Art market
Led by £10.2m cheetah miniature, Aga Khan collection breaks all-time record for South Asian art sale
The auction at Christie's London made £45.8m, and closes out a landmark year for the Indian art market
Art Toronto gets sales boost from baseball World Series
Canada’s biggest art fair appeared to benefit from the Toronto Blue Jays’ first crack at baseball’s top trophy since 1993
‘I’m not trying to impress anyone with what I buy’: how Catherine Walsh went from cosmetics queen to art collector
The patron and collector had a stellar career in the cosmetics business, but now surrounds herself with beauty of a different kind
Forged Picasso, Rembrandt and Kahlo paintings seized by Bavarian police
A 77-year old man is the main suspect in an investigation that has involved raids in Germany, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Comment | A spate of dealer anniversaries offers hope amid art market doomerism
Several New York galleries have hit major milestones in recent months—what lessons can those in charge impart?
Art Toronto reflects Canadian art scene’s emphasis on Indigenous representation
Canada’s largest art fair spotlights a growing market for work by Indigenous artists while challenging stereotypes and expectations
Art Basel appoints communications head Karim Crippa as director of Paris fair
He replaces Clément Delépine, who announced his departure last month
Wealthy women spent 46% more on art than male peers in 2024: findings from the latest Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting
The latest annual report looks at gender and generational differences when it comes to tastes and collecting behaviour
Ascendant Art Basel Paris rewards top dealers, while smaller galleries compete for attention
The fair's new Avant-Première preview for the most important VIPs generated seven- and eight-figure sales of blue-chip art, but things were quieter upstairs in the emerging gallery sector
Paris Internationale announces plans to launch Milan edition in 2026
As the fair's eleventh edition opens in the French capital, dealers are bullish about their prospects
‘Everyone benefits’: Art Basel’s chief on the new Paris VVIP slot and the viability of its Qatar fair
Noah Horowitz sees the fair company’s inaugural Doha show as a “moment of expansion, not saturation”
Art Toronto gives Latin American artists pride of place with new curated section
Amid trade war between US and Canada, Toronto’s largest art fair strengthens ties with Latin America’s art scene
Actor Gene Hackman’s art collection and original paintings head to auction
Bonhams will offer art, movie memorabilia and personal effects that belonged to the Hollywood star, who died in February 2025
Disgraced Miami art dealer tries his hand at selling Labubus—or are they 'Lafufus'?
Les Roberts, who was charged with selling fake Warhols in April, recently opened a store called Labubu Headquarters
‘Be really great. No alternative’: what Mary Boone has learned from a half-century in the art world
The dealer’s first curatorial project since her release from prison re-examines the art boom of the 1980s, when she cemented her place in the market
Bonhams sold to Pemberton Asset Management—leading to overhaul of leadership team
The auction house has been acquired for an undisclosed fee, two years after previous owner Epiris tried to float it for $1bn
Double-edged sword: arms and armour play a small—but mighty—role at Frieze Masters
Quirky items, from crossbows to Bronze Age spearheads, can be found at the fair
Is Art Basel Paris set to consume the original Swiss fair?
There is no doubt Paris is on a high, writes Georgina Adam, but there are several things that continue to make Basel distinctive
Altman Siegel, stalwart of San Francisco’s gallery scene for 16 years, will close
The gallery’s current exhibition by the Japanese painter Shinpei Kusanagi will be its last
Rare wooden Alexander Calder mobile heads to Christie’s
An early example of Calder’s most famous creations, the work carries a record estimate of $15m to $20m
Embracing independence: meet the artists giving galleries a swerve
A growing number of emerging and mid-tier artists are building their own networks, and using new channels to sell directly to collectors
In the frame: photography comes to the fore at Frieze London and beyond
A medium once marginalised in the art world finds new momentum at the fair and in exhibitions across the capital
Comment | Galleries are looking to merch to keep spirits up—it's a joyful move in challenging times
Playful events such as Lyndsey Ingram’s ‘Bourdon Street Chippy’ are a gateway to higher spending, writes Melanie Gerlis
Diamonds as old as Earth itself go on show at Frieze Masters
The 3.5 billion-year-old gemstones are part of a display from the diamond company De Beers
‘Quality always rules’: VIP day sales at Frieze London 2025
According to gallerists, collectors are taking longer to make decisions this year—but they are still showing up to buy
Thinking bigger: gallery stalwarts Sadie Coles, Maureen Paley and Stuart Shave on why they're expanding to new London spaces
Amid a challenging art market, the gallerists remain positive about London's resilience as an international hub
A tale of two philanthropies: why private foundations differ in London and Paris
While the new Fondation Cartier exemplifies the heft of corporate giving in Paris, the additions of YDP and Ibraaz bring London greater diversity
Frieze London diary: a boozy gallery bar, head-turning headlines and talking mice
Plus: artworks with ectoplasm
Palestinian artist ‘cancelled’ by US museum comes to Frieze Masters
Samia Halaby’s retrospective at the Eskenazi Museum of Art was cancelled last year, but she's in London with a message of optimism
'I want to show the real deal': property developer Rajan Bijlani on his Modernist design collection
Few collectors are as well positioned for Frieze as Rajan Bijlani, whose home, a former pottery studio, is a ten-minute stroll across Regent’s Park





























