Art market
Simon Lee Gallery announces worldwide representation of Venice Biennale artist Sonia Boyce
Boyce says bringing people together for her Venice commission has been like a “gargantuan puzzle”
Our critic's choice of London Gallery Weekend shows: South
The spotlight turns on south London on 5 June where young artists are getting their debut shows and veterans of the Venice Biennale are making a comeback
Why are there so few black-owned galleries in London?
Despite the stars of so many artists of colour rising in the West, the trend is not reflected within the dealer community
Artists will not be subject to anti-money laundering regulations, UK Treasury says
After lobbying from art organisations, government has made last-minute decision that creators who sell their work direct to clients will not be classed as "Art Market Participants"
Inflation is soaring in the US and UK—here's what it means for the art market
When prices rise, investors often buy art to lower risk and increase returns. But the market's buoyancy may be short-lived, as experience tells us
No Fear in Trying: Unit London gallery launches NFT trading platform
Kenny Schachter will curate a physical exhibition of NFT art in the Mayfair space
London gallery hub Cromwell Place partners with Abu Dhabi Art fair to show emerging artists
Fair will show works by Emirati artists Hind Mezaina, Afra Al Dhaheri and Afra Al Suwaidi in South Kensington this June
'It’s impossible to compare 2019 and 2021; it’s a completely different world': what has sold at Art Basel in Hong Kong
Fair reaches full Covid capacity on VIP day and the big galleries report hefty sales, including a $19.5m painting by Joan Mitchell
Artists Samson Young, Angela Su and Lee Kit donate works to fundraise for Hong Kong dealer Anthony Tao Xinshu's hospital treatment
The Gallery Exit founder was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm in December—now 43 artists are selling work to pay for his care
Newark Museum of Art’s much-disputed sale of Thomas Cole painting nets $988,000
Auction at Sotheby’s yields promising yet mixed results for museum’s drive to fund collections care
Experiential art space Superblue (finally) opens in Miami
The inaugural program will feature immersive experiences by Es Devlin, teamLab, James Turrell
Not laughing now: Banksy loses second trademark case over famous monkey image
Ruling slams British street artist for “sham efforts” in trying to mislead the European Union Intellectual Property Office
Will gallery weekends replace art fairs?
Here are the advantages to staying local in a world of Covid
Tefaf Maastricht 2021 cancelled after multiple delays
The cancellation of the Dutch art fair, scheduled for this September, casts some doubt on whether Art Basel will go ahead as planned just a fortnight later
'Unity is survival': former Pace director Nicola Vassell to open a gallery in New York
Vassell's inaugural exhibition will feature work by the photographer Ming Smith
Art Basel in Hong Kong: fair still on track to open amid calls to boycott city and tough coronavirus restrictions
Exhibitors are down from 242 to 104 in a condensed fair that runs alongside Art Central in the same venue from 21 to 23 May
Frieze got Seoul: fair to launch in South Korea next year
The first event, featuring 100 exhibitors, will run in September 2022 in partnership with Galleries Association of Korea
Lehmann Maupin opens a summer popup in Taipei, expanding further into the spirited Asian market
The space will open in the Neri & Hu designed Kimpton Hotel Da An in Taiwan
Collector's Eye: Yan Du
The Hong Kong- and London-based collector talks about glowing mushrooms and her dream of feeding specialty dumplings to Yayoi Kusama and Leonora Carrington
Christie's rounds off New York's auction week with strong $481m 20th century sale—and half of it was pre-sold through guarantees
The sale was led by a classic 1932 Picasso of Marie-Thérèse at $103.4m and set new records for Alice Neel, Grace Hartigan, Barbara Hepworth and Alighiero Boetti
New York auctions: has the art market roared back to life?
Plus, Heather Phillipson at Tate Britain and Ackroyd and Harvey on Joseph Beuys
Monet's $70m water lilies float to the top of Sotheby's three-auction marathon
The evening of sales in New York totalled $439.6m, with Basquiat's Versus Medici topping the contemporary art offering at $50.8m and a new record for Leonor Fini
Hands up who's bidding for classic post-war art? Picky response to Anne Marion's all-American collection reflects market's shifting tastes
Sotheby's auction of the Texan rancher's collection totalled $157.2m and set new records for Kenneth Noland, Larry Rivers and Richard Diebenkorn
Thaddaeus Ropac is the latest Western gallery to open in Seoul
With its resilient economy through the pandemic, South Korea is attracting the art industry's attention, with rumours of Frieze launching a fair in Seoul next year
Spotty performance for unseen Yayoi Kusama paintings at Bonhams New York—but works on paper soar off the block
Pieces came from the collection of late New York heart surgeon who befriended the artist in the 1960s
Access denied: British auction house executives refused US visas to travel for marquee New York sales week
But the show goes on at Sotheby’s and Christie’s with a mixture of in-person and remote bidding, while British dealers are getting creative in the Big Apple
A $93.1m Basquiat and reams of records for hot young names kicks off New York auction week at Christie's
The $210.4m sale included new highs for contemporary artists like Mickalene Thomas, Jordan Casteel and Lynette Yiadom Boakye, while some established names fell flat
May auction highlights: from a rare Cubist Hockney portrait to a playful piece by Alexander Calder
Our pick of the best objects up for sale in New York, Dallas and Paris
Out of Africa and into Messums: UK gallery launches new photography department with vintage prints of Karen Blixen's life in Kenya
Some of the images taken by the younger brother of the Danish author, whose memoir became an Oscar-winning film, reflect colonialist attitudes that the exhibition aims to confront
Leonardo da Vinci's bear pawtrait could make record for drawing by the artist
The work is expected to fetch up to £12m in a live sale at Christie's London this July