Brett Murray's ‘The Spear’ May 26, 2012

The Art Market: Courting controversy

Chinese customs authorities begin a crackdown while a painting of Jacob Zuma causes a furore in South Africa

Illuminated page from a rare Mahzor May 19, 2012

The Art Market: Fair overload?

Art HK offers cutting-edge works as art fairs proliferate from India to Australia

Folkert de Jong’s ‘The Shooting ... At Watou’(2006) May 19, 2012

State of the art

Amid political uncertainty, Ukraine launches its first art biennale

From WORLD May 18, 2012

Chinese desert Hong Kong art market

Sales from mainland buyers halve at Sotheby’s spring auctions

David Khalili ©Charlie Bibby May 12, 2012

A leap of faith

David Khalili talks about why he embraced Islamic art – and how it can help to build bridges

Pearl Lam ©Berton Chang May 12, 2012

‘We will create a vibrant arts scene’

Pearl Lam is finally opening a gallery in her native Hong Kong. She explains why it has taken her so long

Koichi Io's 'Whirl Vessel X' (2012) ©Katie Jones Gallery May 12, 2012

Japan’s grace under pressure

Faith in the craft tradition has defied last year’s tsunami, writes Emma Crichton Miller

The Himalayas Art Museum, Shanghai May 12, 2012

Keeping it at home

Private museums are springing up across the Asia Pacific region

'Tied' by Steen Ipsen May 12, 2012

The lure of the east

Georgina Adam examines the forces behind Hong Kong’s contemporary art gold rush

Gerhard Richter's 'Abstraktes Bild (798­3)' (1993) May 12, 2012

Price limits? An abstract concept

The Art Market: contemporary art records shattered; Ropac expands in Paris; Frieze New York post-mortem. By Georgina Adam

From WORLD May 4, 2012

Occupy pledges to ‘un-Frieze’ art fair

Inaugural New York ‘mall’ sparks controversy

Apr 21, 2012

The Art Market: Cautionary sales

Russian galleries close, Art London bites the dust, and sales of Middle Eastern and Arab art in Dubai dip

Peter Aspden from VISUAL ARTS Apr 21, 2012

So, what does ‘The Scream’ mean?

Edvard Munch’s painting is one of the world’s most disturbing images. Peter Aspden examines this icon of modern art and talks to the man selling it at auction next month

Apr 14, 2012

The Art Market: Spring in the air

Fresh starts for Thomas Seydoux and Guy Jennings, Sotheby’s spring Hong Kong sales on a high, and 1stdibs’ first fair

From VISUAL ARTS Apr 7, 2012

Death becomes him

Damien Hirst’s preoccupation with mortality led to his best work, now on show at Tate Modern, writes Jackie Wullschlager

Mar 24, 2012

The Art Market: Fair trade products

Established six years ago, Art Dubai has now emerged as a successful event with a strong regional identity, and a distinct jump in quality

Mar 23, 2012

Highly strung

Period string instruments (and their equally rare bows) are being bought for love as well as for money

Mar 17, 2012

Bequests for Beirut

New museums and donations showcase Lebanese art

Mar 16, 2012

The Art Market: Dollars and censors

Latest Tefaf report shows rising global value of the market while a Kuwait gallery forced to close an exhibition

Mar 9, 2012

The nutcase’s guide to buying

Art collector Frank Cohen recounts how he went from postcard-size Lowrys to filling a warehouse