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Director Iwona Blazwick on the changing outlook for the East End institution as it approaches its 120th anniversary
Buyer in the frame for Marlborough galleries; established artists go Non-Fungible; new heights for Winston Churchill’s art and more
Nostalgia-fuelled thrill seekers are snapping up ’70s and ’80s models at a pace
The South African businesswoman and lawyer discusses seeking out works by women from across the continent
Steeped in gothic fantasy, these Victorian grotesques are firing up today’s collectors
The brainchild of the director of Gagosian Rome, Italics is a trove of unique experiences and undiscovered places to delight and inspire
Bring the gallery home this spring
White Cube launches secondary market project; southern hemisphere platform kicks off; Jewish émigré artists at Bonhams
Collaborative digital platform aims to create a commercial and cultural showcase for the creativity of the Global South
Craft has made an unexpected digital transition in the past year – and this could be its greatest moment
Plus: Hauser & Wirth Menorca to open with Mark Bradford; Frieze launches gallery space in London; rare Zodiac basin leads Sotheby’s Islamic sale; Calida Rawles joins Lehmann Maupin
‘Ghost booths’ at Art Basel Hong Kong spark uncertainty; Steve Martin supports indigenous art; confidence falls for new work
Often no bigger than a thumbnail or a matchbox, these little marvels are the subject of a new obsession
Hollywood star sells wartime painting; Amanda Gorman portrait goes to Harvard; Botticelli dominates patchy Sotheby’s sale
With collections in London, Lagos and Mumbai, Kavita Chellaram is on a mission to bring African art to a wider audience
Rising prices are increasing the appeal of this style
Whether believing implausible statistics or falling for frauds, humans are addicted to wishful thinking
Date of fairs pushed back; Independent at NY’s Cipriani; social media sells better than art fairs; Charles Ede’s 50th
The US will rejoin the Paris climate accord — what happens now?
Works spanning Van Gogh to Freud set for a $16m sale; California vineyard owners buy through lockdown; Old Masters dominate in January; Masterpiece fair investigates materials
Paintings, photography, music – and dinner in Azzedine Alaïa’s kitchen are all going up for grabs
AR art appeals; Foundation warns of Josef Albers forgeries; war-torn artists at Sotheby’s; Pace signs Brazilian painter
With the finest specimens now selling for more than $2m, a different kind of collector is joining the “rockhounds” and spiritualists
Galleries pool water-themed exhibitions; trade awaits Brexit red tape; Hong Kong overtakes London at auction; quiltmakers sell to major museums
Part violin, part bagpipes... the duck-billed platypus of instruments is enjoying an extraordinary revival
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