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The growing craze for American folk art
Collectors love it for its graphic power – and Europe’s growing interest in outsider art could widen the market
Sotheby’s sells ‘the handsomest man in Europe’
The elegant Bernard Boutet, medieval chess pieces and a vibrant, miniaturist Madonna feature in our preview of April’s art market
What is Dada? (And how much is it worth?)
Dada ‘anti-art’ works are deliberately contradictory. They’re also notoriously unpredictable when they come to market
A more sensible market for post-war and contemporary sales
But it’s far from doom and gloom
Market Preview: June 2015
Aboriginal art, Picasso ceramics, Bacon self-portraits and Pre-Raphaelite work
Art Outlook: 10 July
Record-breaking sales; the Museum of the Year; Abramovic wears Adidas; and censored pubic hair…
Art Outlook: 15 May
Some of the stories, reviews and discussions we’ve spotted online this week
In Defence of the Antiquities Trade
A response to Christos Tsirogiannis’ post of 2 April on this site about possibly looted antiquities appearing in the London salerooms
Auction houses should do more to root out looted antiquities
Potentially looted items, such as those identified this week at Christie’s and Bonhams, keep making it to auction
Flipping Out: Saltz and Simchowitz clash over the art market
Flipping art is a controversial practice: it was only a matter of time before it resulted in a public spat
Podcast
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London’s Italian art invasion
An extraordinary quantity of post-war Italian art has been exhibited, sold and written about this year. What’s behind the rich pickings?