Art trade
Who should be able to profit from art criminals’ stories?
Television series linked to convicted fraudsters such as Inigo Philbrick and Anna Delvey raise ethical and legal questions
Antiquities trade should prepare for more government oversight
US Treasury Department issues a call for input on forthcoming regulation that aims to counter money laundering
Art specialists pore over the Brexit trade deal—and deliver their verdict
Artist’s resale right, import VAT, red tape, and smuggling directives are addressed by our experts
'Forget millennials—the art market should be looking at Gen Z'
People under the age of 22 account for 40% of consumers
EU adopts new rules on cultural heritage imports
Regulation is designed to protect against smuggling and cut off a source of terrorist financing
The tax man cometh: new laws on sales tax pose problems for US art dealers
US Supreme Court decision is causing anxiety among dealers
Hard, soft or no-deal: how the UK art market is preparing for Brexit
Costs, paperwork and shipping delays are among gallery concerns, but experts say there are solutions
Chinese art and antiquities spared from Trump’s tariffs
Auction houses and art dealers express ‘relief’ even as the US-China trade war escalates
Josh Roth, Hollywood deal-maker who was the head of UTA's fine arts division, has died, aged 40
His death comes just weeks after the opening of the agency's new gallery in Beverly Hills, designed by the artist Ai Weiwei
US dealers move against Trump’s proposed 10% tariff on Chinese art and antiques
Public hearings on the government’s plans are due to be held in Washington, DC in August
Do not allow art to cleanse crimes
The art world has yet to tackle issues around works like Picasso’s $115m child-prostitute portrait
Art dealers slam proposed European Union licence regulations
Revising import controls on cultural goods could impact negatively on trade, dealer organisations say
UK permits Nazi-looted Meissen figure to leave for Japan despite spoliation claim
There appear to be no winners in what the Arts Council refers to as an “extremely unusual” case
Italy relaxes stringent export laws for post-war art
New legislation eases movement of post-war Italian art out of the country, lifts restrictions on photography in state archives
Tracey Emin and Lehmann Maupin no longer in bed
Artist and gallery part ways after two decades
Laure de Beauvau-Craon, princess and former chair of Sotheby’s France, has died, aged 74
She fought a centuries-old monopoly of the country’s auction market—and won
Paul Schimmel leaves Hauser & Wirth
The former curator will no longer oversee the Los Angeles mega-gallery
Art consultants Arisohn + Murphy offer pop-up project management
New York firm finds niche helping artists and galleries
Stake in $14.7m De Kooning painting among Steven Mnuchin’s assets
Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary listed the work as part of a dynasty trust, federal ethics filings reveal
Christie’s chairman Brett Gorvy leaves auction house to join forces with New York dealer Dominique Lévy
The head of postwar and contemporary art has presided over the category’s explosive growth
Yves Bouvier pushes to have New York art consultant’s dealings revealed in US court
In a recent affidavit, Sandy Heller confirms he worked as an art adviser for Dmitry Rybolovlev and could still be questioned about his conversation over Modigliani purchase
Ken Griffin spends reported $500m on two Abstract Expressionist paintings
Billionaire hedge-funder is believed to have bought works by De Kooning and Pollock in one of the biggest private sale in history
A trifecta of shows on Felix Gonzalez-Torres to open in London, New York and Milan
Hauser & Wirth, Andrea Rosen and Massimo de Carlo collaborate to host simultaneous exhibitions
Dozens of Sotheby’s staff take buyout option
The voluntary programme will cost the auction house around $40m after shaky sale season
United Talent Agency expands fine arts division
With the appointment of a new creative director, the firm looks to work with more artists and fund ambitious projects
Sotheby's offers voluntary redundancies to cut costs
Chief executive Tad Smith hopes to keep “excellent, less-tenured” staff who want to change the worlds of art, jewellery, cars and wine
Sotheby’s third-quarter results are a mixed bag
Auction house chief Tad Smith points to positive progress, but firm is still operating at a loss
Iwan and Manuela Wirth top ArtReview’s Power 100 list
They are only the second dealers to take the number one spot in 14 years
Adam Sheffer appointed president of Art Dealers Association of America
The partner at New York gallery Cheim & Read stresses the importance of building relationships with collectors and scholarship