Some artists are embracing the technology but many galleries are lagging badly behind — and may be forced to confront it
Auction house benefits from improved sales as art market returns to growth
The orthodoxy of museums, galleries and critics is viewed with suspicion by new tastemakers
Conflict throughout the Middle East risks disrupting an expanding calendar of fairs and auctions
As Art Basel returns to the city, gallerists are adapting to more conservative tastes in straitened times
Worldwide sales edged up 4% to $59.6bn in 2025 after two years of decline
As key items from ‘Jaws’ go to auction, nostalgic film-lovers are propelling the market forward
The art and antiques fair prompts a journey through military masterpieces, the latest discoveries about culture and the brain, and the new rules of collecting old masters. Plus: how to restore a Rubens
As the 1987 portrait ‘Blond Girl on a Bed’ goes up for auction, the artist and former model looks back on London’s legendarily louche scene
LA fires one year later; interviews with Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers, Greta Waller and Amanda Ross-Ho; artists against ICE. Plus: the problem with celebrity painters
Intimate art fairs and international galleries are competing to be the destination of choice for the Alpine glitterati
Fairs need to strike a balance between offering a buzzy affair and a pleasant experience to satisfy these collectors
From JMW Turner to Joan Miró, artists have long admired its power — now a London exhibition celebrates the money-spinning hue
A Black mark on ‘Château Noir’
The artist’s deft, arresting sketch is set to make at least $15mn for a wild cat charity
The launch of Art Basel Qatar comes on the back of accelerated activity in the Gulf, though some gallerists have privately voiced concerns
Record-breaking estate sales mask the real, and sometimes declining, value of art
UK-based auction house took hefty impairment charges and posted lower revenues for 2024
Decline triggers return of ‘loan-to-own’ lenders aiming to take control of pieces cheaply through defaults
Rising numbers mask a broadening of taste, away from the fine art beloved by previous generations
Chatbots forge convincing sales invoices and other documents, say industry figures
Auction house adapts as older collectors die and younger generations show less early interest in fine art
Christie’s is offering “The Winter Egg” of 1913, carved out of fragile rock crystal for the Romanovs, for more than £20mn
Relocated to new London premises, Annely Juda Fine Art’s leadership is evolving too
The last fortnight of fairs and auctions prove collectors are willing to spend — but paintings of fairytale forests and old-school photography suggest experimentalism is out
