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What to see at Asia’s leading art fair — plus sales reports, market news and interviews with key figures in the contemporary art world
The confidence and sophistication of Asia’s contemporary art market increases steadily
The city’s forbidding Central Police Station has been reimagined as an arts venue by Herzog & de Meuron
Located on Hong Kong’s waterfront, the project aims to bring art to the widest audience
Curated by Alexie Glass-Kantor, the fair’s Encounters section aims for impact with large-scale works
Clare McAndrew’s annual survey highlights rich pickings at the top end but offers little comfort for smaller dealers
What to see at The European Fine Art Fair — plus sales reports and interviews with key figures in the art and antiques markets
Plus, London auctions; Doig’s upward spiral; China’s top artist joins Hauser & Wirth
Plus, Picasso leads the way; London’s new photo gallery; art fair in a Marrakesh hotel
They have confidence in their own taste and judgment in fields beyond the brand names
Now on show in the US, this enigmatic masterpiece is more than a still life: it’s a record of the family’s life and times
A report concludes that buying new works is ‘no more than a marginal activity’ for most art institutions
Plus: online growth slows down; Warhol’s family sells ‘Marilyn portrait’; Marina Abramović at Masterpiece; late female artists recognised
Russian artist reigns supreme at Christie’s; Ropac secures Beuys estate; wide gender gap at UK’s auction houses
Plus: UK trade reacts to ivory ban; US collector turns to China; hopes from African art; mistaken identity at Leonardo auction?
Under chief executive Tad Smith, Sotheby’s has seen a jump in sales — and a growing digital presence
High prices at Art Basel Hong Kong; Long Museum gets a Mark Bradford; Art Central highlights housing crisis
The artist-composer’s latest show reflects on a once-ubiquitous brand of Hong Kong pop
Hong Kong’s M+ museum has acquired part of the Mexican artist’s convenience store series
To date, galleries have had limited options in the city, but the newly opened skyscraper is set to become a cultural hub
Plus, John McEnroe’s Mark Bradford painting returns to LA and Lévy Gorvy forms an advisory firm
Both pieces are recognisable evolutions of the artists’ previous work, but also bracingly different in effect
Can Taipei Dangdai harness the country’s strong collector base?
Glass walls make the art visible from the ground and from the surrounding tall buildings
Once considered more craft than art, the medium is being revived — with fine work on show at Art Basel Hong Kong
There is an increasing number of Asian collectors with pockets deep enough to afford blue-chip contemporary art
Local artists are using new tools to critique their rapidly changing country
Art Basel/UBS report; deals at Tefaf; Sotheby’s takes Rubens to Dubai; major Murakami show for New York
How to assemble a bespoke collection for the home
The curator’s groundbreaking and controversial work is explored in an unusual show
The Showcase section is designed to give the grande dame of art fairs a fresher feel
The British furniture maker was also a trend-setting interior designer, questioning the relationship between art and the domestic
An exhibition of Dutch 17th-century group portraits is a canny way to show off the range of objects at the fair
The former trader on why he buys both ancient and contemporary works
New coinage likely to prove popular with collectors
Plus: outsider art gets into Basel; Eric Fischl clowns with Donald Trump; dodgy dealings in the 19th-century
Held in Paramount Studios, the new fair will be smaller than the London and New York editions
