Melanie Gerlis is the author of ‘Art as an Investment? A Survey of Comparative Assets’ (Lund Humphries).
With fewer but larger stands at the fair, prepare for more in-depth and showstopping presentations in Regent’s Park
The financial impact of Covid-19 forced British Airways to sell some of its most valuable art over the summer. Will other businesses follow suit?
How have art businesses coped with the crisis – and what might they look like post-lockdown?
A Botticelli portrait and an ancient bronze hedgehog are among the must-see artworks at this year’s event
The art market prizes rarity – or so they say. What, then, is behind the recent record-breaking sale of an editioned sculpture by Jeff Koons?
Galleries from around the world are bringing some of their biggest-name artists to the fair this month
Fluctuating exchange rates have made for tidy profits in recent years for those who know their way around the art market
As auction houses and galleries branch out into magazines, videos and other media, is the traditional catalogue becoming obsolete?
Highlights from the seventh edition of Frieze Masters
Melanie Gerlis on the works not to miss at the fair in Basel this year