Art Market
Auction highlights – Christie’s first billion-dollar sale
The collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is set to be the first to break the $1bn barrier next week – though it is unlikely to be the last
Around the galleries – Asian Art in London, plus other highlights
This bumper edition of the annual event continues to demonstrate the capital’s strength in this field
Is bypassing a gallery as lucrative as it seems?
The boom in international demand for contemporary art has seen more and more living artists begin to sell at auction. But who stands to gain?
Why is the market for classical Chinese furniture so hot?
Collectors are snapping up elegant huanghuali chairs and beds of the Ming and Qing dynasties at record prices
Auction highlights – Mary Cassatt gives a star turn in New York
A magnificent portrait by the Impressionist leads the pack in the sale of Ann and Gordon Getty’s collection at Christie’s this week
Frieze week highlights: petrol-can pastiches and chopped-up Shostakovich
Romuald Hazoumè’s latest ‘masques bidons’ focus on global figures whose ‘masks’ were stripped off by the revelations of the Panama and Pandora Papers – plus more shows not to miss this year
Frieze week highlights: Alice Neel and Victor Willing
An exhibition of Alice Neel’s portraits and abstract works by Victor Willing are among the shows we’re looking forward to seeing this year
Frieze week highlights: Amy Sherald and Craig Murray-Orr
Amy Sherald’s striking portraits and Craig Murray-Orr’s postcard-sized paintings are among the highlights to see this year
Auction highlights – an Al Thani treasure trove comes up for sale in Paris
The first of Apollo’s new, fortnightly auction previews looks at Sotheby’s sale of objects from one of Paris’s most colourful private mansions
Frieze week highlights: Beat Generation artists and the forgotten Vorticist
Drawings and paintings by the little-known Vorticist artist Helen Saunders and a screening of Bruce Conner’s 1967 film ‘THE WHITE ROSE’ are among the shows not to miss this year
How will a global recession affect the art market?
There is a growing nervousness about the effect a predicted global downturn might have on the art market’s post-pandemic bounce-back
Threads of potential – the market for textiles by women artists
From the United States to the Soviet Union, women artists of the post-war era found creative freedom in fibre art – and their works are beginning to loom large in the market
Around the galleries – Art Basel lands in Paris, plus other highlights
With its first excursion to the French capital, Art Basel has stolen FIAC’s slot in the autumn calendar, and perhaps its thunder
Was Frieze Seoul worth the hype?
The art fair’s first edition in the South Korean capital raises interesting questions for international dealers
What can Documenta teach the market?
This year’s Documenta is possibly the most challenging edition yet – so why is much of the art market failing to attend?
Around the galleries – the ‘grand exhibition of Italian art’ returns to Florence
The Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Firenze remains rooted in tradition – but it welcomes some modern sensibilities this year, too
How early Tuscan Renaissance works made an unexpected return to the market
These once-overlooked pieces are making a comeback – and with few on the market, they’re more collectable than ever
What not to miss at Masterpiece
As the eclectic fair returns to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Apollo picks out four highlights
Parcours des Mondes is back in full force
This year’s event aims to entice a wider range of collectors and exhibitors back to the galleries of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris
Around the galleries – London Art Week takes a musical turn, plus other highlights
The dealers of Mayfair and St James’s have banded together with the Philharmonia Orchestra for a special series of concerts this year
A question of ethics – the market for African and Oceanic art
As museums make promises to return looted works of art, provenance is now of paramount importance in the market
Can the UK art market bounce back?
As the UK falls behind in the global market, Jane Morris considers the route to reclaiming its competitive status
Around the galleries – BRAFA lights up Brussels, plus other highlights
Despite its position in this summer’s packed calendar, the Belgian art fair is confident in its unique offering
Documenta returns to its radical roots
Jakarta-based artists’ collective ruangrupa’s curatorial vision for the 15th edition of the fair puts a spotlight on artists from the global South
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