Hockney’s $90m splash puts painting back in the frame
The recent sale of a 1970s David Hockney masterwork sets a new record for a living artist and may be…
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Spear’s and Elephant Family celebrate ‘From India with Love’ at Gymkhana
Spear’s editor at large William Cash celebrates Diwali in style at Mayfair’s Gymkhana. It’s that time of year when the…
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Cream of Devon: A day at the Challacombe Shoot
The partridge in Exmoor’s pristine landscapes can prove highly elusive, writes Alec Marsh The Challacombe Shoot, part of Loyton Sporting’s…
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How Vietnam is changing: local artists offer a new perspective
A trip across Vietnam reveals a country ready to shake off the legacy of the ‘American war’ and embrace its…
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Review: ‘Face Value’ by Lot 5 Collective, Royal Opera Arcade
Lot 5 Collective uses contemporary portraiture and interactive art (i.e. ‘defacing’ a picture of Boris Johnson) to deliver incisive political…
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Revealed: the top HNW advisers working in art, wine and classic cars in 2018
The markets of fine art, wine and classic cars are subject to unique influences and fluctuations, so the advice of…
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Opera powerhouse: David Ross on what the Nevill Holt means for the people
Education and music are the twin hearts of David Ross’s philanthropic mission – so building his own opera house for…
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Stephen Hawking artefacts raise over £1.8m
The late physicist’s first thesis and wheelchair are among over 20 items sold at Christie’s, reports Arun Kakar Items including…
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Unseen Icons: behind the lens of Phil Griffin
From Prince Charles to Amy Winehouse and Adele, Phil Griffin’s new exhibition showcases a remarkable career in photography, writes Arun…
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Fake or Fortune, and the case of buyer beware
Whether it’s antique jars, Caravaggios or classic Ferraris, it’s a case of buyer beware for collectors, writes Helen Conybeare Williams…
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PPFM- Spear’s monthly cultural round-up
Pinch Punch First of the Month: Six things to see, spend and do over the next 30 days. Edited by…
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Meet the go-to cigar sommelier of London’s clubland
Darius Namdar is the man to go to for advice on cigars in London’s clubland – and you’d better believe…
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Andrew Motion on Britain: ‘What a beautiful, interesting, valuable, loveable place – and what a mess’
The former Poet Laureate encounters a different United Kingdom from the one he left in 2015 I’m writing this in…
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Spear’s leader: It’s time to be good Europeans
Our inescapable Europeanness almost makes Brexit an irrelevance, assuming that is that a deal can be salvaged from the current…
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Liquid Lunch: Gina Miller on Brexit, her story and being a ‘dynamic’ fatalist
Christopher Jackson finds the prolific campaigner’s energy undimmed ‘You’ve introduced me to somewhere I didn’t know,’ says Gina Miller brightly…
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Banksy’s shredded masterpiece – who bears the loss?
Arabella Murphy, private wealth director at law firm Maurice Turnor Gardner discusses Banksy’s infamous girl with a red balloon ‘disaster’…
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Review: Sir Philip Green and the collapse of BHS – damaged goods?
Christopher Silvester delves into Oliver Shah’s defiant biography of a famously ill-mannered businessman ‘Nobody’s going to buy your fucking book,’…
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Review — Our Uninvited Guests: The Secret Lives of Britain’s Country Houses 1939-45
Julie Summers’ sprawling collection of wartime requisition stories represent every bit of the English dream, writes Peter York My first…
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Interior design heralds the return of colour
After two decades of the age of beige, the interior design world is at last breaking out into a celebration…
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How Waterstones’ boss James Daunt is keeping print alive
James Daunt arrived at Waterstones just as Amazon was about to wipe it out – and yet he turned the…
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