The Discriminator is the Last Surviving Olympics Sceptic
Surely Some Mistake It makes no sense to boast of London having ‘won’ the right to host the Olympics, since…
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Bagpipes and Drunkeness
This Blows A Scottish-themed dinner party unravels when a drunken guest heckles a bagpiper, showing that most New Yorkers still…
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Counter Culture: It’s So Easy To Have Good Taste In Art, Until You’re Buying It
No Thanks, Just Looking You might think you know your art from your elbow while idly strolling through a gallery.…
ByFrancis Bacon Cushions and Damien Hirst’s £36,800 Skull: When Art Turns Into Merchandise
Artists, museums and galleries need to be ever-more innovative in how they raise money. The solution, says Josh Spero, seems…
ByCounter Culture: It's So Easy To Have Good Taste In Art, Until You're Buying It
No Thanks, Just Looking You might think you know your art from your elbow while idly strolling through a gallery.…
ByArticle of the Week Preview: Richard Young’s Photographs of Elizabeth Taylor, And the Stories Behind Them
‘My relationship with Elizabeth Taylor began in 1975. It was the beginning of my career as a photographer, and this…
BySehgal’s ‘These Associations’ at Tate Modern and the Value of Nothing
‘The world is full of objects, more or less interesting; I do not wish to add any more.’ THIS IS…
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200 Years On, Could UK Schools Ever Produce a Pugin, Dickens or Lear?
Victor Victorians Pugin, Dickens and Lear — each in his 200th year — with their tireless work ethic show us…
ByInside Degas’ House in New Orleans
The Louisiana Purchase Buying the New Orleans house that Edgar Degas lived in is one way to establish a museum.…
ByModern Indian Design Revives Ancient Crafts
Delhi-cacies Lucia van der Post dons her sari to explore the traditional arts and crafts that exemplify Indian splendour and…
ByMunch’s The Scream Breaks Auction Records, But What Do Top Prices Tell Us About Paintings?
Painting by Numbers We shouldn’t judge the quality of a work of art by the quantity of dollars spent on…
ByGilbert and George on Why They Never Change and Never Argue
Anthony Haden-Guest talks to the inseparable duo Gilbert and George, whose every waking moment is Art NIGEL GREENWOOD, A friend,…
ByA Disposition to be Rich
A Disposition to be Rich Geoffrey C Ward Knopf, 418 pp Reviewed by Christopher Silvester Buy A Disposition to be…
ByLondon in the Eighteenth Century
London in the Eighteenth Century: A Great and Monstrous Thing Jerry White, Bodley Head 704pp Review by Mark Le Fanu…
ByTouring the Olympic Park with Anita Zabludowicz
The Cultural Olympian While everyone is intent on Usain Bolt’s ten seconds of glory, collector and philanthropist Anita Zabludowicz is…
ByJoan Miro Smashes Record at Sotheby’s with $37m for Peinture (Etoile Bleue)
LONDON, TUESDAY 19TH JUNE 2012 – Tonight in a dramatic bidding battle at Sotheby’s London saleroom, a new benchmark was…
ByKenny Schachter’s ART Basel Wrap-Up
You’ll Never Eat Lunch in this Town Again</span> Got off to an early start this year prior to the onset…
ByStringent Admissions Criteria for New York Nurseries
Admission: Impossible Bribery, deceit, cynical subterfuge and outright lies… Is there anything socially self-conscious New York parents won’t do to…
By Cartagena’s Book Festival
A La Cartagena Clive Aslet turns over a new leaf and visits Cartagena, the historic but decidedly cool Colombian city…
ByIntroducing Masterpiece London 2012
Masterstroke! Painstakingly curated, conveniently located and deliciously catered — what’s not to love about the Masterpiece London art fair, asks…
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