NewsArt market
How an antiques trade paper led to a tech firm with £600m potential
Online bidding pioneer Auction Technology Group (ATG) is intending to go public to secure investment. The former editor of the original ATG, Antiques Trade Gazette, charts its rise and rivals
CommentArt market
Should post-Brexit UK get rid of the Artist’s Resale Right?
The controversial levy, introduced by the EU in 2006, is intended to help struggling artists but it ends up pouring more money into the hands of the most successful few
NewsArt market
In a swift post-Brexit move, UK rejects EU’s strict import rules on cultural property
The rules, aimed at preventing trafficking, have been opposed by the trade and UK government's decision not to continue may put EU art market at a disadvantage
NewsBrexit
As a Brexit deal is agreed, confused and resigned UK art world ponders life after leaving the European Union
Art dealers, shippers and auctioneers are unsure about how leaving the single market will impact their business—but there is a silver lining
NewsMoney laundering
Is the art trade ready for new EU law calling for tough action on "dirty money"?
Many dealers say new regulations on money laundering will be almost impossible to comply with
NewsArt fairs
Bada sells majority stake in Chelsea fair to Masterpiece founders
The event will be renamed The Open Art Fair and will launch in March next year
NewsArt market
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang designer's giant machine sculptures up for auction
Rowland Emett's Cloud Cuckoo Valley automata will be for sale at Bonhams in September and on view in August
NewsIvory
After UK's ivory ban, European Commission also considering tighter regulation
Consultation has started with a 62-page report commissioned from wildlife monitoring network
NewsArt market
UK art market recovered in 2018, with hike in exports to UAE while trade with Switzerland declines
Global art and antiques imports and exports in and out of the UK increased last year but are yet to reach the levels seen during the 2015 peak
ReviewArt market
Sketchy Brexit fails to smudge Paris drawings fair
Sales at the Salon du Dessin continued to be brisk regardless of turmoil in UK parliament
CommentArt market
Vexed issue of vetting: force for good or conflict of interests?
Tefaf Maastricht's removal of art trade professionals as voting members of its vetting committee raises the wider question of the role of self-policing by fairs
NewsArt market
Hard, soft or no-deal: how the UK art market is preparing for Brexit
Costs, paperwork and shipping delays are among gallery concerns, but experts say there are solutions
NewsInternational trade
UK art imports slump as Brexit looms
Falling pound may account for 21% drop in 2017, but exports to China have risen by 350%
NewsArt market
Art businesses ill-prepared for new EU data protection law
Data privacy is getting a long-overdue overhaul with GDPR, but is the art market ready?
NewsLaw
UK museums' right to charge image fees is called into question
Campaign for institutions to free up photographs of out-of-copyright works is backed by legal experts
CommentArt market
EU proposes tough new laws on antique ivory trade—despite lack of evidence it leads to modern-day poaching
Proposal appears to contradict European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's assertion that any new restrictions must be proportional and "evidence based"
Ivan Macquisten