Scientists have been priced out by billionaires in the global market for prehistoric fossils
Magritte sets $121mn record; Untitled Art fair to open in Houston; Oliver Cromwell portrait rediscovered
The Frieze art fairs return as global sales fall and costs rise, but organisers have plans to increase attractiveness
Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bonhams are following Phillips into swisher sites, with architect-designed buildings that allow for different sales formats
London-based company looks to expand luxury offerings as art market weakens
Marlborough’s Mayfair building for sale; Charles Saatchi offers 500 works for charity; Frieze slower in Seoul
Bonhams, Christie’s, Phillips and Sotheby’s open Hong Kong headquarters and expand exhibition spaces and sales
Ethiopian gallery shuts London space; new fair offers art under £600; optimism in Tokyo
Vivienne Westwood items excite; Gagosian to have first show in Seoul; Frieze London gets a makeover
Photography fair cancelled in New York, launches in Hong Kong; tributes pour in for dealer Barbara Gladstone; new head at Artsy
Hong Kong sales disappoint; Banksy print from liquidated charity comes to Sworders; London and Newcastle galleries swap spaces
Artists support UK’s Labour party; Bali to get new private museum in 2026; Rodeo rebrands
Sotheby’s loses head; Christie’s shelves June evening sale in London; Old Masters dealer gets into sculpture
Basel Social Club takes over a farm; Italian Modernist Salvatore Mangione in the spotlight; Photo London gives young artists a break
Appointment hints at succession planning inside billionaire family behind French luxury group Kering
Christie’s offers prime Chardin for €12mn; Phillips gets Basquiat trio; Kusama tops list of 2023 contemporary artists
The former New Jersey governor has been fun to watch, but his candidacy has become a threat
2023 was a patchy year for auction houses and galleries but a surge in luxury goods and big-name sales softened the blow
Business models are nowhere near as plush as their carpets
Opera Gallery grows in London; report finds UK market at risk in competitive field; star scientist leaves Sotheby’s
New art fair opens in Mumbai; artist Rachel Jones goes it alone; Frieze gets advice from Sheena Wagstaff
From Yves Saint Laurent to Paul Allen, art assembled over a lifetime carries a premium
Fort Worth museum acquires prized Gainsborough; Selma Feriani grows in Tunisia; Gagosian brings new Hirsts to Frieze
Intimate Picassos offered by Ward Moretti; Christie’s set to make Paula Rego record; new ‘non-fair’ for London
Christie’s sells Signac after settlement agreement; report finds ‘flipped’ art doubled in 2022
