Simon de Pury, the Pop auctioneer divulges (parts of) his life

Simon de Pury, the Pop auctioneer divulges (parts of) his life

Have you heard the one about the former chairman of Sotheby’s Europe who loved electronic music so much that he took part to a video music? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uYV3gRbl4U Or the one-time chairman of Phillips who agreed to star in a reality TV show for US...

50 Rembrandt prints hidden under a bed go to Christie’s

50 Rembrandt prints hidden under a bed go to Christie’s

For a very long time they were stowed out of sight in a box under a bed somewhere in England. This is the story of 50 etchings with an estimated value of £1.4 million by one of the most important masters in the history of art, a giant of the Dutch golden age,...

Uli Sigg: the collector who ‘made’ Ai Weiwei

Uli Sigg: the collector who ‘made’ Ai Weiwei

There once was a Swiss businessman who became the world’s biggest collector of Chinese art before giving almost all of it away to a Hong Kong museum... This is the remarkable story of Uli Sigg, the famous art world personality, as told in a new documentary by German...

The New Tate Modern: A Disappointment

The New Tate Modern: A Disappointment

On paper it was the best news from the European art world this season. Tate Modern, the epicentre of modern and contemporary art in Britain, is tightening its grip by adding 60% more exhibition space in a new extension designed – like the original gallery, which...

Art Basel: quality provides a welcome break from the doomsayers

Art Basel: quality provides a welcome break from the doomsayers

'Basel is the Wimbledon of art. It’s the fair where you find the highest quality  in the world and where the most sophisticated collectors make an appearance. Even those further down players (galleries) in the rankings are happy to be included in the credits.’ Chris...

In Thomas Houseago’s studio speaking about art history and death

In Thomas Houseago’s studio speaking about art history and death

He’s one of the most interesting and intriguing sculptors of our times. Thomas Houseago, born in 1972, gives his three-dimensional works a highly original form. It’s hard, however, to refrain from seeing them as a way of revisiting the history of art. He revisits...

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