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The businessman and philanthropist’s holdings were born out of a midlife crisis
Paul Allen’s works revealed; Arne Glimcher opens ‘selfish dream’ gallery; dealer pleads guilty in $86mn fraud
All the buzz from Frieze Seoul; UK fair organiser urges new government to undo Brexit hurdles
Luxembourg + Co opens in Fuller Building; Perrotin doubles up in Seoul; slim Old Masters sales
UK works sell well at Masterpiece; African art at Christie’s; Hôtel Lambert trove; new fair director at Art Basel; Deborah Roberts piece helps charity
Timothy Taylor goes big in New York; Mondrian show will boost market; Piano Nobile represents RB Kitaj
Christie’s has Yves Klein for London; Inigo Philbrick gets seven years in prison; sellout booths at Frieze NY
NY fairs report lower sales; Zwirner launches consignments portal; Tezos Foundation puts £1mn towards NFT art
Silkscreen of iconic movie star commands highest-ever price for work by a US artist
Female collectors dominate at Christie’s; demand for art still strong in Hong Kong; Gagosian and White Cube agree to share
Sir Nicholas Goodison was a driving force behind Big Bang reforms but also pursued cultural interests
Plus: Art Basel reveals details of new Paris fair; legal action puts resale right in the spotlight
Sadie Coles lends space to Londoners; Outsider artists break records; Pace takes on Hermann Nitsch
Plus: Christie’s runs a Shanghai-London relay; a clutch of Monets for sale; Chardin’s strawberries
Cheap money and a hybrid model have benefited the salerooms, but galleries and art fairs face stiffer winds
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Centuries of climate concern at Frieze; Brooklyn Museum and LACMA share female photographer collection; LA’s David Kordansky expands to New York
Christie’s markets rare volume owned by the doomed monarch ahead of live auction
After a decade of record prices, Sotheby’s and Christie’s are facing a shortage of masterpieces
Jewellery, clothes, art and memorabilia from the late actress’ estate break records in New York
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