Art market

At Mexico City’s Material and Salón Acme fairs, artists go out on a limb

The long-running satellite fairs—which champion experimental, emerging and artist-run spaces—abound with adventurous works, tactile materials and body parts

New York Old Masters sales fall just short of expectations at Christie’s and Sotheby’s amid ‘tough’ market

At this year’s winter auctions, the two big houses saw ‘a mixed bag and mixed results’

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India Art Fair opens amid a tense Delhi election

Rising Hindu nationalism and recent incidents of censorship have made exhibitors increasingly cautious to show contentious works

Christie’s staging auction made up entirely of AI art

The Augmented Intelligence sale is the first of its kind to be held at a major auction house

New gallery championing women and queer artists to open in east London

Founder Sarah Le Quang Sang says she feels both groups are still “under-represented and undervalued” in society and the art market

Tariff anxieties are no match for buoyant mood at Mexico City’s Zona Maco

The fair’s VIP preview saw a rush of collectors and museum groups, many sales and little hand-wringing over a possible Mexico-US trade war

Operations staff make the art world go round—so why are they undervalued?

First survey of gallery and auction house staff reveals problems with job security, career paths and inequality

Classic Art London rises from the ashes of London Art Week

After the Old Master focused gallery trail was forced to wind down due to lack of funding, a new visitor engagement effort is launching this summer

Christie's pulls El Greco work from sale after Romanian government intervenes

Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu said a legal team is pursuing the recovery of the painting once owned by King Carol I of Romania

A trio of hair-raising courtroom dramas unfold the US

A glut of lawsuits often signals a market in trouble. Three art collectors are suing to recover their losses, but are they justified?

Justin Sun, the buyer of Sotheby’s $6m banana, sues megacollector David Geffen over $78m Giacometti sculpture

Sun claims he is the rightful owner of Le Nez, which is purportedly now in Geffen’s possession in New York

Una nueva correduría de arte mexicana va de fortaleza en fortaleza

Comisario Art House está capitalizando exitosamente con la rápida expansión de la escena artística en la Capital

Mexican art handling startup goes from strength to strength

Comisario Art House is capitalising on the rapid expansion of the capital’s art scene

Designer handbags and Damien Hirst: Sotheby’s 'casts wide net' for inaugural Saudi Arabia auction

Blue-chip fine art, jewellery and sports memorabilia all on offer in the Diriyah sale—the first to be held by an international auction house in the country

Former owners of insolvent Galerie Thomas in Munich are under fraud investigation

The Munich state prosecutor says the office is looking into “breach of trust in a number of cases,” with damages amounting to millions of euros

Algo para todos en Zona Maco

Desde artistas emergentes hasta arte moderno y antigüedades, pasando por diseño y fotografía, cerca de 220 expositores abarcan prácticamente todas las categorías de colección

Mexico City's Zona Maco fair offers something for everyone

From emerging artists to Modern art and antiquities, by way of design and photography, around 220 exhibitors span seemingly every collecting category

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El escenario artísico de la Ciudad de México mira hacia el futuro

A pesar de los recortes, la amenaza de aranceles y la gentrificación, nuevas voces le dan vida a la vibrante mezcla de museos y galerías en la capital

As US tariffs loom, Mexico City's art scene looks to the future

Despite funding cuts and gentrification, new voices invigorate the capital’s thriving mix of museums and galleries

1-54 Marrakech fair opens with strong sales and a spotlight on Morocco’s growing art scene

Sales highlights from the VIP preview include a major Amoako Boafo acquisition and works by leading Moroccan artists

‘His paintings are magical’: Barry Humphries’s art to feature alongside Dame Edna memorabilia at Christie’s auction

The entertainer’s collection also includes rare books—such as very early editions of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest

Wherever its sales are based, the Old Master market is in good health

The art market has not left London but it does seem to be leaving, and anyone watching sales in Paris can see where it has begun to shift

Master Drawings New York touts ‘being part of a larger community’

The 19th edition of the fair dedicated to works on paper features 29 exhibitors from across the US and Europe

British Art Market Federation appoints new chairman Tom Christopherson

The lawyer and auction house legal consultant succeeds Martin Wilson, who was named chief executive of Phillips last month

Pace and Galerie Judin to open new Berlin gallery in 1950s petrol station in April

The space, on Potsdamer Strasse, will also include a bookshop and café

San Francisco’s growing art week and local scene shine at Fog Design+Art

‘The fair has engendered love for the city’ with enthusiasm for local artists

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‘I found energy from somewhere very deep’: artist Alexis Soul-Gray on navigating the gallery scene through grief and motherhood

The UK-based artist is entering a new chapter having signed with Bo Lee and Workman in the trendy British town of Bruton—but the journey has not been easy

Sotheby’s made $6bn in 2024—but sales dropped for second consecutive year

Overall sales fell by 23% compared to 2023, though the private division grew

'If you’ve been successful, you should give back': why mentorship is key in the art world

Considering a career change this year? Art Market Mentors is seeking mentees to learn from those at the top of the trade