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US Senators propose anti-money-laundering legislation for the art market

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The US Senators’ five-page act outlines requirements that would apply to dealers, collectors, galleries, auction houses, advisers and, oddly, museums. That information helps craft an AML programme that is proportional, lean but effective and not overblown.”

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Anxious collectors are increasingly turning to freeport havens, experts say

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A lot of them are choosing to store items they have bought in Europe, until the tariff situation is resolved—they’ve bought a piece from a Paris dealer or auction house, for instance, they ask them to store it until the tariffs have lifted, they hope,” Petit says. They’re trying to hedge the situation by buying time.

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

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Auction houses and dealers lost a chunk of the asymmetry of information that had served them well, hence their initial objections (and threatened lawsuits). Yet Artnet’s transparency was also welcome.

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

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Mollicone cited a recent study by Nomnisma and the Intesa Sanpaolo bank, which estimated that a 5% VAT rate would boost the annual turnover of Italian galleries, antique dealers and auction houses to €1.5bn within three years, which would then generate an extra €4.2bn for Italy.

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A quartet of key art market players join forces to form ‘super group’ consultancy

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The pandemic also significantly altered the way auction houses sell art. Unlike auction houses, which often operate large teams, Gorvy points out the new consortium can keep operations streamlined and private. Profitability is a problem for auction houses.

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Sotheby’s offers peek at Breuer building’s makeover

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Georgia O’Keeffe: © 2025 Georgia O'Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Images released by the auction house on Friday (13 June) show an exterior and lobby in line with how the spaces appeared during the building’s turns as a museum. Ruth Asawa: Artwork © 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc., Courtesy David Zwirner.

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Remembering Sebastião Salgado, world builder, photographer of collective humanity and prophet of possibility

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