NewsExhibitions
Sean Scully to have first show in Switzerland in nearly a decade
Italian dealer Marco Voena is supporting an exhibition of the Irish artist's work at the Forum Paracelsus in St Moritz
NewsDamien Hirst
Damien Hirst medicine cabinet bought for £600 goes on sale for over £1m
Softer YBA market faces test as collection amassed by London bond trader goes under the hammer at Phillips next month
NewsObituaries
‘Godfather of conceptual art’ John Baldessari dies aged 88
The Californian artist and teacher won numerous awards including the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale and the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama
NewsArtists
Damien Hirst sculptures undergo restoration in Gloucestershire ahead of retrospective
Multi-million-pound works spotted outside artist's Stroud studio complex
NewsArt market
Dutch dealer promises new Rembrandt discoveries in five-volume publication
Part one focused on early years of Old Master's career will be published in 18 months
NewsArt market
'All bets are off': Hong Kong protests cause insurance headaches for dealers heading to Art Basel
With pro-democracy demonstrations showing no sign of abating, the fair is working with a broker to offer galleries cover at 20 times the normal rate
NewsArt market
Kenny Schachter on his Christmas clear out
Sotheby’s sale is set to raise half a million pounds, offsetting money lost in Inigo Philbrick deals
NewsArt market
Amy Cappellazzo becomes head of expanded Fine Arts division as Sotheby's restructures
While her role grows to cover departments such as Old Masters, second global division will include luxury objects and decorative art, jewellery and wine
NewsAppointments & departures
Charles Saumarez Smith steps down as senior director at Blain Southern
Gallery is going through a “period of restructuring”, according to founder Harry Blain
NewsBanksy
Banksy transforms bench into Santa's sleigh in new mural highlighting UK homelessness
Street artist posts video of the work praising passersby in Birmingham for stopping and offering food and drink to a man sleeping rough
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
Art Basel helps Hong Kong exhibitors offset extra costs
Fair organisers says the discounts are not "incentive to do the fair" but are "part of an effort to mitigate their additional expenses"
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
Text and slogan 'statement pieces' draw Instagram crowd to Art Basel
But it's not all about selfies, many art pieces with a motto carry a socially conscious message
NewsPhotography
David Goldblatt's photographic legacy lives on through digital archive project
South African collection withdrawn from University of Cape Town over censorship row forms the heart of Goodman Gallery’s new initiative
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2019
Portia Munson’s immersive work for Art Basel's Meridians finds a home at 21c Museum Hotels
Cindy Sherman weaves her magic, and more news from Art Basel in Miami Beach
NewsEnvironment
Ai Weiwei confronts Amazon destruction in new film work
Dissident artist is exploring the disappearance of the Brazilian rainforest alongside China’s growing influence in South America
NewsValie Export
Valie Export: ‘Female artists are disadvantaged because the market is determined by men’
Austrian performance artist is showing her 1980 Venice Biennale installation for the first time in 40 years in London
NewsArt market
Lifting the lid on auction house salaries: how long would it take an intern to earn Tad Smith's $28.2m Sotheby's payout?
Executive salaries rises, while junior staff struggle to move up the ladder
NewsArt market
Marina Abramovic’s The Life to become first mixed reality work ever auctioned
Christie’s will sell the piece with a £600,000 price tag next October to coincide with artist’s Royal Academy retrospective
NewsArt fairs
Collector and patron Kamiar Maleki appointed director of Volta and Pulse art fairs
The two events have recently come under the same ownership although there are no plans to merge them—yet
NewsBanksy
Banksy’s The Drinker withdrawn from Sotheby’s sale after rival artist claims ownership
Sculpture—estimated at £1m—was removed from the street by Andy Link in 2004 but later “liberated” from his East End garden
NewsBanksy
Artist who ‘kidnapped’ Banksy's The Drinker claims ownership ahead of Sotheby's sale
Andy Link says sculpture for which he demanded £5,000 in ransom was later stolen from him. Banksy’s former dealer says otherwise
NewsExhibitions
Alfredo Jaar revisits Rwandan genocide 25 years after the atrocity
The Chilean artist’s harrowing project goes on show in the UK for the first time
NewsHong Kong
Uncertainty hangs over Para Site’s fundraising auction as Hong Kong protests escalate
The non-profit art space derives half its annual income from the charity gala which last year raised a record HK$7.8m
NewsVenice Biennale 2019
Iraq’s national pavilion at Venice Biennale shut ‘in solidarity with popular youth uprisings’
Iraqi-Kurdish artist Serwan Baran supports the move by the Ruya Foundation, saying “the people will prevail as long as we are with them”
NewsDamien Hirst
Damien Hirst’s Venice sculptures to remain part of Palms casino’s collection despite Kaos club closing
The colossal works were part of a $690m overhaul of the Las Vegas resort
NewsAuctions
A portrait of Rembrandt sold for more than 30 times its estimate—could it be by the Dutch master himself?
