As programming and expansion plans are halted, innovation kicks in with virtual performances and tours

The move follows news that Art Basel will postpone its 50th anniversary edition until September and New York's major auctions pivot to June

Swiss art fair is the latest of numerous fairs to be moved to the autumn, as the pandemic decimates the art world calendar

Infected participants criticise fair’s decision to open in March as virus was spreading

The top dealers are increasingly becoming audio and video makers and magazine publishers—is it all still about sales?

Increasing membership rates for online marketplaces like Artsy prove daunting as galleries are forced to indefinitely close due to Covid-19

Companies are offering shares in works by artists from Monet to Warhol through crypto tokens, but the jury is out as to the benefits for investors

Considering staff furloughs and calling for state and city governments to expand small business grants, dealers are bracing themselves for significant financial downturn amid Covid-19

Dealers say expectations were low but are grateful to be in touch with the art community

Event has now moved to the dates normally occupied by Tefaf New York Fall, which has been scrapped as a result but will return in 2021, organisers say

Expanded 20th-century art week in US will swallow up London auctions; Sotheby's has yet to make a decision about its New York spring sales

But firm says move allows it "to protect the company and its assets... we are not shuttering the business"

The fair is the latest to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic as cases in the city rise to 1,339

A blow-by-blow account of the Hong Kong digital viewing rooms that launched this morning

From VIP virtual viewing rooms to grassroots digital action

Move follows widespread closures in the US and Asia

Auction house has closed New York saleroom along with other offices—Sotheby's follows suit while Phillips has postponed all events and sales until mid-May

Updates on how Covid-19 is turning the art fair calendar upside down as (most) organisers err on the side of caution

Large-scale events have been banned in the German region of North Rhine-Westphalia, while travel has become restricted for international exhibitors

Aiming to stop the spread of coronavirus, the suspension begins at midnight on Friday and is expected to last 30 days

But specialist galleries, who might expect up to 50% of their revenue to come from the annual event, still plan to host exhibitions this month

Dutch fair will close tonight following news that an exhibitor has tested positive for the disease

Art dealer did not show any symptoms at the fair and was diagnosed in his home town on Monday

Salon du dessin contemporain has rescheduled its dates while Salon du Dessin organisers are in discussion about whether to still open later this month

The collaborative event is also planning to launch an event to replace the recently cancelled Art Berlin fair

Peasant Woman in front of a Farmhouse, once sold in a farmyard auction for £4, sold to a private collector

It was touch and go as to whether the 33rd edition of the Dutch fair would go ahead, but so far most exhibitors seem relieved even if business is slower

The gallery will takeover the storefront next door to its current Chelsea outpost as neighbouring blue-chip galleries continue to expand

As the Donald B. Marron collection goes to three dealers, the auction house is rethinking how it pitches for works

Our pick of some of the most covetable, and affordable, works at this year’s fair