Art market
Agnes Gund Foundation selling $5.5m Lichtenstein work to support reproductive rights movement
Proceeds of the sale at Christie's will benefit the reproductive justice organisations
Ultra-contemporary art boom defies economic downturn at Frieze London
New works by young artists are in high demand at the fair, reflecting a surge in prices at auction
Battle of the Francis Bacons: two multi-million-dollar paintings face off at Frieze Masters
Marlborough is offering work by the artist for $30m, while Skarstedt has earlier painting available for $15m
Central London's calling: smaller galleries bank on bigger spaces despite economic uncertainty
In the post-Brexit, post-pandemic era, dealers are moving into new and more central venues in London
For US collectors buying in London, the dollar’s strength may be their only advantage
While the relative weakness of the pound this season has given Americans at Frieze more buying power, many other factors may prevent them from making major purchases
After a single show, Superblue has quietly closed its London space
The experiential art venture is now "looking for an appropriate venue" to continue its programme
As 1-54 London marks ten years, its director discusses her strategy of staying small amid the African art boom
This year the fair will hold a networking event for art centres on the continent
A handyman stole hundreds of Picassos from two heiresses—now the Paris gallery that bought them is on trial
Verdict for the owners of Belle et Belle is expected in November
Could a rare Edward Steichen photograph break the auction record for the medium?
One of the highlights of Christie’s upcoming sale of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s collection, Steichen’s 1904 image is a symbol of photography’s transition into the world of fine art
Christie's comes under fire for 'art handler' streetwear collaboration
After multiple art handlers complained online about low wages, misrepresentation and class tourism, traces of the collaboration with Highsnobiety all but disappeared and a senior executive issued a mea culpa
Charm, pedigree, contacts: how to dupe the art market
Court documents from the ongoing Inigo Philbrick fraud saga reveal that the secretive art market and the sheer attractiveness of its lifestyle will always suck the punters in
Koons, Ray and De Kooning will lead Christie's marquee November sales in New York
Two of the star lots have been consigned by the Greek Cypriot industrialist and collector Dakis Joannou
All hot air on climate action? Auction houses pledge to cut CO2 while organising global tours for star lots
In our new series Reality Bites, we assess whether the art market's key players are addressing the urgent issues affecting the wider world
From a rare Book of Kings folio to a Lady Gaga hair sculpture: our pick of the highlights from October's sales
Plus, a collection of meteorites, a Belle Époque fob watch and a nude by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
Within Ann and Gordon Getty's $180m collection, bound for Christie's, a musical theme makes itself both seen and heard
“Gordon always believed that any collection should involve both the eye and the ear, as did Ann. Yes, you may like how a painting looks, but what is it telling you? Hearing is as important as seeing”
Art Basel's Paris+ fair to show ambitious commissions across city's major landmarks
Public art programme Sites will replace Hors les Murs—the outdoor sculpture event hosted by Fiac—Paris's once-unrivalled contemporary fair
The $100m collection of former Whitney Museum president David Solinger will be sold at Sotheby’s
Star lots include one of Picasso’s earliest paintings of his muse Marie-Thérèse Walter and a dynamic De Kooning
Tbilisi Art Fair attempts to distance itself from Moscow politics
Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, exhibitors at the third edition of Georgia's premier commercial art event hoped to dispel the idea that the nation "exists on the periphery of Russia”
Christie’s launching new platform that will allow for sales to exist fully on the blockchain
The inaugural sale on Christie's3.0 will consist of nine NFTs by the artist and activist Diana Sinclair
British art dealer Robert Newland pleads guilty to conspiring with Inigo Philbrick to defraud collectors and financiers
Newland was arrested in the UK in February and extradited to the United States in September, where he admitted his role in the $86m scheme for which Inigo Philbrick was sentenced to seven years in prison
Can Tribeca avoid repeating the boom-and-bust cycle of previous New York City gallery districts?
With galleries moving in in droves, Tribeca is supplanting Chelsea as the city’s art neighbourhood, but its success may push out the small and mid-size galleries that fostered its vitality
Phillips partners with Beijing auction house Yongle for series of joint sales
Joint venture announced amid declining sales figures at Chinese auction house
What were the first 12 Van Gogh paintings ever sold?
And who were the brave collectors, way ahead of their time?
With a business model based on invite-only parties and performances, a new itinerant commercial gallery debuts in Athens
Fortune Teller hopes to act as a social hub for likeminded collectors to connect to one another
Out of the frying pan and into the future: new Alison Saar limited edition work hints at both the domestic and the celestial
A new work by the artist will be on offer for the first time at Socrates Sculpture Park’s annual benefit, with proceeds going to the park.
Art Basel Miami Beach's 20th anniversary edition, with 12% more galleries than last year, will be its largest ever
The fair will feature 26 first-time exhibitors and over half of the galleries will be from North and South America
'Will Christie’s strike gold with its first private fund for tech ventures?'
Crypto might have crashed, but online-only sales and other digital channels are allowing auction houses to deepen their business beyond the thin market for blue-chip art
Art and activist body a/political to open London space with exhibition by Russian artist facing trial over sex video
Pyotr Pavlensky has been ordered to stand trial in France over leaked sex videos that brought down a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron
Swiss art dealer Yves Bouvier sells Singapore freeport to Chinese crypto billionaire Jihan Wu for a reported $28.4m
Sale marks a significant loss for Bouvier, who paid $70m to build the state-of-the-art facility in 2010