High price for painting at Christie’s in New York last week is prompting speculation but expert says his money is on Isaac de Jouderville
NewsArt market
London dealers Graham Southern and Harry Blain part ways
Blain Southern gallery is undergoing restructuring but “remains committed to its artists”, Blain says
NewsBanksy
How Banksy is vying for control of resales as his market goes ape
Stunt suspicions swirl after Sotheby’s auction sees 2009 work by street artist sell for far more than its £2m high estimate
NewsArt market
Sotheby's replaces Tad Smith with Charles F. Stewart as chief executive
Smith leaves after four and a half years with a $28.2m severance deal, including $16.9m in shares, and will remain as a senior adviser to Stewart
NewsArt market
Funding Secure goes into administration after borrowers including London art dealer fail to pay back loans
Matthew Green owes the firm around £3m, according to legal documents filed by the peer-to-peer lender
NewsContemporary Istanbul
Contemporary Istanbul chairman ‘rethinking fair’s governance’ following ‘inappropriate’ comments over Turkey’s military action
Ali Gureli apologises for accusing foreign media of spreading propaganda, but it is not yet clear if he will step down
NewsBanksy
To be or not to Bbay: Will Banksy take control of his market with 'approved used dealership'?
Street artist's Gross Domestic Product merchandise store opens online, but collectors are being heavily vetted to prevent flipping
NewsExhibitions
Damien Hirst’s Cherry Blossom paintings to go on show at the Fondation Cartier in Paris next year
Former YBA has been back in the studio painting for the past two years
NewsPolitics
'Fabricated news': chairman of Contemporary Istanbul defends Turkish military action
Art world condemns Ali Gureli's political comments and say it could affect art fair's future ability to sign up foreign exhibitors
NewsCensorship
'I wanted to break down white male ideas': sexually explicit Johannesburg show is pulled
Work by artist Anton Kannemeyer has also been removed from London's 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair after complaints
NewsBanksy
Banksy painting of chimps as MPs sells for record £9.9m at Sotheby's
Nicole Eisenman, Jean-Michel Basquiat and a dozen Italians help weather the Brexit storm
FeatureAfrican art
Why African women artists are bucking the market trend
The growing success of female African artists marks an exciting shift in the market
NewsFrieze London 2019
Art world faces up to the reality of climate crisis
Many dealers are beginning to look for local solutions to global climate emergency
AnalysisAlbert Oehlen
How to buy an...Albert Oehlen
With three separate shows of his work taking place in London during Frieze Week, the German artist's market is heating up
NewsBanksy
The full story behind Banksy's pop-up shop in Croydon
Street artist has created merchandise range from disco balls made from riot police helmets to hand-stitched welcome mats
PreviewFairs
'Open, exciting and global': Frieze out to beat Brexit blues
London-based fair strikes international note as gallery roster expands
NewsArt market
Xenophobic attacks prevent Nigerian galleries exhibiting at Art Joburg
Nigerian artist Sheila Chukwulozie makes her voice heard with protest piece at the fair
NewsUSA
Sackler family agrees to give up 'entire value' of Purdue Pharma in bid to settle opioid cases
But state attorneys general predict an imminent bankruptcy filing as settlement talks break down
NewsArt market
Sean Scully to take over Picasso’s Château de Boisgeloup
Sprawling exhibition marks Irish artist’s first with Almine Rech gallery
NewsArt dealers
Banksy's former agent quits gallery world citing snobbery and the death of subculture
Steve Lazarides leaves Lazinc in Mayfair to pursue solo projects
News
Dora Maurer: 'a lack of market was positive for my work'
White Cube announces representation of the Hungarian avant-garde artist with an exhibition of paintings from the past 30 years
NewsExhibitions
David Bowie’s Tintoretto returns to Venice after more than 200 years
Belgian collector Marnix Neerman revealed as buyer as exhibition of masterpieces from Flemish collections opens at the Palazzo Ducale this week
NewsLaw
London art dealer Joseph Nahmad spared jail after banging ex-partner’s head against wall during drunken row
Nahmad received a suspended sentence on Friday and must attend 20 days of rehab
NewsArt market
'Outrageous coup': art world shocked as Boris Johnson suspends parliament
Trade condemns the move and prepares for mayhem of no-deal Brexit
NewsPolitics
Ai Weiwei: 'Hong Kong is on fire and the world is indifferent'
Chinese artist and activist’s team has been documenting the intensifying anti-government protests over the weekend
NewsArtists
Robert Indiana’s caretaker allowed him ‘to live in squalor and filth’ despite artist having $13m in the bank
Jamie Thomas is accused of stealing more than $1m and 100 works of art from the late artist in new court filing
