A man for Four Seasons: my goodbye to New York’s modernist cathedral

Mies van der Rohe designed the chairs, Rothko created the artwork (then thought better of it) and New York’s power brokers did their deals over the salad and swordfish – but now the exquisite restaurant’s era has passed

The best American art shows of 2015

A thrilling show about the alignment between jazz, art and politics rocked Chicago, while the Met staged a groundbreaking show of Kongo civilization and Charles Ray’s sculpture proved too hot for the Whitney to handle

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Art Basel Miami Beach review – art and commerce collide by the sea

It’s the western hemisphere’s biggest and most ostentatious art fair, and if you can get past the bling there are gems to be seen, many hailing from Latin America

Going, going, gone: how Sotheby’s and Christie’s still lose out on big sales

Despite increasing prices of art, big profits do not always trickle down to auction houses – thanks to generous guarantees to ultra-rich sellers

Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world

As Frieze art fair opens in New York, our power primer traces the artists and dealers, celebrity collectors and oligarchs who make the art world go round