Contemporary art dealers have settled on a model that actually works by aligning themselves with the modern, international art fair. There are few other places where so much work, in so many different mediums and styles, can be seen at once, stylishly presented and...
When Artlyst first started its Alt Power 100 Artlyst fifteen years ago, we were aiming at an audience fed up with the gratuitous love fest that other Power 100 lists produced. This list rewarded the commercial while ignoring the hard work of curators, museum...
This October, the city of light becomes the centre of the art universe as Art Basel Paris returns to the Grand Palais for its fourth edition. From October 24-26, the historic venue will host 203 galleries from 40 countries, including 25 newcomers making their Paris...
Welcome to the Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2024/2025. The Alt Power 100 Artlyst celebrates the visionaries transforming the artistic landscape and culture. This year's edition cuts through traditional hierarchies to spotlight those who wield influence in unexpected and...
Art Basel has shrugged off the doom-mongers and reported buoyant sales for the 2024 edition, which took place from 13 June to 16. The fair closed on Sunday, following a week of solid sales across all market sectors. The show attracted an overall attendance of 91,000...
The 60th Venice Biennale Arte, scheduled to spearhead the 2024 cultural calendar from 20 April to 24 November 2024, will mark a significant milestone as it welcomes Adriano Pedrosa as its inaugural Latin American curator. In a departure from convention, Pedrosa's...
Art Dubai’s tenth edition closed last night with participating galleries and artists reporting one of the most successful years of the fair to date. Welcoming international and regional artists, collectors, private museums, institutions, and curators from over 90...
In my best Sam the Eagle voice: “Sales is vanity, profit is sanity”. Splashed all over the art newspapers this week were the impressive sales figures of Christie’s Surrealism auction, where lots sold for a combined total of £147m, (Write it in full: £147,031,000.00 –...
A painting of two Tahitian girls by Paul Gauguin has become the world’s most expensive work of art, after a member of the Qatar Royal family privately paid $300m (£196.7m) for it. The 1892 artwork titled 'Nafea Faa Ipoipo' (When Will You Marry?) was sold...