Contemporary art

Art marketarchive

Turkish artists get more international exposure following art sale at UK auction houses

A careful look at the catalogues unveils some of the peculiar dynamics of the market for Turkish contemporary art

Collectorsarchive

Some of the leading contemporary art collectors of China

While the stereotype of Chinese collectors includes a focus on traditional and historical Chinese art, these collectors buck the trend

Art fairsarchive

The Art Show fair report: Setting a sophisticated tone

Collectors queue to view classic modern and contemporary works

New Museumarchive

Los Angeles Broad Art Foundation aims at ultra accessibility

Los Angeles collectors Eli and Edythe Broad open their doors

Interviewarchive

Interview with Peter Weibel: Centre for Art and Media Karlsruhe “will be the Louvre of media art”

Peter Weibel, head of ZKM Karlsruhe, on the Moscow Biennale and subverting military technology to create virtual sculpture

Art fairsarchive

Major collectors to host (e)merge fair in DC

Washington DC fair will focus on youth and young artists

Art Basel Miami Beach banks on the tried and tested

Established artists first to sell as collectors take their time over emerging talents

Interview with Elmgreen & Dragset on staging their newest work: “Actors are playing us, but we might interfere”

The artists on splitting up but staying together and why they are putting their lives on stage

Interview with Jonathan Meese: "I am the samurai of art”

The German artist explains why he puts aggression and provocation centre stage—along with his mum

Friezearchive

Frieze London fair report: Bling is out, but big is back (though the prices are sober)

The fair drew the major collectors, its quota of celebrities and plenty of students. But the feel was calm, not frenzied

Interview with Ged Quinn: “I don’t have this notion of extreme skill”

On the benefits of a free education, the influence of Caspar David Friedrich and working in pyjamas and wellies

Antony Gormley’s statue for UK war museum was shot down by Battle of Britain hero

The sculpture of a girl between a rocket and a missile "was a step too far for the board," says the UK artist

Shanghaiarchive

“Art spies” said to be on look out for non-approved events

Conflict between government and arts organisers at Shanghai World Expo

New acquisitions by Tate Modern show commitment to diversifying collection

Art from across the globe has recently found a home in Bankside

Art fairsarchive

Should fairs feel threatened by gallery weeks?

A complementary relationship is far more likely…

Booksarchive

Indefatigable enthusiasm in Saeb Eigner's book "Art of the Middle East: Modern and Contemporary Art of the Arab World and Iran"

While one may not be familiar with some of the book's more niche digressions, Eigner's dexterity in referencing the ancient past never fails to impress

Collectorsarchive

Ziba Ardalan de Weck on five years of London’s Parasol Unit

“It’s much more satisfying than buying paintings”

Interviewarchive

Interview with Sprüth and Magers: “We didn’t want to become bigger, we wanted to become smaller”

Dealers Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers discuss the benefits of teamwork and the Berlin art scene

Interview with Angela Bulloch: Shining a light on the city

The artist has installed her latest work in the Basel cathedral, as part of the fair’s new Art Parcours project

Interview with Mark Bradford: “It’s a complex conversation and there’s no closure”

The artist on class and identity in South Central LA, working with children and making art in post-Katrina New Orleans

Charles Saatchi, the comeback king: New Chelsea gallery a definitive success

Attendance figures for the the Saatchi Gallery exceed their 1 million visitor goal

Interview with Claes Oldenburg on his bitter-sweet new project: “The objects of today are not interesting”

Claes Oldenburg on his love of things, the loss of his wife and whether to accept a commission for Abu Dhabi