In the post-pandemic era and financial hardship, regional galleries and museums across the UK that were free to enter are now asking visitors to pay admission fees, a move that …
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Germany has taken first place for the number of private museums of contemporary art, according to a new report which just went live– just ahead of the United States by …
The American mega dealer Larry Gagosian consolidates its position in Switzerland and expands its reach in Zurich with the appointment of Andreas Rumbler as director of the gallery in Switzerland. …
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UBS completes takeover of Credit Suisse, but what will happen to the bank’s art world sponsorships?
Art Basel’s main sponsor, UBS, completed its takeover of Credit Suisse this week, creating a mega-bank with $5 trillion in assets under management. The acquisition follows a government-backed Credit Suisse …
Interior Design
See some of the best works in Art Basel’s Unlimited Sector this year, from a massive metal ship to an ironic mattress-selling installation
Noah Horowitz stood with a big smile on his face filming the crowd on his iPhone as the black rope was pulled down in Basel on Monday evening, unleashing a …
Mosul’s Cultural Museum was targeted and nearly destroyed by the so-called Islamic State (Isis) when the terrorist group took control of the Iraqi city in 2014. Less than a decade …
Interior Design
New show pays homage to Agnes Gund’s Art for Justice fund with works by Titus Kaphar, Faith Ringgold and more
I’m still quoting a joke that arts philanthropist Agnes Gund made six years ago. Speaking of her black grandkids, she mentioned a pillow she embroidered with the words, “If I …
King Charles, as the new custodian of the royal collection, will now face ethical questions about items seized during British military operations in Africa, when his great-great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria was …
Interior Design
Archaeologists in China have discovered Shang dynasty tombs containing more than 200 valuable grave goods. See them here
Chinese archaeologists working on the Loess Plateau in north-central China have uncovered a vast site of adobe buildings, cemeteries and bronze-casting workshops dating back to around 3,200 years ago. The …
Jean-Michel Basquiat has been the poster child of the art world for over a decade. In 2021 its market superstar reached dizzying new heights, with sales of his work reaching …