Art market
Donald B. Marron's $450m collection to be sold by Acquavella, Gagosian and Pace galleries in New York
The unprecedented three-way exhibition of more than 300 works will open in May, coinciding with the city's auction week
Object lessons: from a Rubik's Cube Mona Lisa to a Surrealist animal bone sculpture
Our pick of highlights from the next week's auctions and fairs
'You have the right to culture with a capital C': Africa's growing collecting class shifts focus to home
From Marrakech to Cape Town, the continent's growing fairs and auctions scene is catering to a burgeoning domestic buying base
Diary: Grimes hits the decks, the art of small business and Frieze hits the rocks (in a good way)
Plus Miss Ellie gets a makeover and gallerists move up a gear
Turrell's Roden Crater gets some starry support
Proceeds from sales of colour-shifting works by the artist will go toward a fundraising and awareness-raising initiative for the crater
In Pictures | Artists play it up on the backlot at Frieze LA
Responding to current issues in a surreally faux-New York setting
Sun and sales on the best coast: LA’s second edition of Frieze firms up the city’s art market potential
Strong sales during VIP hours at both Frieze and Felix have dealers embracing the California dream
Street art auction in aid of Australian bushfire clean-up includes works by Banksy and Shepard Fairey
The Bushfire Relief Auction in Melbourne has been organised by the collectors Sandra Powell and Andrew King and prices start at £200
Phillips’s sale reveals contemporary art's hottest stars but still misses its low estimate
Auction results this week are expected to be down by almost a quarter signalling a "low tide" in London
British artist calls for 'unethical' Unseen fair to cease operation after bankruptcy and buy-out
The Amsterdam-based photography event has failed to pay Felicity Hammond for commissioned work, but still plans to host a 2020 edition
Frieze Los Angeles diary: glass orbs of LA smog and a Baldessari biscuit
Plus, Eric Doeringer pranks the Broads and Serpentine Galleries embraces the golf cart
Christie’s contemporary sale fails to pack a punch as auction house records lowest total in a decade
Brexit casts a shadow over consignments in London, but young American female painters add some pizazz
When artists and galleries split, what are the legal implications?
As successful artists increasingly seek non-exclusive contracts with multiple galleries, clarity becomes critical in navigating splits between artist and gallery
Dressing for success, an artist helps women demand their due
Michele Pred is asking artists, their dealers and potential collectors to commit to a price hike for works of art by women
Blain Southern shuts all three galleries
Harry Blain, who split from co-founder Graham Southern last year, says he is "unable to secure the gallery’s future long term"
US banker buys Brexit Banksy at Sotheby's, making a bigger splash than David Hockney’s pool painting
Auction house fields a steady contemporary evening sale in London
Mat Collishaw 'parts company' with Blain Southern
British artist announced on Instagram today that he will cease to be represented by the gallery “with immediate effect”
Bonhams chief executive Matthew Girling to leave auction house
Former jewellery specialist, who joined the firm in 1988, will be replaced by Bruno Vinciguerra, who will also continue in his role as executive chairman
In person | Dealer Susanne Vielmetter on the decline of artist exclusivity and the empty talk around gender parity
The Los Angeles gallery owner explains why she encourages her artists to have galleries in Europe and New York too, and how collaboration is key
Object lessons: from a medicinal Damien Hirst to a splashy David Hockney
Our pick of highlights from the next fortnight's fairs and auctions
The €15m Van Gogh which was once sold in a farmyard auction for just £4
Now heading to Maastricht, the painting of a peasant cottage will be a highlight of the Tefaf fair
'With changes come opportunities': first reactions to the cancellation of Art Basel in Hong Kong
Local galleries are determined to forge ahead after the fair announced it will not take place this year in light of coronavirus fears
New York dealer sues artist Derek Fordjour for $1.45m
Gallery owner and real estate investor Robert Blumenthal claims the artist failed to deliver seven works promised in a $20,000 deal made in 2014
Art Basel in Hong Kong cancelled
The decision comes a week after the World Health Organisation declared Coronavirus outbreak a global emergency and repeated calls for its cancellation from exhibitors
Mexico City's galleries overcome growing pains as the city's art scene booms
As top-tier dealers and collectors continue to flock to Zona Maco, Material Art Fair nurtures a needed mid-level market
And all that jazz: upbeat sale at Christie's sees Tamara De Lempicka portrait beat record set just three months ago
Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art auction last night made £106.8m, 35% down on last year—but with three works sold for over £10m
Sotheby's new owner Patrick Drahi comes to auction house's first sale in post-Brexit Britain
“No fireworks” at last night's Impressionist, Modern and Surrealist art auction that featured three restituted works
Flash sales and no-fee subscription scheme fuel up-start New York gallery
The dealers behind Tennis Elbow in Tribeca aim to subvert traditional artist representation with a more "democratic and transparent approach"
Goodbye Gerhard: Deutsche Bank shrinks art collection
Troubled firm offloads some major works, but vows to continue buying emerging artists’ work
'Condo’s grassroots collaborative spirit is infectious '
The London gallery sharing initiative feels like a significant step in a healthier direction