Commercial galleries
Why are there so few black-owned galleries in London?
Despite the stars of so many artists of colour rising in the West, the trend is not reflected within the dealer community
London gallery hub Cromwell Place partners with Abu Dhabi Art fair to show emerging artists
Fair will show works by Emirati artists Hind Mezaina, Afra Al Dhaheri and Afra Al Suwaidi in South Kensington this June
Magnum Photos announces major new Paris gallery space
News comes as the agency prepares to reopen London space with a show of German fashion photographer Herbert List
Best shows for... discovering the next hot name
From gabber-inspired altarpieces to repurposed Brazilian matchboxes—here are four of the best emerging artists showing during London Gallery Weekend
Best shows for... art history nerds
Tear yourself away from museums and libraries for one weekend to catch a rare revival of Jean Dubuffet’s “living painting” performance and Takis’s first European show since his death in 2019
Best shows for... families with children
Commercial galleries are getting down with the kids and welcoming little ones during London Gallery Weekend
Will gallery weekends replace art fairs?
Here are the advantages to staying local in a world of Covid
New kids in the Enclave: how Deptford became south London's hottest gallery hub
Peckham move over, there's a new artistic Mecca in town
Art Basel in Hong Kong: fair still on track to open amid calls to boycott city and tough coronavirus restrictions
Exhibitors are down from 242 to 104 in a condensed fair that runs alongside Art Central in the same venue from 21 to 23 May
Lehmann Maupin opens a summer popup in Taipei, expanding further into the spirited Asian market
The space will open in the Neri & Hu designed Kimpton Hotel Da An in Taiwan
Thaddaeus Ropac is the latest Western gallery to open in Seoul
With its resilient economy through the pandemic, South Korea is attracting the art industry's attention, with rumours of Frieze launching a fair in Seoul next year
Out of Africa and into Messums: UK gallery launches new photography department with vintage prints of Karen Blixen's life in Kenya
Some of the images taken by the younger brother of the Danish author, whose memoir became an Oscar-winning film, reflect colonialist attitudes that the exhibition aims to confront
Pinault's Bourse de Commerce plans to finally launch on 22 May as Macron gives French museums the green light to reopen
Health passes to certify visitors are Covid-free will be mandatory at cultural venues
Busy Gallery Weekend Beijing brings city's art scene back to life
This year's event, delayed from March, included 30 galleries and museums across the city
White Cube announces exclusive worldwide representation of Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi
British gallery will work in collaboration with the Noguchi Museum in New York
Flight of the Balloon Dog: Jeff Koons leaves Gagosian and David Zwirner galleries for Pace
The gallery will now represent the shiniest and most expensive living artist worldwide
NFTs in IRL: the rise of digital art galleries in physical spaces
Bricks-and-mortar commercial spaces are bringing crypto art to life, "providing an experience beyond the artwork living on a cell phone”
Launch of Artists Commit intensifies the push to act on climate change
Organisation aims to put pressure on galleries to adopt sustainable practices
As the market for their artists booms, African galleries take control by expanding to the West
With outposts springing up from London to Los Angeles, dealers are putting their artists on the global map
Let loose after lockdown: London’s best gallery shows
Plus, Idris Khan on his latest show and James Welling on an ancient Greek Kore
Lockdown easing: the best gallery shows to see in London right now
Eerie wooden cabins, rural quiltmakers and dismembered, tentacular dolls are among our highlights from the city's commercial exhibitions
French galleries sue state over Covid-19 closure
The gallery association CPGA is going to court, claiming its members are “victims of a distortion of competition” as auction houses are allowed to stay open
How three New York galleries are expanding against the odds
Despite the pandemic, Grimm Gallery, Salon 94 and PPOW are all taking on new spaces in Manhattan—here they tell us why
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
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
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
Jeanne Reynal, a woman Abstract Expressionist who ‘painted in stone’, gets overdue recognition
Her monochrome mosaics using cement, gemstones and sometimes teeth are now on view in New York
Garrett Bradley is now represented by Lisson Gallery
The Oscar-shortlisted filmmaker who has work currently at MoMA and the New Museum, said she was drawn to the gallery’s artist roster and international reach
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





























