Commercial galleries
Smaller galleries frustrated by digital sales platforms as dealers move business online due to coronavirus lockdowns
Increasing membership rates for online marketplaces like Artsy prove daunting as galleries are forced to indefinitely close due to Covid-19
'I'm gearing up for a conversation with my landlord': Small US galleries prepare for the first wave of coronavirus losses
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
Muted sales in Art Basel’s online viewing rooms as art market turns to technological solutions amid coronavirus crisis
Dealers say expectations were low but are grateful to be in touch with the art community
London galleries latest to go into lockdown as concerns grow over coronavirus pandemic
Move follows widespread closures in the US and Asia
New York galleries start to close due to coronavirus concerns
Pace, Hauser & Wirth and some others have confirmed that they will temporarily shut down
Paris fairs scramble dates in light of coronavirus outbreak
Salon du dessin contemporain has rescheduled its dates while Salon du Dessin organisers are in discussion about whether to still open later this month
Opening bite: the tastiest private views in London
Reporting on food and figures at Annely Juda, Waddington Custot and Soft Opening
Almost burned on a bonfire and then hidden behind a door for years—rediscovered Van Gogh landscape goes on sale at Tefaf Maastricht
New York’s Hammer Galleries has priced the Paris park scene at $10m-$12m
Lisson Gallery to unveil new space in New York this May
The gallery will takeover the storefront next door to its current Chelsea outpost as neighbouring blue-chip galleries continue to expand
A turquoise Egyptian amulet and an Australia-shaped book: four works under £5,000 at Tefaf Maastricht
Our pick of some of the most covetable, and affordable, works at this year’s fair
Art Basel/UBS report: global art market dips 5% in ‘tricky year’ but private sales are up
Chinese and British markets take a hit amid trade wars and political unrest
The Tefaf Maastricht wish list: what to buy at this year's fair
A dazzling diamond tiara, a Rococo monkey teapot, a Van Gogh rescued from a farm sale and a saucy Greek vessel are among the highlights on the stands
Saved from collapse, sculptor Elisabeth Frink's studio to be resurrected within 13th-century barn
Messums Wiltshire bought the building last year and will now reconstruct it for an exhibition in its gallery—at a cost of £100,000
Tefaf Maastricht will go ahead despite three exhibitors pulling out so far over coronavirus fears
Some US museum staff will apparently not attend the 33rd edition of the Dutch fair this week, while many galleries remain defiant in the face of a "tough" fair ahead
Aggressive seizures by police at Brafa leave dealers feeling ‘assaulted’
Authorities brazenly took 34 artefacts during public opening hours at the Brussels fair
Mary Boone sued by former director for withholding wages and ‘misappropriating’ more than $10m
The dealer allegedly had Gagosian gallery wire millions into her personal account for the sale of a Brice Marden painting to pay off tax penalties before she went to jail
Private view: must-see gallery shows opening this March
From Kevin Jerome Everson's videos of working-class displacement to Donna Huanca's wet slit—the best new commercial exhibitions this month
Death of a wannabe 'mega' gallery—was the closure of Blain Southern an outlier or the canary in the mine?
Gallery's demise could be symptomatic of the growing polarisation of the art market
Art Basel announces exhibitors for its 50th anniversary edition this June
More than 20 galleries will take part in the flagship Swiss fair for the first time
Arco Madrid reforms selection process following criticism of lack of transparency
The 39th edition, opening tomorrow, has exhibitors from across Latin America, including Peru, Cuba, Chile and Colombia
Artists go bumper to bumper at Frieze with auto-themed works
The car's the star as galleries move into the driving seat
Does Los Angeles want a big art fair?
As Frieze Los Angeles opens, we look at the LA art scene. Plus, we explore the Met's exhibition Sahel about art from the Sahara. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793
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
Los Angeles galleries search for the next hot art spot...
An evolving real estate landscape is keeping the city's dealers on their toes
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"
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”
'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
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





























