Modern 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…
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Munch’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
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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…
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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…
ByAlia Al-Senussi and Kenny Schachter on Young Patron-Collectors
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ByPitti Immagine’s Taste of Florence
All the Fare of the Fair In Italy conspicuous consumption has become an offence punishable by law — unless it…
ByPitti Immagine's Taste of Florence
All the Fare of the Fair In Italy conspicuous consumption has become an offence punishable by law unless it takes…
ByAnthony Haden-Guest Throws a Star-Filled Benefit…For Himself
Anthony Haden-Guest hit a bum note when his lifetime’s possessions were given away — so he called on a few…
BySam Leith Goes Book to the Future
In his first column for Spear’s, Sam Leith remembers when a book used to be just paper, ink and glue.…
ByKenny Schachter Reports from ART Hong Kong
I MADE MY first trip to Hong Kong to visit ART HK 12, the 5th iteration of the fair, recently…
ByAn HNW ABC: NOP
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I’m Not An Extremist Really, Just a Traditionalist
Alessandro Tomé isn’t a political extremist, surely? He has a liberal approach to hanging and flogging liberal amounts of it……
ByPrime Minister’s Letter to William Cash
David Cameron wrote to William Cash after Spear’s Save Britain’s Historic Landscape campaign to thank him for his work and…
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