Art World in Review: Forgeries, Gallery Success, and the Plein Air Return

Cyrus Naji, a reporter for the Financial Times, brings attention to a forgery problem within the South Asian modernist art market, which experienced auction sales exceeding $100 million in 2025. According to dealer Charles Moore, there is a significant number of questionable artworks. Dadiba Pundole estimates that as much as ten percent of privately traded art in India could be counterfeit, with a focus on artists such as S. H. Raza, M. F. Husain, and Sadequain. Auction houses are increasingly depending on connoisseurship and archives. ARTnews features David Pagliarulo, a 31-year-old gallerist from New York, whose small gallery has successfully showcased artists at prominent biennials. In Frieze, Lulu MacDonald critiques the art scene, while Claire Turrell in Smithsonian Magazine examines Gen Z's fascination with plein air painting. Angelika Hardegger in Republik considers the importance of the Monobloc chair.