Commercial galleries
How an Oscar statuette row highlights issues around resale rights in the US
A Californian ruling blocking the resale of an Academy Award may bring clarity over transfer of ownership of living artists’ work
Estate of Lygia Pape, legend of Brazil’s Neo-Concrete movement, now represented by White Cube
The gallery is showing four works by the late artist on its stand at Art Basel in Miami Beach
Emalin gallery doubles down on east London, opening second Shoreditch location
The new space will be located in an 18th-century building that is among the neighbourhood’s oldest
White Cube will represent Lynne Drexler's archive outside the US
The market for the American painter exploded last year, more than two decades after her death
Cheim & Read, mainstay of the New York gallery scene, will close permanently next month
The gallery’s co-founder, John Cheim, recently unloaded treasures from his personal collection at auction
Hammer-wielding thieves steal $100,000 Chagall print from Manhattan gallery
The theft from Carlton Fine Arts on Madison Avenue has led the gallery’s owner to beef up his security systems, at great expense
Against the odds, mid-sized galleries expand into New York
Dealers Anat Ebgi and Candice Madey are growing even when many observers expect galleries in their tiers to stay cautious
California police officer took bribes from Colombian art dealer for years in exchange for immigration help
A former police officer in California has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes over the course of seven years from an unnamed Colombian gallerist
All aboard! Art Week Tokyo opens up the sprawling city's art scene
Returning for its third edition, the annual event offers a special bus service to help visitors see everything that is on offer—from museum and gallery shows, to a pop-up bar and restaurant
An insider’s guide to Tokyo: the essential things to see during Art Week Tokyo
From a high-rise museum to an artist’s apartment turned project space, Sam Thorne, director-general of Japan House London, reveals his favourite places to discover art in the megacity and beyond
The Gray Market: Prints and multiples may finally be ready for the market spotlight—it only took a few hundred years of confusion
The latest edition of the IFPDA Print Fair in New York and a slew of moves by mega-galleries look set to reshape this long-overlooked category
Mendes Wood DM’s new Paris space boosts the Brazilian-founded gallery’s position within a global market
The gallery's fourth location across three continents has opened on the Place des Vosges in the Marais district
Alicja Kwade joins Pace Gallery—and leaves embattled dealer Johann König after 15 years
Pace will feature a work by the Berlin-based sculptor at Paris + and stage a solo show of her work in Los Angeles in 2024
Atlanta’s art scene grapples with changes from within and elsewhere
On the heels of the second Atlanta Art Week and news of a fair launching in 2024, the city’s dealers and power brokers reflect on all the work they have done, and how much remains
For a new generation of artists, sex is back in fashion
At Frieze London this year, you are never far from naked bodies and erotic scenes, with young artists demonstrating a new confidence in expressing sexuality and desire
The ugly bug ball: insect-themed art takes over Frieze
While Paris hotels are reportedly crawling with bed bugs, the only critters we saw at Frieze London and Frieze Masters were in the exhibits
Rising talent: stand-out galleries from this year's Focus section at Frieze London
One highlight, East London’s Public Gallery, has won the 2023 Focus Stand Prize on its debut at the fair
Economic turmoil in China hits the country’s commercial galleries
Though the wealthiest collectors remain untroubled by recent jolts to the economy, many galleries and younger collectors are being hit hard
Blurred lines: are galleries and museums getting too cosy?
As public institutions are working more with the private sector, there are calls for greater transparency
Best in show: India's Experimenter gallery wins Frieze in London's top stand award
The gallery, which has spaces in Kolkata and Mumbai, is showing eight South Asian women artists on its roster at the fair
Galleries rely on tried-and-tested names at Frieze London
Secondary-market dealing on the rise as interest in young talent cools
Despite economic headwinds, galleries continue to open in London
To the surprise of some, post-Brexit London is holding its own in the global art market, with new galleries setting up shop throughout the city, and long-term players opening new, larger venues
When dealers go bust, what happens to the art they hold?
Establishing ownership and value of works can be a complicated business, as recent legal cases have shown
$1.5m bronze Buddha statue stolen from Los Angeles gallery
A single thief allegedly maneuvered the 250-pound sculpture, dating from Japan’s Edo Period, out of the Barakat Gallery’s backyard and into a rental truck
Hauser & Wirth to open in Basel—taking over Galerie Knoell's space in 2024
The mega-gallery will also welcome Knoell's founder as a senior director, in a move that will "extend its commitment in Basel"
What David Zwirner’s recent surprise losses reveal about the high-stakes art market
The dealer remains “cautiously optimistic” about the trade’s prospects this autumn
After 25 years of operating solely in London, Stuart Shave's Modern Art gallery will open in Paris
Brexit has not influenced the decision to launch the outpost, says the gallery's founder
New ‘non-fair’ for art to open in London
Minor Attractions will stage exhibitions at two London venues to counteract the focus on sales during Frieze Week
Bullish amid cooling market, galleries keep betting on New York real estate
Hollis Taggart is expanding its Chelsea footprint, White Cube will soon open on the Upper East Side and the South African gallery Goodman is prepping a Manhattan pied-à-terre
South African gallery Southern Guild opening a permanent space in Los Angeles
The Cape Town-based art and design gallery will inaugurate its Los Angeles location in February of 2024