Art market
‘Electric’ mood at Heffel’s spring sales in Toronto leads to new auction records for Mary Pratt and Takao Tanabe
Works by Jean Paul Riopelle, Emily Carr, Tom Thomson and other titans of Canadian art history contributed to the evening’s total take of C$22.6m
Brooke Lampley leaves Sotheby’s to join Gagosian in latest high-profile auction departure
The auction house's global chairman will leave at the end of the month
Damien Hirst backdated at least 1,000 paintings from his NFT project, investigation reveals
Discrepancies in the dates of Hirst's works are—once again—coming under scrutiny
The Gray Market: Why Sotheby’s $700m art-backed debt security is an acid test for the trade’s intentions
The large-scale investment vehicle raises major questions about who gets to decide where, how and to whom art circulates
Collector Ron Perelman sold $963m worth of art to pay off debt
Recently unsealed court filings show 71 works by artists like Basquiat, Twombly and Giacometti were unloaded over a two-year period
Late critic Guy Brett's Latin American collection goes on show at Alison Jacques in London
A trove of works by artists such as Lygia Clark and Hélio Oiticica has been consigned to the commercial gallery
Bonhams executive Alex Fortescue has died aged 55
His death was confirmed by Epiris, the private equity firm that owns the auction house
Collectors stampeding to Lucy Bull's 'visionary' abstractions
The young Los Angeles-based painter is riding the ups and downs of her spectacular market breakout
African art market confronts economic turbulence on the continent
Despite currency collapse of Nigeria's naira and a weakened South African rand, the category performed better than the overall market
Generous guarantees and a giant Warhol net a healthy $346.5m for Christie's Modern evening sale in New York
The reassuring result was a marked increase from last year's equivalent auction—despite a cyberattack that has taken down the auction house's website
New York dealer Annina Nosei donates catalogues to Magazzino Italian Art
The gallery catalogues range from 1986 to 2005
Photo London has mass appeal—can it be equally thought-provoking?
The UK's premier photography fair is still finding its identity, with strong curated sections and projects presented amid more vacuous work
Sotheby's makes $198.1m in consistently strong Modern evening sale in New York
The results were led by Monet's 'Meules à Giverny' and Leonora Carrington's record-breaking 'Les Distractions de Dagobert'
Christie's makes $94.6m in New York contemporary sales despite cyberattack and star lot's withdrawal
Major results for Félix González-Torres and Jean-Michel Basquiat lifted the De la Cruz collection and 21st-century double-header
Phillips's evening auction in New York notches $72.3m, buoyed by two fresh Basquiat paintings
The sale's hammer total fell short of its estimate, but also represented an increase of 24% over the equivalent auction in 2023
Sotheby's $227.9m double-header marks tentative start to New York spring auctions
Strong sell-through rate and multiple artist records offset soft demand for top lots
New non-profit initiative will chronicle the legacies of influential New York galleries
The Independent art fair has partnered with Los Angeles’s Contemporary Art Library to launch the New York Gallery History Project
Christie’s website brought down by hackers days before marquee spring auctions
The auction giant’s web address currently redirects to a placeholder page where telephone numbers for its various offices are listed
New York’s Independent art fair delivers an ‘adrenaline shot’ for dealers and collectors
Prices at the fair are ticking up, but that did not stop several galleries from selling out their stands during the VIP preview
Tefaf New York's energetic opening brings cautious optimism to the trade
The fair's blend of historical and contemporary works drew many admirers and solid sales, though lower price points were conspicuous
Six galleries turning a school in upstate New York into a collective art space
The Campus, near the town of Hudson, will open to the public this summer
Eduardo Chillida show shines a light on lesser-known works inspired by summer holidays in Menorca
The Hauser & Wirth exhibition of "lighter" pieces by the Basque artist—best known for his huge steel sculptures—commemorates his centenary
Final exhibition with Richard Serra’s input shows the value of estate planning for artists
Details pre-agreed between artist, his team and David Zwirner solved the first dilemmas of posthumous market management—though later decisions will be made based on a breadth of considerations
Miart is Italy’s biggest fair—can it be its best?
Another edition, another double-digit increase of exhibitors for Milan’s premier commercial art event, which is trying to carve a new identity
Christie’s will get a record price for a Van Gogh Paris painting, with a garden scene estimated at up to $35m
Fluttering butterflies enliven the greenery, but also remind us of the transience of life
Romania’s Rad fair returns bigger and better for round two
Participating gallery numbers up in second edition of the Bucharest art fair
Have artist-run shows lost their market-making power?
The current focus on biennials obscures a past when artists reset the agenda
Single-artist stands punch above their weight at Frieze New York
The gallery presentation format brings sales—and more—amid broader market tightness
Art Market Eye | The Biennale Venice effect at work
There are so many discoveries to be made at Adriano Pedrosa's international exhibition this year
As Frieze New York opens, city's art market takes centre stage
The city's collectors were out in force during the fair's preview day at The Shed