The first part of the David Bowie art collection that went under the hammer at Sotheby’s yesterday (10 November) has achieved £24.3m ($30.5 m) with a painting by Jean-Michele Basquiat reaching £7 million, as buyers had deep pockets for the late musician's chattels in...
David Bowie was an extremely private person when it came to his art collection. Although everyone on the London gallery circuit knew that he passionately collected works of Modern and Contemporary British and International art, few had ever seen it. A first glimpse...
If you’re the sort of person that thinks money alone makes the art-world go around then leave this page immediately. However, if you are driven by curiosity and aesthetics and believe in the need for an alternative to Art Review’s Power 100 list which celebrates a...
The Colony Room: Masterpieces from Pallant House Gallery, is a major new exhibition, chronicling the life and times of the legendary Colony Room, haunt for artists, musicians, and street-life. It is to be held at Bonhams in London from 2 to 11 October over the...
Paul Carey-Kent gives us his pick of the best London Art Exhibitions for September 2016David Korty @ Sadie Coles, 1 Davies St – MayfairTo 1 Oct: www.sadiecoles.comI wasn’t fully convinced by David Korty’s last series of paintings, which...
London’s ICA welcomes back Bloomberg New Contemporaries to its galleries showcasing new and recent fine art graduates. The panel of guest selectors comprising Anya Gallaccio, Alan Kane, and Haroon Mirza has chosen 46 artists who now join an...
In the midst of an August heat wave, art, music, and harmony presided over a South Bronx waterfront warehouse. After a huge success at Miami Art Basel, hip hop legend Swizz Beatz brought his revolutionary paradigm of an immersive free cultural event,...
Now in London: Paul Carey Kent unlocks his choices of the best exhibitions in town in August 2016.Sam Lewitt and Lucy Raven: Wild Sync & Weak Vocals @ Piar Corrias, 54 Eastcastle St – FitzroviaTo 5 Aug: www.pilarcorrias.comInstallation view of Sam...
August is nearly here – the time when the contemporary art world in London begins its annual snooze, to wake up, hopefully refreshed, some time in mid-September. It’s the moment to draw breath, sit down and take stock.It’s hard to...