Georgina Adam
Georgina Adam is the former Art Market editor of The Art Newspaper, where she is now editor-at-large. She is a contributor to the Financial Times Life & Arts Section, lectures at Sotheby's and Christie’s institutes in London and regularly participates in panels about the art market
François Duret-Robert, art market journalist, professor and collector, has died aged 92
The former editor of Connaissance des Arts was a leading figure in the French art market
Prison restaurant refuses to show former convict's 'inappropriate' paintings
Frank Norman's exhibition was cancelled at The Clink in London
Pricking the art market bubble?
New report makes grim reading in run-up to London’s autumn sales season
Under new director, Viennacontemporary opens tightly curated edition
Exhibitors—up 60% from last year—made reasonable, though not strong, sales to collectors from Austria and Eastern Europe
Choppy waters ahead for the art market
Sotheby’s reported plunge in earnings is part of a bigger picture
London’s new Instagram-friendly ‘museum experience’ opens—with works by Koons, Basquiat and Murakami
Moco’s latest outpost on prime Marble Arch site soft launched with a show by “icons” of contemporary art
What will the UK's new Labour government mean for the art trade?
From the end of tax breaks on overseas income to new anti-money laundering laws, experts weigh in on what we can expect from the change
UK general election has art trade on tenterhooks
The almost certain Labour victory could have major impact on art buyers, who were restrained during the summer season
Madagascar's nascent art scene gets boost from businesses
Two entrepreneurs have founded spaces and set up programmes in one of the world’s poorest countries
Will Indigenous artists see a Venice Biennale boost at Art Basel?
Hopes are high that the fair will capitalise on the biennial's focus on under-represented groups, in particular from the Global South
Art Market Eye | Who’s afraid of the big bad cyberwolf?
Christie’s was hit by ransomware hackers—and now by a class action suit
Lely portraits owned by bankrupt collector James Stunt flop at auction
Works by the painter, owned by the controversial "playboy" socialite, were offered at Christie's New York this month
Art Market Eye | The Biennale Venice effect at work
There are so many discoveries to be made at Adriano Pedrosa's international exhibition this year
Patrizia Sandretto’s Venice venue nears completion
San Giacomo di Paludo is expected to open next year, but visitors to this year’s Biennale can still take in a performance
Art Market Eye | Can Inigo Philbrick return to the art market?
The convicted art dealer is out of jail—and likely to return to the trade
The story of a newbie who took on the New York art world—then left it all behind
As a protégé of the international dealer Carla Panicali from 1989 to 1992, David Guenther took a crash course in the business of art. But his account of this heady time is ultimately unsatisfying
The gateway drug: how handbags are bringing in new auction house buyers
In a rather lacklustre 2023, luxury shone the brightest
Art Market Eye | Will there be more or less work for art lawyers in 2024?
In what looks likely to be the continuation of a declining market, we may see more litigation in the art world this year
An acerbic but highly readable view of the British art world
The critic and former curator Julian Spalding holds forth on his dislike of conceptual art and his love for Beryl Cook
Cold feet? Why fewer investors are guaranteeing art at auction
According to a recent report, guarantees are down—what's happened?
End of an era? Jussi Pylkkänen's departure reveals much about today’s art market
The star auctioneer is leaving Christie's after 38 years to share his experience "with a new generation of collectors"
‘The market has changed’: Sotheby’s scrapes together £45.6m from Frieze Week double-header in London
The auction house’s The Now sale of ultra-contemporary art was a success, but its marquee contemporary art sale came up well short of expectations
Lee Miller comes into focus, at last
With two shows coming up and auction prices on the rise, the US photographer is finally emerging from the shadows of her famous male associates
A deep dive into the history of China’s art market
From the devastation of the Cultural Revolution to the transformation of the contemporary art scene
Sharing the Bacon: how fractionalisation is taking the art market by storm
Artex, the latest in a slew of new initiatives, is offering shares in a Francis Bacon triptych for as little as $100—but is it a good investment?
Rogues’ gallery? Three reasons why the art market is vulnerable to wrongdoing
Lavish lifestyles, misplaced confidence and the wish to keep up with billionaire clients can all wreak financial havoc
Germany has the most private contemporary art museums in the world, new report reveals
According to the art collector data company Larry's List, the burgeoning private museums sector now comprises 446 institutions worldwide, 111 of which have opened since 2016
Gore, guts and gongs: Hermann Nitsch’s six-day 'orgiastic mystery theatre' restaged at his country castle near Vienna
The performance featuring a slaughtered bull is considered the highpoint of the late Austrian Actionist's work
Ashmolean Museum in bitter, 20-year dispute over Augustus John works
Heirs claim they were loaned and want them back; the museum says decision not yet made
Backroom deals for wet paintings: why contemporary art is driving private sales for auction houses
Shortening art market cycles and the politics around "flipping" artworks are leading collectors to conduct business away from public scrutiny