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Koons lobster snapped up amid day two sales at Art Basel

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Berlin’s Galeria Plan B says it sold an untitled 2025 Adrian Ghenie painting for €1m. Hauser & Wirth reported the sale of Frank Bowling’s Iceni (1975) for $1.8m, adding that Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s “Untitled” (Go-Go Dancing Platform) (1991), priced at $16m, has been placed on “serious hold” for an institution.

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‘Momentous’: Italy to slash art VAT to 5%, the lowest rate in the EU

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Art market Italy European art market European Union Tax VAT Share Subscribe to The Art Newspaper’s digital newsletter for your daily digest of essential news, views and analysis from the international art world delivered directly to your inbox.

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Comment | Artnet sale underscores its impact on the industry—and its limitations in today's landscape

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Melanie Gerlis 7 July 2025 Share Left: Hans Neuendorf, Artnet founder. Privatisation and personalities Artnet’s capture of just 50% of the market (as it accounts for only auction sales) was never the whole story—rather, it was a good enough indicator. Monetising art now needs more imagination.

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A sale as old as time: Natural History Museum to display £450,000 dinosaur fossil after London gallery helps secure buyer

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The final sale price has not been disclosed, but is understood to be close to the £450,000 listed price. Art market Dinosaurs Natural History Museum Share Subscribe to The Art Newspaper’s digital newsletter for your daily digest of essential news, views and analysis from the international art world delivered directly to your inbox.

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Basel's new satellite fair rides the wave of interest in contemporary African art

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So we’re hoping we can do some sales and recoup that.” Art Basel 2025 African art Commercial galleries Art market Share Subscribe to The Art Newspaper’s digital newsletter for your daily digest of essential news, views and analysis from the international art world delivered directly to your inbox. We did our job.”

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Tim Blum will phase out traditional gallery model, close Los Angeles and Tokyo locations

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First reported by Artnews , the transition was not sparked by the industry-wide drop in art sales —Blum says he is burnt out after 30 years. In 2023, Poe left the gallery , which was renamed to reflect the change. This is not about the market,” Blum told Artnews. This is about the system.” It’s part of my DNA.”

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Design Miami announces 2025 international events and exhibitions programme

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Photo courtesy of Kris Tamburello for Design Miami Design Miami has today announced a programme of new events taking place around the world in 2025. Design Miami 2024. Design Miami 2024. Its fair in the Swiss city was cancelled in February, leading to some dealers joining together to create their own event, called Maze.

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