Art market
The art fair season kicks off in Asia: here is your guide
From Shenzhen to Shanghai, Hong Kong to Beijing, this autumn is awash with events despite border closures and long quarantines
Antiquities trade should prepare for more government oversight
US Treasury Department issues a call for input on forthcoming regulation that aims to counter money laundering
Colnaghi's show explores the broad threads that connect Spanish art and the New World
Exhibition of work from the Pre-Columbian age to mid-century Modern paintings, extended to 22 October
British Museum to sell NFTs of 200 Hokusai works—including The Great Wave
The institution has partnered with French start-up LaCollection to auction the non-fungible tokens, coinciding with its exhibition of the Japanese artist's work
A new flavour of non-fungible token: Vito Schnabel launches an NFT auction platform
ArtOfficial, developed with help from Gary Vaynerchuk, "aims to broaden the experience of digital art" and make its purchase more accessible and transparent
It’s a wrap: Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s final fabric project unveiled in Paris
Plus, Art Basel: are the buyers back? And Mary Beard on images of power
Art Basel 2021: it’s good to be back—but things are going to change, dealers say
Despite the success of the fair's first post-pandemic edition, galleries are weighing up the future
From a near collision with a tram to the week's hottest parties: what went down at Art Basel 2021
Elmgreen & Dragset pick their five favourite works at Art Basel (and discuss spooning Olafur Eliasson)
Outside the Messeplatz, the Scandinavian duo have installed a car with a tender surprise inside
Try before you buy? Art rental scheme could bring steady income for emerging artists
Gertrude aims to make the art market more accessible and evenly distributed
Artistate launches to help artists safeguard their legacy
Founded by gallerists and lawyers, the venture will provide estate-planning advice—for a fee—to artists and their families
German auction of Latin American antiquities goes ahead, but many works fail to sell
Ambassadors from eight countries—Mexico, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama and Peru—whose heritage was included in the sale launched a united front against it, with calls for Unesco to intervene
Young, monied and keen to gamble on art: the super power of Asian collectors
Asian buyers are now the biggest spenders at international auctions and these digitally-native collectors are happy to splurge online
Is Art Basel eyeing up a new fair location?
Art Basel has lent expertise to Art Week Tokyo, but does this indicate further involvement?
'The art in Spain stays mainly off the plane': grim Brexit news from the art buying frontline
I've learned the new political lessons about art shipping the hard way—so you don't have to
From a cashmere coated console to a leafy Lalanne chair: Design Miami/Basel director chooses her highlights
The fair may be smaller than usual this year but Jennifer Roberts says she has never known the collectible design market to be in such rude health
Women in the arts are winning the battle for equal employment—but they haven’t yet won the war
The latest UBS Art Basel report finds that top jobs are finally going to women—even at the mega galleries
Mexico attempts to halt German auction of Pre-Colombian artefacts
More than 70 works designated as national heritage are due to be sold in Munich on 21 September
Real-life Art Basel prepares to return—and steps down from its ivory tower
Arranging the event amid a shifting pandemic has been fraught with risk—but it is a risk worth taking, says global director Marc Spiegler
Genevan prosecutor dismisses Dimitry Rybolovev's case against art dealer Yves Bouvier—but feud between the two billionaires is not over yet
Russian art collector had sued for double dealing and will now appeal decision, while Bouvier plans to launch $1bn countersuit for damages—and write a tell-all book
Ethiopian gallery Addis Fine Art to open space in London
One of the few Black-owned galleries in London, the space will open with a show of Nirit Takele in October as the gallery takes part in Frieze London for the first time
Despite legal crackdowns, unpaid internships are still rife in the art world
Historically marginalised groups are being kept out of an industry that expects people to work for free in order to get a foot in the door
The rise of Paris: Larry Gagosian opens third gallery in the French capital
US dealer launches new space with giant Alexander Calder sculpture in the Place Vendôme
New Miart director Nicola Ricciardi on rebuilding an art fair from scratch as the pandemic rumbles on
Ricciardi was previously artistic director of Turin's OGR art centre which was used as a hospital for Covid-19 patients last year
‘Opera is boring’: Marina Abramovic’s cinematic ode to soprano Maria Callas opens in London
Belgrade-born performance artist discusses recasting opera for a younger generation, how the diva label is “dubious” and why sex is better post-menopause
'A collector in dealer's clothes': Sotheby's to sell the collection of Richard L. Feigen
The sale of the New York dealer, who died earlier this year and was once a vocal critic of auction houses, will feature works from the 14th to 20th centuries
The future’s bright: Millennials help art market stage post-pandemic recovery
Art Basel-UBS report reveals that employment has stabilised and gallery sales are up 10% in first half of 2021
Christie's to sell €5m Chardin painting for the first time in nearly 200 years
Descendants of François Marcille will sell 27 paintings and drawings from his collection in Paris this November, including Woman Drawing Water from a Water Urn
Sotheby's wins 'dogfight' to sell $600m art collection of Harry and Linda Macklowe
Auction house will sell the 65 works, including $70m works by Rothko and Giacometti, in two standalone sales in November and next May