Nov 22, 2021 | Art, Culture
Hong Kong’s newest art museum is already feeling a bit of pressure. The M+ Art Museum in Hong Kong opens this week, a 700,000 square foot temple to contemporary art. Debuting with over 8,000 works, it is one of the world’s largest and most representative...
Mar 26, 2021 | Art, Auctions, News & Trending
Most of the over 2,100 pieces of art left behind by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh are in public hands, which is wonderful. Anyone can go to a museum and see most of his works – the largest collection of them are in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, which holds...
Feb 26, 2021 | Art, News & Trending
For a long time, as long as art has been an investment commodity, it has been used to launder money among the wealthy. A seller determines a price, has it appraised for that price by a friendly professional, and then sells it among his inner circle, often via a shell...
Feb 25, 2021 | Art, Auctions
Even the illustrious, ivory tower world of private art sales took a hard hit from 2020. And maybe it’s a little of a relief to see that even the unimaginably wealthy have felt the need to tighten their belts this year too. The most expensive piece of art to sell...
Jan 22, 2021 | Art, News & Trending
Kolam, sometimes known as Muggu, is a traditional form of geometric art from Sri Lanka and other parts of Southern Asia. Normally drawn in flour, sand, or powdered pigment on the ground in front of a home by the female family members, it is meant to welcome all into a...
