Commercial galleries

Why one of Berlin's hottest young galleries has relocated to London

A real-estate crisis, fraught politics, and a market downturn have all factored into Heidi's move

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BBC art dealing game show reveals 'crisis of commodification' facing galleries

What is the future for the art market when monetary value trumps aesthetic value?

The Armory Show spotlights Caribbean artists and galleries

New York’s biggest art fair has revamped its footprint to place artists of the Caribbean and its diasporas in the foreground, as well as stalwarts of the hometown scene

Comment | Mega-galleries reducing their real estate footprint might seem to spell doom—but a bit of perspective is needed

Property moves by the largest galleries may signal adaptation rather than retreat in an unsettled art market

Ellie Rines opens new Tribeca gallery after a decade in Chinatown

Having helped establish Henry Street as a New York art destination, the dealer now has a new gallery name, a new space and a new director

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Dealers make moves around Manhattan

From Soho to Chelsea, established local galleries, newcomers and others are opening new spaces or relocating their businesses

Marlow Moss, overshadowed De Stijl pioneer, gets first London show in decades

A Jewish non-binary lesbian who fled the Nazis and lost much of her work in a 1944 studio fire, Moss's paintings and sculptures are the subject of a commercial exhibition at Ward Moretti

South Korea’s art market correction signals maturity

Though the value of the country’s market has yet to regain its 2022 peak, it has consolidated its position as a key regional centre for art

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When galleries go bust, artists and collectors can struggle to recover their works—here, legal experts offer advice

Without proper written agreements, consigners sometimes find themselves in a protracted and costly process

Buyers sue London's Alison Jacques gallery over cancelled sale of Monica Sjöö paintings

Yoed and Natasha Anise’s first-ever art purchase unravelled after the artist’s estate allegedly decided they are not sufficiently serious collectors

‘Stopping while ahead’: London gallery Sid Motion to shut after a decade

Eponymous founder says she is winding up "while the programme and finances are still intact"

Gagosian exits locations in Basel and London's Burlington Arcade

The closures are the latest mega-gallery real estate downsizes this summer

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Artforum bids farewell to back-cover star in style

Long-running series of quirky advertisements for Bruno Bischofberger’s Swiss gallery has come to an end

James Cohan Gallery becomes Norr Cohan as founders step back

Longtime senior director David Norr assumes sole ownership following a years-long leadership transition

Los Angeles's Post-Fair will expand to Paris during Art Basel week

The alternative fair’s first international edition will occupy two architecturally distinctive venues in the Marais

New York exhibition fundraising for Venezuelan earthquake relief efforts

More than 200 works on view at Henrique Faria Fine Art are on offer to raise funds for emergency aid in Venezuela through the World Central Kitchen

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Why one season of successful auctions won't transform the art market

While impressive results in New York and London suggest buoyancy at the very top end, further news of closures and downsizing illustrates the soaring costs facing bricks-and-mortar galleries

Big names pay off for Basel Exclusive

Early sales under the new initiative included artists such as Picasso and Guston

Art Basel veteran Galerie Nordenhake celebrates 50th birthday

Claes Nordenhake has been taking his dealership to Art Basel since 1978

Across Art Basel, the art world celebrates David Hockney

Multiple galleries at the fair have brought works by the late British artist whose market was “booming when we lost him”

Win a Warhol for $12: dollar bill by Pop artist included in raffle at Basel Social Club

Zurich gallery suns.works is offering a chance to win the signed work, which features a drawing of a Campbell soup can, in aid of charity

Surprise! New Art Basel initiative, Basel Exclusive, brings back the art of anticipation to the fair

More than 200 galleries have held back works that will only be unveiled to the public on the fair’s opening day

Come together: how London galleries are making it work in the capital

As rising costs and a softer market force dealers to rethink their strategies, galleries across the capital are experimenting with new business models

Comment | Farewell, Los Angeles’s ‘punk’ Box gallery

The Chinatown stalwart championed overlooked artists, from Barbara T. Smith to Wally Hedrick

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Comment | As Pace slashes business, could shrinking be the next growth model?

Constant expansion and rising prices in the primary market necessary for a mega gallery are "unfixable", says chief executive Marc Glimcher

London Gallery Weekend 2026: our critics pick their top shows

With over 120 galleries across the UK capital participating in this year's London Gallery Weekend, our critics have chosen their top 20 shows to guide you through the weekend

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Blue-chip gets a boost, but edgier art remains in the doldrums

New York’s marquee auctions made record figures for established names, but precious few by young artists. Meanwhile, struggling gallery sector is impacting primary contemporary market

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Why artists' works held in storage can be seized when a gallery goes bust

Artists in the UK are poorly protected when it comes to insolvencies

Tiwani Contemporary, gallery dedicated to African art, ceases operations after 15 years

Due to "wider market uncertainties", the London- and Lagos-based dealership that helped launch the careers of Joy Labinjo and Gareth Nyandoro has closed

For young dealers, being in New York is key to surviving and thriving

Josh Kline’s recent essay revived a generations-old conversation about the city’s corrosive costs and stresses for artists, but having a foothold in Gotham remains essential for art-market success