NewsArt market
For African artists, it pays to be female
Four women top the auction market for African art as collectors look to 'fill gaps in the market'
NewsDiscrimination
Wheelchair user blasts Olafur Eliasson show at Tate Modern over rampless work
After consulting with the Danish-Icelandic artist and technicians, Tate says installation “cannot be made safely accessible for wheelchair users”
News
Lawyers for teenager accused of throwing boy from tenth-floor of Tate Modern seek psychiatric reports
Defendant remains in custody until trial in February
NewsExhibitions
Tracey Emin and Edvard Munch joint show on its way to London’s Royal Academy of Arts
Exhibition first opens at Norway’s new Munch Museum, where Emin’s giant bronze The Mother will be permanently installed outside
NewsArt market
Fourth Sotheby’s shareholder files lawsuit in bid to block $3.7bn sale to Patrick Drahi
Auction house says such litigation is “routine in the US”, with deal expected to be completed by the end of the year
News
Teenager charged with attempted murder after six-year-old boy is ‘thrown’ from tenth floor of Tate Modern
Metropolitan Police are exploring mental health as a line of inquiry
NewsLaw
London art dealer Joseph Nahmad banged partner’s head against wall during drunken row at Knightsbridge flat
Nahmad could face jail time after admitting two counts of assault against Georgia Barry
NewsArt market
Brexit contributes to 10% drop in sales at Sotheby’s in first half of 2019
Sale to telecoms magnate Patrick Drahi looks set to go ahead as firm makes up for a loss in revenue through increased commissions and more efficient guarantees
NewsArt market
Are exotic islands and big bucks the way to an artist’s heart?
As artists and their estates become choosier about representation, galleries are going all out to keep them happy
NewsCommercial galleries
‘Brexit changes the game’: David Zwirner to open Paris gallery
Mega-dealer’s first space on the European continent will open to coincide with Fiac art fair this autumn
NewsCommercial galleries
US-China trade war proves the 'last straw' for Pace Beijing
The gallery closed its mainland China outpost after ten years due to ongoing tariff hikes, but may expand its Hong Kong presence
NewsRobert Indiana
Robert Indiana latest: New York judge dismisses majority of counterclaims made by artist’s estate against Morgan Art Foundation
Allegations that the foundation underpaid Indiana and fabricated unauthorised reproductions of his work were rejected this week
NewsAuctions
Female painters steal the limelight at Phillips contemporary evening sale in London
Market is not “as effervescent as it was”, but £36m total is the auction house’s highest in June for over a decade despite disappointing results for Modern works
NewsArt market
Jo Stella-Sawicka leaves Frieze to head up Goodman Gallery in London
South African gallery will open in Cork Street redevelopment this autumn
NewsAuctions
Flipping the Bacon: Sotheby's £69m post-war and contemporary sale lacks fizz
A £16m Francis Bacon self-portrait and a record for a little-known German artist enliven an otherwise dry sale in London as totals fall 40% on last year
NewsAuctions
Fresh talent breathes life into slim £45m postwar and contemporary evening sale at Christie’s London
Records set for Tschabalala Self and Kara Walker as a new wave of works by contemporary artists come to auction
PreviewArt Basel
Venice Biennale is still ringing the Art Basel sales till
Artists showing in Venice are brought en masse to the fair as galleries leverage exhibition exposure
NewsArt Basel 2019
Off-floor selling boosts trade at Art Basel
Viewing rooms, appetite-whetting preview publications and digital platforms are all paying off for galleries at the fair
FeaturePaula Rego
Paula Rego: 'retire? and do what? eat ice cream?'
The Portuguese artist’s work focusing on issues such as abortion and honour killings is more relevant than ever – and curators cannot get enough
NewsGagosian Gallery
Gagosian's pop-up gallery in Basel to become permanent
Mega-dealer says “world-class museums” and Ernst Beyeler’s legacy are behind the move
NewsArt market
Gender parity in commercial galleries lags behind public sector in UK, report finds
Opinion that female artists make poorer investments has a lasting impact on the legacy of women, according to the research from Freelands Foundation
NewsArtists
Paula Rego donates abortion etchings to raise funds for Milton Keynes Gallery
Portuguese-born artist says banning abortions is "cruel and unjust" on eve of her first UK retrospective in 20 years
NewsArt market
Art Basel owner sells stake in Art Düsseldorf to fair organisers Sandy Angus and Tim Etchells
Angus says he is also keen to buy MCH’s share in the India Art Fair as the group divests its regional art fair portfolio
NewsCensorship
Artists take stand against social media censorship
Instagram and others are quick to ban female nudity, at a high price for the arts