Lugano, beautifully set alongside a mountain-ringed lake, has been part of Switzerland since 1513. However, the town is close to the Italian border and its people are among the 700,000 Swiss (from a population of 9 million) whose first language is Italian. Lugano is...
A Jackson Pollock 'Drip' painting once thought to be lost has become the focus of a transatlantic legal battle. The work, valued at around $65 million, is now at the centre of a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County by Molly McQueen, granddaughter of actor Steve...
Christie’s has announced the sale of three paintings by Lucian Freud, each from the same private collection, in its 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 15 October 2025. The works—Self-portrait Fragment, Woman with a Tulip, and Sleeping Head—chart Freud’s...
The National Gallery of Ireland throws open the doors to Picasso's private creative realms this autumn, presenting sixty works that chart the artist's reinvention across studios from Montmartre to Mougins. This exhibition reconstructs the ecosystems where modernism's...
New York, May 12, 2025 – Frieze New York wrapped its 2025 edition at The Shed on Sunday, cementing its reputation as a premier destination for contemporary art with strong sales, a dynamic international audience, and critically acclaimed programming. The fair...
Few critics have engaged with Jasper Johns’ work as deeply or as persistently as Robert Storr. Focal Points, a new collection of essays, articles, and reviews, brings together decades of Storr’s incisive writing on the American painter, offering readers a rare glimpse...
Easter regularly brings exhibitions exploring themes drawn from Christianity; this year is no exception. For the April 2025 Diary, I highlight exhibitions that include work from Mainie Jellett, Evie Hone, Francis Hoyland, Nic Fiddian-Green, Gert Swart, and Stanley...
In a historic celebration of its 200th anniversary, the National Gallery will reunite some of the most significant 14th-century Italian paintings, many of which have been separated for centuries. These masterpieces, created during a transformative period in Western...
To what extent is the famous Italian art movement Arte Povera a 'poor art' rebellion or a rich man's game? After a major survey in Paris, we look at the history of the Faustian pact Germano Celant made with the market in service of Italian art. Last month, the major...