Art market
Former Victoria Miro senior director goes it alone with experimental London project
Matt Carey-Williams is looking to shake up the traditional gallery model by bringing “all the protagonists around the table in a slightly different way”
Why galleries can’t quit fairs despite higher costs and lower returns
Research reveals that fairs are not as lucrative for galleries as they once were—but what is the alternative?
‘Competition replaced by culture of generosity’? Condo London makes post-pandemic return
This month, 50 international galleries are taking part in the gallery sharing model across the UK capital
Death of New York dealer Brent Sikkema in Brazil being investigated as a homicide
The founder of Chelsea's Sikkema Jenkins & Co was 75 years old
Singapore’s Art SG doubles down on VIP outreach ahead of smaller sophomore edition
Fair hopes to position itself as the natural art market hub for the Asia Pacific region
Phillips chief executive Stephen Brooks steps down after two years
Brooks, who joined the company in 2021, has left for personal reasons
Transparency, accountability and double standards complicate Rybolovlev's testimony in New York fraud trial
Lawyers for Sotheby's cast the Russian billionaire as a victim of his own making
Hunter Biden’s art dealer questioned by House Oversight Committee
Republicans on the House Oversight Committee questioned New York art dealer Georges Bergès this week about representing US President Joe Biden’s son
Relocation, relocation, relocation: London galleries adapt to market turmoil by expanding
Castor and Niru Ratnam are moving to bigger spaces while Emalin is opening a second gallery
Mumbai Gallery Weekend opens to a city primed for market ascendancy
The event’s largest edition welcomes new participants and marks a moment of consolidation for the financial capital’s established dealers
Jack Shainman goes big to start next chapter
Major expansion in historic Tribeca building inaugurates 40th year of gallerist’s career
Lawyers for Rybolovlev and Sotheby's spar on first day of New York fraud trial
At issue is whether the auction house "aided and abetted" Yves Bouvier in inflating prices in four private sales
Eminent New Delhi gallery Nature Morte to open outpost in Mumbai
A solo show by Subodh Gupta will inaugurate the space, located in the gallery hub district of Colaba, this month
New app to sell works by UK's top art graduates
Works at the New Contemporaries exhibition at Camden Art Centre will be available to purchase on Gertrude
Art Market Eye | Will there be more or less work for art lawyers in 2024?
In what looks likely to be the continuation of a declining market, we may see more litigation in the art world this year
Velázquez’s $35m Spanish queen withdrawn from Sotheby’s over 'ongoing discussions' among the sellers
Portrait of Isabel de Borbón was due to go on sale on 1 February
Fairs, auction houses and AI: five predictions for the art market in 2024
Will Patrick Drahi sell a stake in Sotheby’s? Will Frieze acquire more regional fairs? Watch this space…
A tangled mess: Canadian forgery scandal comes into full public view
An exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery grapples with how the museum ended up with ten fake works previously attributed to J.E.H. MacDonald, a member of the famous Group of Seven
Behind the curtain: new book sparks debate about how women gallerists promoted avant-garde art
This important study analyses how female dealers from 1940 to 1990 worked to advance artists but questions on gender go unanswered
Collector couple opt to sell $43m Picasso trove via London gallery
The works, owned by Pieter and Olga Dreesmann, would usually be consigned to an auction house but instead will be sold by Ward Moretti
Tariffs on art are worsening frayed China-US relations, deepening ongoing trade war
Insiders say import taxes are strangling much-needed cultural interchange
The Gray Market: Our art market soothsayer looks back on his 2023 predictions
How did his forecasts weather the roughest turbulence the trade has experienced in years? Read on to find out
The full list of major art fairs in 2024, from Austin to Zurich
We've updated our list of the year's leading commercial events taking place across the world
Metropolitan Museum's deaccessioned George Washington portrait could bring $2.5m at auction
The Gilbert Stuart painting is one of less than 20 versions of the image known to exist
Christie's projects 26.1% decline in sales in 'paradoxical' 2023
An exceptional 2022 buoyed by the $1.6bn collection of Paul Allen has proved a tough act to follow—but private sales are on the rise
The Armory Show picks three curators for New York fair's 30th anniversary edition
Eugenie Tsai, Robyn Farrell and Lauren Cornell will lead curatorial initiatives for the fair's 30th anniversary edition
Supreme court ruling concludes lengthy battle over Franz West estate
The Austrian sculptor's art will go to his private foundation overturning previous decision granting ownership to West's widow and children
$100,000 in prizes will allow museums, hotels and others to acquire works at Expo Chicago in 2024
The boost in prize funds comes as the first edition of the Chicago fair since its acquisition by Frieze approaches
The Year in Review 2023: the biggest stories and the best shows
From the British Museum thefts to the consequences in art and heritage of the Israel-Hamas war
Paris to get new fair for Latin American art next September
Mira will bring together around 20 galleries at the Maison de l'Amérique Latine