Melanie Gerlis
Melanie Gerlis is the art market editor-at-large at The Art Newspaper and author of Art as an Investment
Sotheby's does a U-turn on new fees structure
Less than a year ago, the auction house reduced buyer’s premium and tried to introduce a flat 10% vendor's commission to avoid bartering. It did not prove popular with sellers
Comment | Popping the hood: what’s driving sales of luxury cars at auction houses
Christie's acquisition of Gooding & Company has renewed focus on collectible automobiles
Running an art school in London is not easy, but in The Art Academy the capital finally has a space that breaks the mould
The institution, which is about to welcome the first students to its new home, takes a refreshing and genuinely democratising approach to art education
The new auction calendar: everything, everywhere, at every opportunity
All change as the final auction season of 2024 goes into full swing
Matisse and Bonnard show is the cherry on Fondation Maeght’s 60th birthday cake
Both artists in landmark exhibition were key to the creation of the foundation in 1964
Can co-opting celebrities, luxury and fossils power up the art business?
The rich are still looking to buy art, but they want it buttressed by personalities and entertainment
How the photography trade is lifting as the medium’s stigma fades
Sales volumes have hit a record high, with art at lower price levels particularly popular
Leadership shuffles show auction houses and mega-galleries rethinking the trade
In a stubbornly stagnant market, the big players are searching for new ideas that will bring sustained growth
Tefaf’s new Focus stands aim to be more than just another ‘special’ section
Made up of ten main fair exhibitors doing double duty, the section offers the space to experiment.
Third time may be the charm for India’s budding art trade
Although the sceptics say we have been here before, there are ample reasons to believe India's art economy has entered a new era
Phillips auction gives James Rosenquist estate the best of both worlds
Pop artist’s paintings have seven-figure prices, but his prints are available for just a few hundred dollars at New York sale
Why galleries can’t quit fairs despite higher costs and lower returns
Research reveals that fairs are not as lucrative for galleries as they once were—but what is the alternative?
How Gagosian's east London Christo show proved the power of the pop-up exhibition
Who says something eye-catching and short-term can’t also be serious?
Auction houses use lucrative tools to prop up the art market—could they become victims of their own success?
Shielding art prices from organic market conditions doesn't always pay off
'Forget the Brexit blues: for art, London is still where it’s at'
There are plenty of encouraging dynamics in the city this summer
'The baby boomer wealth transfer is upon us—but how long will demand last for their post-war taste?'
Boomers may do well to sell their acquisitions sooner rather than later, as tastes in art are changing
Art market wobble: what happens if banks go bust?
Plus, hip hop in Baltimore and Juan de Pareja, the artist enslaved by Velázquez
'Are Old Masters having a renaissance? Leaner times breathe new life into a tired market'
Collectors tend towards safety in times of trouble—and current uncertainty is causing a shift in buying habits
'Wealthy collectors should put more money into art schools than auctions to keep the industry alive'
In stark comparison to recent staggering auction-house results, educators are struggling to maintain funding, says our columnist Melanie Gerlis
'Hopes for a slower, more local art trade dashed by a turbocharged market year'
The global art world sprang back to life with a vengeance in 2022
'The downside to art world altruism that no one talks about'
Charity sales, while undoubtedly a positive, tend to skew valuable auction data upwards and muddy an already opaque market
'Will the new UK government support the art market?'
The UK’s new culture secretary—the seventh in six years—has a lot on her plate, so whether the art market gets much of her attention remains to be seen
'How dare YOU?': we speak to Just Stop Oil, the eco activists who threw soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Plus, Art Basel's inaugural Paris+ fair and an enigmatic Frank Bowling painting
'Will Christie’s strike gold with its first private fund for tech ventures?'
Crypto might have crashed, but online-only sales and other digital channels are allowing auction houses to deepen their business beyond the thin market for blue-chip art
'Recession is likely—and the art market is not immune'
It might take a little longer in our world for the bad news to feed through, but feed through it will
'Why the sudden deregulation of New York's auction houses could lead to a more transparent art market—and a more opaque one too'
With old codes now dispensed of, my hope is to lobby for new oversights that could enforce stricter and clearer rules
'In a guaranteed market, buyers and sellers crave the unpredictable'
The recent London auctions suggested a market of extremes, with some seeking the safety of guarantees and others speculating on works by young stars on the rise
Has the art market recovered? A deep dive into the Art Basel/UBS report
Plus, an exhibition about wartime hideouts in Poland and Ukraine, and Mondrian’s final work Victory Boogie Woogie
'Will new code of conduct make collectors more ethical?'
A new code aims to introduce more transparency to the business of buying
'How canny auction houses and advisory firms are turning a generation of Amazon shoppers into art collectors'
The middle market, traditionally the art world’s unloved child, offers treats galore