Billionaire François Pinault bought Chen Zhen and Pistoletto
Serious buyers came out in force for Spring Art Week—a relief for dealers after a chilly winter
Paris Beaux-Arts’s first edition was handicapped by awkward timing and a vague concept
Single-owner consignments and a €13.5m portrait by Modigliani help Sotheby’s emerge ahead of its rivals in a stagnating market
A scheduling clash and an unfriendly tax environment slowed business at most fairs
The French billionaire chooses Alison Gingeras from the Guggenheim
Many dealers reported mixed results from the fair
Monique Burger plans to take her works on an Asia tour
A Parisian artist produced fake 20th-century classics by Jean Prouvé, Charlotte Perriand, Alexandre Noll and Pierre Chareau
The French gallery has been hit hard by a 6% reduction in government subsidy, part of Sarkozy's pledge to modernise the State by reducing public spending
Maja Hoffmann wants to hire Frank Gehry to design her gallery
Walsh, described as “every casino owner’s nightmare”, owns around 1,300 antiquities and 300 contemporary works
By following Art Basel's example, organisers hope to rival their prosperity
François Pinault, Bernard Arnault and Claude Berri attended, among many others
But what is in the collection of LVMH chairman?
“Preposterous plan to create additional sculptures,” says rival PaceWildenstein
Five years ago, France finally allowed outsiders to hold auctions in the country by ending the 400-year-old monopoly of state-appointed auctioneers
Most auctioneers reported increased sales in 2005
Billionaire François Pinault bought Chen Zhen and Pistoletto
A top museum director and a dealer react to the billionaire’s decision to show his contemporary art collection in Venice
Foreign collectors deserted the fair and the French only buy their own artists
In accordance with the president of the Foundation's emphasis on turning over a new leaf, none of the Association's members have been elected to the board
