ArtTactic

13/10/2026

London’s art scene is a tale of two contrasting cities: one that can host the sale of over half a billion dollars of artworks in an evening, and another where high-profile galleries go bust https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/arts/design/london-art-scene-frieze.html

13/10/2026

Estate fallouts expose challenges of posthumous art ownership

Recent US lawsuits, including a row over underpricing, reveal weaknesses in the market

12/10/2026

Is the Great Wealth Transfer Already Reshaping the Art Market?

The Art Journal is digital-first, English-language publication designed to make the art market legible.

12/10/2026

Galleries and fairs are increasingly courting younger audiences who have caught the art-buying bug https://www.ft.com/content/f3863792-4f41-4eab-8572-a5760017888c

08/10/2026

Use of artificial intelligence as a collecting resource has skyrocketed

The fifth edition of the Art Basel & UBS Survey of Global Collecting, authored by economist Clare McAndrew and out today, delved into some new topics.

07/10/2026

Independent, which organizes two art fairs in New York each year—one devoted to contemporary art in the spring and the other 20th-century art in the fall—has been acquired by London-based conglomerate Informa

Independent, which organizes two art fairs in New York, has been acquired by London-based conglomerate Informa.

07/10/2026

A $30 painting, found in ‘dark corner’ of estate sale, fetches $1.35M at auction

An enigmatic oil painting bought at an estate sale has broken an auction record after it was confirmed to be the work of a celebrated American surrealist.

06/10/2026

Jeff Koons is selling $100m of art this auction season from his personal collection https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/arts/design/jeff-koons-art-collection-christies.html

06/10/2026

Untitled Houston paired international exhibitors with a deeper bench of Texas dealers, institutional acquisition prizes and programming built to align with the city's scene

Strong opening-day sales across the fair’s 99 booths, from emerging talent priced in the low thousands to established names approaching $100,000, suggest a buyer base deeper than many outside…

05/10/2026

Independent 20th Century took up residence at the Breuer building on its 60 birthday, with works by both blue-chip artists and lesser-known names

The art fair takes up residence at the Breuer building on its 60 birthday, with works by both blue-chip artists and lesser-known names.