Art market
Jean-Michel Basquiat's Warrior becomes most expensive western work of art sold in Asia at $41.7m
The 1982 work sold today at Christie's in Hong Kong to an Asian buyer
The looming legal and regulatory questions NFT collectors and sellers should prepare for
An expert in anti-money laundering laws shares her thoughts on the booming digital art marketplace
Gaitonde breaks Indian art auction record—again—but Amrita Sher-Gil painting falls flat in uneven South Asian sales
A number of Indian artists made their auction debut this season, though several established names missed the mark
The results are in: the real impact of Covid-19 on the art market
Plus, Dawn Ades on Duchamp and Superflex on Cildo Meireles
First London Gallery Weekend to feature a whopping 87 galleries including David Zwirner, Gagosian and Sadie Coles
Citywide event launching in June will focus on three different areas of the UK capital
Christie’s abandons Impressionist and Modern and post-war and contemporary sale categories
The new 20th and 21st century auction format will launch in New York this May
Today’s obsession with assigning singular attribution to Old Masters may be lucrative, but it is often misleading
The cult of the individual reigns supreme but in reality Renaissance works were often not made by one hand
Rapper Ja Rule launches NFT platform—and is selling a painting from infamous Fyre Festival on it
Flipkick will sell physical NFT works and hopes to collaborate with celebrities and influencers
Sotheby’s gets in on NFT fever with a collaboration with digital artist Pak
Auction house's head of sale Max Moore has already personally bought a work by the artist
'No one feels ambivalent towards Russia': Jo Vickery on leaving Sotheby's, launching her art advisory and looking beyond politics
Despite its size and power, Russia is a blindspot for the international art market but Vickery wants to change that perception
The 'Ledbury Titian' discovery begs the question: who should we trust when it comes to art attribution?
We often overlook gaps in provenance, or disagreement between experts, simply because we want to believe in fairytales
Object lessons: from a dagger-brandishing Irma Stern painting to a Munch self-portrait with a turbulent history
Our pick of the highlights from this month's auctions
Art Basel/UBS report: global art market shrinks by almost a quarter to $50.1bn during Covid-19 crisis
Online sales, a growing pool of billionaires and reduced overheads all helped sustain the trade when physical art fairs and auctions all but disappeared
Berlin dealer Johann König opens new space in Seoul
Opening next month, the new space will include a sculpture garden on a roof terrace
Revealed: Metakovan, pseudonymous founder of ‘crypto-exclusive fund’ Metapurse, is the buyer of Beeple’s $69.3m NFT
Everydays: The First 5,000 Days sold at Christie’s yesterday—and the buyer says it is worth $1bn
Chinese tech entrepreneur reveals he was narrowly outbid for Beeple’s NFT—and computer said no when he tried to pay $70m
TRON blockchain founder Justin Sun says on Twitter that Christie’s website would not let him place another bid with 30 seconds to go of the online auction yesterday
WTAF? Beeple NFT work sells for astonishing $69.3m at Christie’s after flurry of last-minute bids nearly crashes website
Everyday: The First 5000 Days is now the third most expensive work by a living artist sold at auction
Newly attributed Bernini drawing up for auction in France
Actéon auctioneers expect the 17th-century study of a male nude, authenticated by Ann Sutherland Harris and Louis de Bayser, to sell for €30,000 to €50,000
The curious saga of a Russian cosmetics entrepreneur and his €107m Cellini painting
Bizarre story of a painting discovered in a French village, said by its owner to be a self-portrait by Cellini, is told in a new BBC radio series
Call My Agent: the rise of the artist talent agency
A growing number of agencies are popping up in the art market, providing an alternative to the traditional gallery model
After a stormy few years, Paris Biennale is laid to rest
The long-running French event will be replaced by a new art, antiques and luxury crafts fair at the end of November
Art world reels as New York gallery Metro Pictures announces closure
Long-standing Chelsea gallery was synonymous with the artists of Pictures Movement—including Cindy Sherman, discovered while working as a receptionist
Sotheby’s to auction Karl Lagerfeld’s collection in Monaco
The fashion designer, who died in 2019, was an enthusiastic collector of art and design
Poacher turned gamekeeper? Stefan Simchowitz opens Los Angeles gallery
“I support so many artists and I’d like to provide exhibition opportunities for them,” says the controversial dealer and art advisor
What is NFT art? The Art Newspaper explains
Why people are paying millions for digital art all of a sudden
Old Masters meet Brutalism: inside Frick Madison in New York
Plus, the story of a notorious forger and artist Collier Schorr on August Sander
‘Art enthusiasts’ burn a Banksy print then sell it as an NFT
Group who set fire to the $33,000 print have posted it on YouTube—watch the video here
You’re fired! Art workers who have lost jobs report poor treatment by employers—and junior staff are most vulnerable
Some gallery and museum staff say they feel pressure to go into the workplace when they fear it is unsafe, while tough non-compete clauses can limit future employment options
Six reasons why Gamestop couldn’t happen in the art market
From lack of supply to prohibitive price points, it seems you can't short art... at least for now
Rediscovered portrait by India's most famous female painter Amrita Sher-Gil expected to sell for $2.8m
1932 painting of artist's close friend has been out of the public eye for over 90 years but now comes up for auction at Christie's in New York





























