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Late in life, he declared, “I’m nothing else but an artist, I’m sure, and delighted to be," but he clearly was so much more.
"We're creating a symbiotic commercial ecosystem, starting with Artsy and Artnet, that creates a new kind of intelligence for the art market."
From Cao Fei at Fondazione Prada to Kiefer at Palazzo Reale, these are the best exhibitions in Milan right now.
In an industry where human expertise and technological efficiency are often seen as opposing forces, Convelio co-founders Eduard Gouin and Clément...
The traditional separation of contemporary art into distinct branches—visual art, design, architecture and digital culture—might still matter, he...
Dealers Matteo Consonni and Dawid Radziszewski have officially joined forces to create an ambitious new gallery built for the next phase of the...
A generational shift among dealers is putting headline-grabbing museum-grade works into circulation, as legacy planning begins to impact the market's...
Founders Mirka Serrato and Jonny Tanna wanted to create a new kind of art fair that could bridge the gap between emerging galleries and institutions.
Under new director Kate Sierzputowski, the fair opened with a tighter format and a sharper curatorial focus, driving early (and steady) sales across...
The artist's ban on conversation forced gala-goers to focus on the experience, stripping away that layer of social performance that so often distracts...
Nineties nostalgia is no longer niche, and trading cards and manga have evolved into serious financial assets.
Brian Yue and Claire Bi's Cheng-Lan’s Corner opened in March with "Cian Dayrit: A Country, A Body," the first solo exhibition in Hong Kong by the...
From Reggaetón to Matisse, Maurizio Cattelan and more, here's everything worth seeing during Chicago's biggest art week.
Artistic director Massimiliano Gioni has mounted an inaugural exhibition that can only be described as an epic of the modern human.
Observer caught up with the Sotheby's Asia head of modern and contemporary art to discuss a market in transition and how the auction house is...
"I find myself drawn more consistently to works that hold their own structure, where the logic is internal and doesn't rely on context to sustain...
In conversation with Observer, she outlined her vision for an even more curatorially focused fair rooted in strong institutional partnerships and...
"We try to stay open and, importantly, to stay happy. We don't want to chase one idea to the point of frustration. Instead, we keep multiple...
At Alexander Gray Associates and the Whitney Biennial, the artist advances his decades-long inquiry into ornament, abstraction and intuition.
From a $14 million diamond to a $10.1 million Hermès Birkin and a $25 million McLaren F1, luxury has become the auction market's most powerful engine...
In her latest exhibition at Bortolami, the artist confronts traumatic memories of war using paint as a channel for cathartic explorations of entropy...
In one of the world's most institution-heavy art scenes, Gubgub Studios is making the case for independence.
Taken together, the results paint a vivid portrait of a market that is coming of age without losing its appetite and building lasting value and legacy...
With its sharp focus on pop-inflected visual languages and regionally rooted sensibilities, this year's edition rewards serious looking.
The founders of the High Desert Art Fair wanted to create a fun, inclusive environment that would bring a more diverse audience into the fold. By all...
While the energy is lively and the optimism palpable, dealers report the atmosphere is more measured than in previous years.
After years of decline, Mainland China and Hong Kong have seen renewed Asian bidding, stronger luxury collectible sales and growing institutional...
A growing network of independent, dealer-led initiatives is challenging the traditional fair model during Art Basel Hong Kong.
GOLD dissolves boundaries between art, design and commerce to test new, more sustainable models for cultural production.
A tightly curated guide to Hong Kong’s most compelling shows.
"I think right now, everyone is reaching this crisis moment. All these bodies I’m portraying in my works are struggling to still fit within it. My...
"The success we are seeing in terms of visitor numbers is undeniable. But the formula, if there even is one, is something no one really knows yet. And...
The fair's most compelling booths told stories the mainstream art world has been too slow to tell.
Few dealers have done more to reshape how Chinese art is understood internationally than Lam, who has spent more than three decades insisting on both...
Through obsessive repetition and meticulous craftsmanship, he transforms fragile remnants of the physical world into treatises on entropy, perception...
Our key takeaways from the most recent Art Basel & UBS Art Market Report.
An unlikely space is making a compelling argument for what art can look like when you keep gatekeeping to a minimum.
Art Basel Qatar did more than launch a new fair; it made visible a structural shift already underway.
Director Corey Andrew Barr explains why the upcoming edition will be the fair's boldest, most forward-looking chapter yet.
As one of the few fairs where museum-grade antiquities, Old Masters and decorative arts across geographies are presented in concert, it serves as a...
From ancient Greek sculpture to Renaissance painting and modern design, this fair highlights the extraordinary continuity of artistic creativity...
While secondary prices often sit below retail, they tend to track upward over time as primary prices rise, limiting downside volatility rather than...
The Kochi-Muziris Biennale showcases how major international exhibitions can transcend traditional displays of art, transforming ordinary spaces into...
Over 15 years, the dealer built a gallery around artists whose importance was hiding in plain sight. Now it's moving to Soho.
"Art does not cure anxiety or make us perfect but becomes a way to visualize those intangible, interior dimensions—to give form to what is otherwise...
After a seven-year absence, the country will return to the Venice Biennale under the direction of curator Amin Jaffer at a moment of rapid...
Her newly launched contemporary design gallery is propelling the region's designers and master artisans onto the international stage.
Christie’s has secured a group of masterpieces once owned by media mogul S. I. Newhouse, while Sotheby’s will bring works from dealer Robert...
In her latest exhibition at Charles Moffett, paintings reclaim their ancient function as manifestations of presence, perception and mythic...
Across the Biennial, artists trace the afterlives of empire, technological distortion and ecological collapse—theirs is a world struggling to...