Art market
Pissing on Basquiat: Christie's to sell Warhol's oxidation portrait for first time
The 1982 portrait, made using Warhol's own urine, will be offered in New York in November, with an estimate in excess of $20m
'We have never catered to an exotic idea of what art from Africa is about': Tiwani Contemporary to launch gallery in Lagos as it celebrates ten years in business
Maria Varnava, the founder of the London gallery which specialises in artists from Africa and the diaspora, on opening a gallery on the continent where she grew up and why she is wary of speculators
The AI-powered app that claims to instantly price a work of art—we tried it out at Art Basel
Limna valued a painting by Conny Maier at a third of the ticket price
All glitz and glamour? Hollywood’s new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Plus, the rise of private museums and Renaissance portraits at the Rijksmuseum
Art collector sues NFT platform Nifty Gateway over Beeple auction
Amir Soleymani, who has had his Nifty account and assets frozen, has accused the platform of changing its terms of sale
Van Gogh goes East: for the first time, Sotheby’s is to auction his work in Hong Kong
A luxuriant still-life painting of gladioli flowers should sell for over $10m
'No matter how wealthy you are, no one is above the law': New York court rejects Sotheby's attempt to dismiss suit alleging it helped collector evade tax on $27m of art
Attorney general claims the auction house created and used tax exemption certificates that falsely presented the buyer as an art dealer in order to dodge payments. Sotheby's says it will continue to contest the case
The tension between copyright law and Appropriation art: where is the line between artistic innovation and stealing?
As a US court issues a decision on the dispute between the Andy Warhol Foundation and photographer Lynn Goldsmith, two lawyers explore past case studies in this legally controversial area
The art fair season kicks off in Asia: here is your guide
From Shenzhen to Shanghai, Hong Kong to Beijing, this autumn is awash with events despite border closures and long quarantines
Antiquities trade should prepare for more government oversight
US Treasury Department issues a call for input on forthcoming regulation that aims to counter money laundering
Colnaghi's show explores the broad threads that connect Spanish art and the New World
Exhibition of work from the Pre-Columbian age to mid-century Modern paintings, extended to 22 October
British Museum to sell NFTs of 200 Hokusai works—including The Great Wave
The institution has partnered with French start-up LaCollection to auction the non-fungible tokens, coinciding with its exhibition of the Japanese artist's work
Design Miami is expanding to Qatar
The design fair has launched a new partnership in Doha
A new flavour of non-fungible token: Vito Schnabel launches an NFT auction platform
ArtOfficial, developed with help from Gary Vaynerchuk, "aims to broaden the experience of digital art" and make its purchase more accessible and transparent
It’s a wrap: Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s final fabric project unveiled in Paris
Plus, Art Basel: are the buyers back? And Mary Beard on images of power
Art Basel 2021: it’s good to be back—but things are going to change, dealers say
Despite the success of the fair's first post-pandemic edition, galleries are weighing up the future
From a near collision with a tram to the week's hottest parties: what went down at Art Basel 2021
Elmgreen & Dragset pick their five favourite works at Art Basel (and discuss spooning Olafur Eliasson)
Outside the Messeplatz, the Scandinavian duo have installed a car with a tender surprise inside
Try before you buy? Art rental scheme could bring steady income for emerging artists
Gertrude aims to make the art market more accessible and evenly distributed
Artistate launches to help artists safeguard their legacy
Founded by gallerists and lawyers, the venture will provide estate-planning advice—for a fee—to artists and their families
German auction of Latin American antiquities goes ahead, but many works fail to sell
Ambassadors from eight countries—Mexico, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Peru—whose heritage was included in the sale launched a united front against it, with calls for Unesco to intervene
Young, monied and keen to gamble on art: the super power of Asian collectors
Asian buyers are now the biggest spenders at international auctions and these digitally-native collectors are happy to splurge online
Is Art Basel eyeing up a new fair location?
Art Basel has lent expertise to Art Week Tokyo, but does this indicate further involvement?
'The art in Spain stays mainly off the plane': grim Brexit news from the art buying frontline
I've learned the new political lessons about art shipping the hard way—so you don't have to
From a cashmere coated console to a leafy Lalanne chair: Design Miami/Basel director chooses her highlights
The fair may be smaller than usual this year but Jennifer Roberts says she has never known the collectible design market to be in such rude health
'Women in the arts are winning the battle for equal employment—but they haven’t yet won the war'
The latest UBS Art Basel report finds that top jobs are finally going to women—even at the mega galleries
Mexico attempts to halt German auction of Pre-Colombian artefacts
More than 70 works designated as national heritage are due to be sold in Munich on 21 September
Real-life Art Basel prepares to return—and steps down from its ivory tower
Arranging the event amid a shifting pandemic has been fraught with risk—but it is a risk worth taking, says global director Marc Spiegler
Genevan court dismisses Dimitry Rybolovev's case against art dealer Yves Bouvier—but feud between the two billionaires is not over yet
Russian art collector had sued for double dealing and will now appeal decision, while Bouvier plans to launch $1bn countersuit for damages—and write a tell-all book