Art

Art Basel Is Shaping Up to Be a Roll of the Dice
'There’s new energy in the market,’ Pace CEO Marc Glimcher told Bloomberg ahead of the Swiss edition of the global art fair, but selling top-end pieces is likely to be more chancy than usual, several dealers acknowledged.

Art Basel Is Shaping Up to Be a Roll of the Dice
'There’s new energy in the market,’ Pace CEO Marc Glimcher told Bloomberg ahead of the Swiss edition of the global art fair, but selling top-end pieces is likely to be more chancy than usual, several dealers acknowledged.

Is the Art Market AI-Proof?
While artists are experimenting with artificial intelligence to produce work, the technology won’t disrupt the business of art, argues Marc Spiegler.

Is the Art Market AI-Proof?
While artists are experimenting with artificial intelligence to produce work, the technology won’t disrupt the business of art, argues Marc Spiegler.

Explainer: Making Sense of Art Basel’s New Qatar Fair
The world’s largest organiser of art fairs will launch its fifth annual event in Doha in February 2026. What does it mean for Art Basel, Qatar and the evolution of an art market desperate for growth opportunities after more than two years of shrinking sales?

Explainer: Making Sense of Art Basel’s New Qatar Fair
The world’s largest organiser of art fairs will launch its fifth annual event in Doha in February 2026. What does it mean for Art Basel, Qatar and the evolution of an art market desperate for growth opportunities after more than two years of shrinking sales?

Art Basel to Launch New Fair in Qatar
The organisation’s fifth art fair, set to take place in Doha in February, is its first foray into the wealthy Middle East market.

Art Basel to Launch New Fair in Qatar
The organisation’s fifth art fair, set to take place in Doha in February, is its first foray into the wealthy Middle East market.

Ari Emanuel’s Milestone Frieze Acquisition, Explained
The Hollywood dealmaker’s new firm is buying the powerful international art fair brand. What does it mean for Frieze, Emanuel’s company and the future of the art business?

Ari Emanuel’s Milestone Frieze Acquisition, Explained
The Hollywood dealmaker’s new firm is buying the powerful international art fair brand. What does it mean for Frieze, Emanuel’s company and the future of the art business?

Ari Emanuel Acquires Frieze Art Group From Endeavor
The Hollywood superagent has agreed to buy one of the world’s most influential contemporary art organisations from newly private Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. for a reported $200 million.

Ari Emanuel Acquires Frieze Art Group From Endeavor
The Hollywood superagent has agreed to buy one of the world’s most influential contemporary art organisations from newly private Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. for a reported $200 million.

What’s Behind the Art Market Malaise?
The fine art sector is facing existential challenges that go far beyond the current market turbulence, argues Marc Spiegler.

What’s Behind the Art Market Malaise?
The fine art sector is facing existential challenges that go far beyond the current market turbulence, argues Marc Spiegler.

Opinion: What Luxury Can Learn From the Art World’s Miserable Year
While sales of top-priced artworks slowed, demand for more accessible works boomed in 2024, writes Bloomberg’s Andrea Felsted.

Opinion: What Luxury Can Learn From the Art World’s Miserable Year
While sales of top-priced artworks slowed, demand for more accessible works boomed in 2024, writes Bloomberg’s Andrea Felsted.

How Agents Are Reshaping the Art World
The sector is adopting a model that’s common in other talent-driven industries as more established artists expand into everything from fashion collaborations to films. Plus, James Bond under Amazon and the ‘auto-destruction of architecture.’

How Agents Are Reshaping the Art World
The sector is adopting a model that’s common in other talent-driven industries as more established artists expand into everything from fashion collaborations to films. Plus, James Bond under Amazon and the ‘auto-destruction of architecture.’

Why Louis Vuitton Went Back to Murakami
Plus, Hollywood versus Silicon Valley, Frieze and the Oscars after the LA fires, Spotify enters video with The Weeknd, and more from arts columnist Marc Spiegler.

Why Louis Vuitton Went Back to Murakami
Plus, Hollywood versus Silicon Valley, Frieze and the Oscars after the LA fires, Spotify enters video with The Weeknd, and more from arts columnist Marc Spiegler.

Why Fashion Needs the Art World More Than Ever
Art Basel Miami Beach has become a cultural tentpole that attracts America’s wealthiest and an evolving art customer base that may prove key in reversing the luxury downturn.

Why Fashion Needs the Art World More Than Ever
Art Basel Miami Beach has become a cultural tentpole that attracts America’s wealthiest and an evolving art customer base that may prove key in reversing the luxury downturn.

In Paris, Fashion Is Betting on Art Basel’s Big Bang
Miu Miu, Chanel, Louis Vuitton and more have dialled up their activities around a revamped Paris art week. The event provides a window into where global creativity is headed—as well as insight to the tastes and spending habits of the world’s wealthiest culturati, Dan Thawley reports.

In Paris, Fashion Is Betting on Art Basel’s Big Bang
Miu Miu, Chanel, Louis Vuitton and more have dialled up their activities around a revamped Paris art week. The event provides a window into where global creativity is headed—as well as insight to the tastes and spending habits of the world’s wealthiest culturati, Dan Thawley reports.