s Hannah Root as director of sales and has added the artist Melissa Joseph to its roster

US taste for Surrealism boosts marathon £130m Christie’s auction

Double-header sale in London last night was led by René Magritte with strong prices for Paul Delvaux and Tamara de Lempicka

Christie's AI art auction outpaces expectations, bringing in more than $728,000

In all, 28 of the Augmented Intelligence sale's 34 lots found buyers, including pieces by Refik Anadol, Charles Csuri and Harold Cohen

London contemporary art auctions kick off with £5.4m record for Lisa Brice, despite geopolitical chaos

Last night's sale at Sotheby's, which totalled £62.5m, also included a £4.3m Banksy sold by blink-182 frontman Mark Hoppus

Los Angeles dealer Doug Chrismas puts off prison time, visits Frieze while awaiting appeal

The dealer’s two-year prison sentence for embezzlement was pushed back pending appellate court rulings

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Semi-autonomous artists can offer society new means of working with AI

Artists have a history of giving cultural and social relevance to new technology. Recent exhibitions of artificial intelligence art and a sale at Christie's New York highlight new approaches to collective ownership and governance that are applicable to the wider community

Works of uncertain authenticity offered at India Art Fair

Four pictures labelled as Modern masters were quietly removed midway through the event, as issues of genuineness continue to plague the market

Trump tariffs could hit Canadian art market hardest

‘A rippling impact across our sector’: Canada’s art trade is seeking to lessen its dependence on US buyers to soften the blow of 25% tariffs on imports

A sister canvas to Lisa Brice’s record-setter, and Picasso’s male gaze: our pick of the March auctions

Plus, a rare trio of paintings by Surrealist Paul Delvaux, and a watercolour of an Egyptian soirée by John Frederick Lewis

Sotheby's secures most valuable single owner collection of Old Master paintings to come to auction

Around 60 works estimated for a total of $80m to $120m from the collection of Jordan and Thomas A. Saunders will be offered in New York this May

Art trade considers effects of Trump halting probes on Russian oligarchs

Fears of growth in illicit art trade amid US dumping kleptocracy teams

‘I like being able to walk between my spaces’: Sadie Coles on her gallery's new Savile Row location

The 6,000 sq ft space occupies a townhouse that was once home to a storied gentleman's club frequented by John Ruskin and Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Paper, scissors, stone: Collect pushes craft to its limits

The fair, organised by the Craft Council, open this week at London's Somerset House

Art Fair Philippines opens ‘proudly local’ 12th edition in new venue

This year 48 galleries take part in Manila's premier art fair

Dealers feel justified in forging ahead with Los Angeles art week

It is still too soon to tell how the city’s art scene will be affected by the blazes in the long term

Cross-category exhibitions are gaining popularity, but do they pay off?

Transhistorical shows, often pairing Old Masters with contemporary art, are frequently critical successes but the commercial benefits are less obvious

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Sharing is caring: the New York dealers who are joining forces

Collaborating on projects and sharing spaces allows smaller galleries to keep costs down—and to learn from each other

‘Los Angeles is like a phoenix’: Frieze gives boost to city’s artists and galleries

Just weeks after the fires, a strong opening at the fair indicates a positive mood among buyers

Frieze reveals 67 exhibitors for New York fair’s 2025 edition

The world’s biggest galleries are returning for the latest edition of Frieze's boutique Manhattan fair, and seven emerging spaces will join for the first time

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Comment | Plunging sales see shine come off luxury goods at auction

'The so-called “gateway drug” effect of luxury has been overstated'