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Art Market

Zona Maco: a beacon of art in Latin America
C as in cameo
artgenève confirms its status as a fair for connoisseurs
Can Taipei Dangdai compete with Art Basel on the Eastern front?
The Odiot company
Fairs
Brafa, the art of mixing without hang-ups
One of the world’s most beautiful art and antiques fairs, Brafa opens the art market season. Here’s a sneak preview.
Market Trends
Bohemian painting: the new El Dorado of the art market?
On 30 November last, The Virgin and Child Enthroned by the Master of Vyšší Brod was knocked down for €6.2 M to the Filippo Benappi Gallery, working…
Fairs
Art Basel Miami Beach: unaffected by hard times
These few days in early December, when transactions were particularly active, proved yet again that Americans still dominate the contemporary art market.…
Fairs
Cologne Fine Art: a successful new-look edition
Under the leadership of Daniel Hug, the COFAD had a decidedly more colourful feel in this late autumn period. After fifty years, Cologne Fine Art may…
Market Trends
The new Sotheby’s is coming
Patrick Drahi bought Sotheby's for $3.7 billion, but what are the company’s prospects in a market that looks tougher than it was in 2018?
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Mehdi Hadj Khalifa: "Morocco is in an experimental phase"
A masterpiece by the Master of Spencer 6
Carmontelle, or the moving illusion
Aboard Le Royal Louis
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Egyptian court finds ex-finance minister’s brother guilty of antique trafficking
18 February 2020 - 16:00
Banksy Valentine’s Day mural vandalised
18 February 2020 - 14:00
V&A Museum of Childhood in London's Bethnal Green to close for 2-year renovation
18 February 2020 - 11:30
Aspen Art Museum forced to close Yayoi Kusama infinity room over building codes
Not to be missed
Fairs
Zona Maco: a beacon of art in Latin America
The 14 th edition of the Mexican fair took place from 5 to 9 February…
Market Trends
The Odiot company
Part of the silversmith aristocracy, Odiot was supplier to the Europe's…
Glossary
C as in cameo
The cameo came down through the ages to become a star in the 19…
Market Trends
US vs China: who’s afraid of the trade war?
Trade war tariffs are just collateral damage for an art world that has greatly profited from China’s inclusion in the art trade.
Fairs
The fair that revives the fine arts
For its third edition, Fine Arts Paris is no longer focusing only on graphic arts and sculpture, hitherto its trademark, but is opening out to new…
Fairs
ST-ART: seeking an identity?
Four years after its buyout by the Lyon company GL-Events, the Strasbourg fair is finding it hard to define a clear artistic line, and is highlighting…
Market Trends
Hong Kong: breaking records and windows
Hong Kong has consolidated its presence as the Asian capital of the art market, but for how long?