Art market
Art Week Tokyo’s perfectly orchestrated official launch leads some gallerists to ask—do we really need a fair?
As the city attempts to grow its position as a global art hub, some dealers express a preference for gallery-hopping events
Yinka Shonibare's ecological farm residency in Nigeria launches ahead of biggest-ever Art X Lagos fair
A buzzing art week signals sustained investment in West Africa's financial capital
Russian oligarch and art collector creates Bond-style lair on Greek island
Dmitry Rybolovlev’s private island is being transformed into a resort patrolled by snipers—but will it be an "art island"?
London's National Gallery revamp row: is it a sensitive makeover or like 'an airport lounge'?
Plus, contemporary art in Lagos and Chagall's falling angel
Qatari sheikh’s rare ivory mask, stolen from Benin City by the British, is one of five on public display—none in Nigeria
The 16th-century mask was withdrawn from sale at Sotheby’s over a decade ago amid escalating calls for restitution
At the ADAA Art Show, dealers make the case for under-appreciated bodies of work by beloved artists
The fair, which coincides with the Art Dealers Association of America’s 60th anniversary, remains an elegant showcase for under-exposed bodies of work by familiar names, among other discoveries
Crisis, what crisis? Global import and export of art set to hit record levels by the end of 2022, according to Art Basel/UBS report
Demand from collectors remains “extremely resilient”—but survey asks how long can the current model be sustained?
Disgraced antiquities dealer Subhash Kapoor sentenced to ten years in prison by Indian court
The ruling culminates an extensive investigation into a smuggling ring headed by Kapoor
Pakistani artists raise money for its devastating floods—and question which causes garner art world support
Osman Yousefzada and nine others sold specially created prints, but Pakistan’s worst natural disaster in living memory has yet to galvanise the industry
From a restituted Chagall painting to a family portrait by Freud: our pick of the highlights from November's sales
Plus, a bovine Lalanne sculpture and a pair of Chinese vases
Relief for Art Week Tokyo galleries as Japan eases travel restrictions
Second edition comes as Tokyo attempts to regain its lost status as an international art hub amid a booming contemporary market and a forthcoming fair
Painter Loie Hollowell, who is launching an NFT series to support abortion funds, discusses politics, motherhood and her market
The Contractions series, based on the artist's experience giving birth to her daughter, will be sold on the blockchain to help those affected by the overturning of Roe v. Wade
The first mega-gallery for design? Inside Carpenters Workshop’s ambitious expansion
The gallery is planning a major, multivalent location to open in London in the spring of 2023, adding to locations in Paris, New York and Los Angeles
Revealed: When lightning struck, rescuers of Van Gogh's works were rewarded with a drawing
Coming up at Christie’s and estimated at around $4m, the sketch given to neighbours who doused the fire and saved the Van Gogh family home and collection in 1941
Andy Warhol’s $80m suburban car crash painting could become one of his most expensive works sold at auction
White Disaster (White Car Crash 19 Times) (1963) will be offered at Sotheby's in New York next month
Marc Spiegler steps down as Art Basel chief after 15 years—and is replaced by a familiar face
Noah Horowitz, formerly director Americas of the art fair brand, returns as chief executive following a brief stint at Sotheby's
Perrotin is about to open its first Middle East space in a Dubai tax-free zone
The gallery will focus on secondary market deals with occasional contemporary art programming
‘Pay-to-play’ galleries—which charge artists thousands to exhibit—are on the rise
By asking for participation fees upfront, art businesses are hedging their bets against poor sales—but how ethical is this practice?
'Will the new UK government support the art market?'
The UK’s new culture secretary—the seventh in six years—has a lot on her plate, so whether the art market gets much of her attention remains to be seen
Divorcing collectors to sell Old Masters trove at Sotheby’s in New York, led by $25m early Rubens
Ten works from the collection of Mark Fisch and Rachel Davidson will be on offer during the Master’s Week sales in January
A painting marketed as 'by Titian'—but also attributed to his workshop—will be offered at Sotheby's in December for £8m
The work, which could become the second-most expensive by the painter at auction, failed to sell in 1998
'How dare YOU?': we speak to Just Stop Oil, the eco activists who threw soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Plus, Art Basel's inaugural Paris+ fair and an enigmatic Frank Bowling painting
International buyers, from US museums to Korean collectors, boost sales at Paris+ par Art Basel—but big crowds slow down deals
Staff from the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago were in attendance at the fair's inaugural edition
Paris+ par Art Basel's VIP opening: galleries report good sales, the right people and a clear step up from Fiac
Seventeen Gallery—who were presenting a solo show of work by Patrick Goddard at the fair—sold their entire booth to a single US collector by 2pm
UK art centre saves Lowry's football painting from falling into private hands—and makes artist's auction record
The £7.8m work will remain on public display in Salford thanks to a charitable donation
US seeks extradition of London businessman arrested on suspicion of moving art to help Russian billionaire avoid sanctions
The indictment of Graham Bonham-Carter has rattled a number of art market figures
Paris+ par Art Basel's director on his long-term vision for the inaugural fair—and how it compares to Fiac
The fair, which opens today, sees 156 galleries gather at the Grand Palais Éphémère
Asia Now Paris, Europe's premier Asian art fair, moves to the historic Paris Mint
The relocation comes at a time "when Paris is once again a focal point for the art trade," the fair's director says
Paris Internationale fair once positioned itself as a cooler alternative to Fiac—will Art Basel's presence change that?
The fair's eighth edition will take place in the photography studio that hosted the first exhibition of Impressionist art in 1874
London preview opens Windows onto Microsoft mogul’s soon-to-be auctioned art collection
Works from tech giant co-founder Paul Allen's estate go on sale at Christie's New York next month