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The Canary in the Mineshaft
Where the art market leads, the stock market often follows. If what’s been going on at Sotheby’s lately is any…
ByMovers and Sheikhas
Sophie McBain on the influential princesses of the ruling Gulf-state families who are stepping up to promote and nurture an…
ByHorse Sense
You can put your money on a horse but it may well fall off. Far better to put it on…
ByAll’s Fair in Love and Draw
Josh Spero reports from ART HK on whether Hong Kong can be the next cultural capital of the world THE…
ByNot Just Another Manic Monday
Galanthophiles are well-known to gardeners, but gala-philes are a new genus. With an exclusive story on the RHS Fellowship, William…
ByWeapons of Mass Deduction
From literary festivals in Cheltenham, to salon style 5×15 events, TED Talks and Intelligence Squared it seems the public’s appetite…
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Inspired by iCorrect.com, more from the De Silva family office
ByHorse Play
THESE PICTURES, PUBLISHED for the first time here, were taken by noted equestrian photographer Henry Dallal, who was invited to…
ByAll The Devils Are Here
All the Devils Are Here: Unmasking the Men Who Bankrupted the World: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis Bethany…
ByAmerica’s Medicis
America’s Medicis The Rockefellers and Their Astonishing Cultural Legacy Suzanne Loebl HarperCollins, 448pp Review by Peter York Buy America’s Medicis…
ByTop Drawer
Talking exclusively to William Cash, Viscount Linley recalls a life in furniture — and in the spotlight — as his…
ByLebanon with the show!
Beirut is abuzz with new art, new collectors and some exciting new exhibition platforms to bring them all together, says…
ByJust Firing Off Some Copy
Brave, tireless and, as recent events in Libya, Egypt and elsewhere have shown, more necessary than ever — all hail…
ByThe Past is a Foreign Country
A visit to the Viceroy’s House in New Delhi gives Clive Aslet occasion to reflect on the extent to which…
ByBehind the Scenes at the Museum
Anthony Haden-Guest hails the appointment of Jeffrey Deitch — veteran gallerist and canny operator — as director of LA’s Museum…
ByOil Paintings
As the price of crude rises, so does Russian wealth — and they’re spending it on art at the London…
ByVisions of Johannes
Listening to his wife perform Brahms transports Andrei Navrozov back to a time when no self-respecting drawing room was complete…
ByIf You Build Them, Will They Come?
Can a string of grand-scale, starchitect-designed museums help the Gulf states shed their reputation as a cultural desert, asks John…
ByCynical, Moi?
Is our brand of democracy worth fighting for? Can married women enjoy sex with their husbands? And does my dog…
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