Frieze VIP day defined by dealers’ resilience
James Cohan gallery’s stand was devoted to Tuan Andrew Nguyen; on VIP day, one of the artist's mobile works was bought by Moderna Museet in Stockholm for $185,000 and another…
Marquee May auctions in New York come at a volatile moment
Piet Mondrian’s Composition with Large Red Plane, Bluish Gray, Yellow, Black and Blue is part of the $200m Riggio collection being offered by Christie’sCourtesy Christie’sNew York’s marquee spring auctions, beginning…
Robert Francis Prevost has been elected Pope Leo XIV—why does this matter to the worlds of art and heritage?
Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica after his election at the Vatican on 8 May AP Photo/Luca Bruno/Associated Press / Alamy Stock PhotoRobert Francis Prevost…
Future Fair updates portraiture for 2025
Future Fair VIP Preview Photo: Keenon PerryFuture Fair (7-10 May) has returned for its fifth anniversary to the Chelsea Industrial building on West 28th Street in Manhattan, sporting 67 local,…
SFMoMA lays off 29 employees amid $5m structural deficit
SFMoMA Photo by Beyond My Ken, via Wikimedia CommonsThe San Francisco Museum of Modern Art plans to lay off nearly 8% of its workforce, citing "financial challenges" to its operating…
Korea’s first privately owned Van Gogh unveiled at newly opened museum
Hong Gyu Shin with Van Gogh’s Head of a Peasant in the KAIST Museum, DaejeonKAIST Museum, Daejeon (photograph Ji Ho Jun)Adventures with Van Gogh is a weekly blog by Martin…
New Manhattan gallery slips into historic property
Installation view of As if a line at Slip House Courtesy Slip House. Photography by Software StudiosBehind an intricately carved metal gate on East 5th Street sits Slip House, a…
Black magic: Tefaf fund helps restore manuscript
The Black Book of Hours is one of the most important objects in the Hispanic Society’s collection. The book will be rebound as part of its restoration, and its folios…
Iraq's important archaeological sites under threat from real-estate development
The Great Mosque of Kufa, one of the only remaining ancient sites in the city. Nearby Tell Al Sayyagh was the site of the city’s markets and holds “untold” potential…
Tefaf New York: determination in the face of Trump’s tariff chaos
Tefaf New York returns to the 55,000 sq. ft main hall of the Park Avenue Armory with 91 exhibitorsPhoto: Parker Calvert/CKATefaf New York returns to the Park Avenue Armory’s 55,000…