Tim Schneider
Tefaf New York's energetic opening brings cautious optimism to the trade
The fair's blend of historical and contemporary works drew many admirers and solid sales, though lower price points were conspicuous
The Gray Market: Demand for young artists' work is bowed but unbroken in top auctions
Defying market dogma, marquee sales results show “reallocation” to youth
Single-artist stands punch above their weight at Frieze New York
The gallery presentation format brings sales—and more—amid broader market tightness
Expo Chicago aims to retain identity under new ownership
As Frieze, which bought the Windy City’s fair last year, promises refinement, not reinvention, the first step sees special sections taking on more central positions at the city’s Navy Pier
The Gray Market: Why contemporary dealers and collectors are monitoring an antitrust lawsuit over Birkin bags
Hermès's alleged sale strategy for the in-demand bags parallels dealers' waiting list policies, but legal experts are sceptical of the lawsuit's merits
Will Rybolovlev’s courtroom loss be the art market’s gain?
Experts predict few operational changes after Sotheby’s wins fraud trial
Executive director Nicole Berry leaving The Armory Show for senior development role at Los Angeles's Hammer Museum
Frieze's search to replace Berry, who has led The Armory Show since 2017, is already underway
The Gray Market: Anyone wrestling with money's influence on art has 800 years of company
A show at the Morgan Library & Museum traces the modern economy's emergence in the Middle Ages—and how it influenced art from the start
Five years on, Frieze Los Angeles has grown up without growing old
Long doubted, the fair proves it is here to stay with its latest edition
Merger of Freeman’s and Hindman auction houses targets upper-middle market growth
Firm formed by auction house pairing announces a New York saleroom and expansion plans abroad
Jury sides with Sotheby's in New York fraud trial against Rybolovlev
The billionaire had sought at least $190m in damages from Sotheby's related to deals with Yves Bouvier. Instead, he will get nothing
Sotheby's and Rybolovlev’s lawyers paint contrasting pictures of culpability in fraud trial's closing arguments
The jury could return a verdict in the closely-watched lawsuit as soon as 30 January
The Gray Market: Rybolovlev’s trial against Sotheby’s has become a slog through minutiae—and that’s good for the auction house
The art market ‘trial of the century’ has transitioned from courtroom drama to bureaucratic headache
Transparency, accountability and double standards complicate Rybolovlev's testimony in New York fraud trial
Lawyers for Sotheby's cast the Russian billionaire as a victim of his own making
What to look out for in 2024: market predictions and must-see exhibitions
From the Venice Biennale to the Harlem Renaissance at the Met
Fairs, auction houses and AI: five predictions for the art market in 2024
Will Patrick Drahi sell a stake in Sotheby’s? Will Frieze acquire more regional fairs? Watch this space…
The Gray Market: Our art market soothsayer looks back on his 2023 predictions
How did his forecasts weather the roughest turbulence the trade has experienced in years? Read on to find out
Political art stays peripheral at Art Basel in Miami Beach
Fair’s stands largely remain neutral despite multiple hot-topic issues in the world today
Miami Advice: Shantelle Rodriguez on Isamu Noguchi’s Slide Mantra
Superblue's director of experiential art centres explains why the playful bayfront sculpture holds a special place in her heart
First-time exhibitors praise Art Basel in Miami Beach, saying the expense and effort pays dividends
Most agree that, for US galleries at least, the Florida fair is an unmissable destination
Miami Advice: Nina Johnson on the Spear House of North Bayshore Drive
The gallerist says that the pretty-in-pink property exudes the quintessential 1980s South Florida vibe that still resonates today
Nada Miami's early launch brings boost to fair and exhibitors
The fair’s VIP preview, now the first of Miami Art Week, drove notable results for exhibitors
VIPs keep market afloat at Art Basel in Miami Beach
As Art Basel in Miami Beach opened, sales were swift, though not often at sky-high prices of past years
Miami Advice: Gabriel Kilongo on Hampton House, the segregation-era refuge for Black celebrities
The gallerist celebrates the cultural hub whose visitors included Aretha Franklin, Muhammad Ali and Martin Luther King Jr.
Miami collector John Marquez’s foundation opens—at last
Long-awaited launch of Marquez Art Projects will strengthen the local scene
Miami Advice: Kelly Breez on Jeffrey Cheung's mural at Dale Zine
The Miami-based artist describes her love of a wall work by the skateboard aficionado and how creeping gentrification forced its Banksy-style journey to a new home
The art market in 2023: shaky year for heavily guaranteed single-owner sales
Middling performance of such auctions throughout 2023, with high costs and some sales coming in below their estimates, made a “sure thing” look less so
The Gray Market: The 1973 Scull auction was a harbinger of today's market, but its meaning is still misunderstood
Fifty years later, history suggests the infamous sale from the collection of Robert and Ethel Scull is not quite the art market precedent it is remembered as
Phillips’s $154.6m New York double-header is both just good enough—and historically successful
The house’s two-part auction fell short of the low estimate but still became its second-best showing ever by dollar value
Sotheby's sale of Emily Fisher Landau's collection brings modest result, despite $139m Picasso portrait
The evening's total take of $406.4m was a sign of a stability—albeit one under-girded by guarantees and third-party backing—in a jittery market