Here’s how 2025 looked from the rostrum, after the dust had settled and the adrenaline finally wore off. Have a look at the ten most expensive artworks sold this year; it’s almost comforting to think the market has quietly returned to post-pandemic form. The top 10...
In a display of artistic and financial might, 2023 proved a landmark year for the art market as masterpieces fetched astronomical prices on the auction block. From the blue-chip Monet to the visionary style of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the top ten most expensive works...
After visiting the excellent Paul Smith-curated Pablo Picasso exhibition at the Musée Picasso in Paris, I was inspired to choose ten paintings, writing a paragraph on each. As we all know, Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, and his...
Sotheby’s net auction sales increased 24% to $2.7 billion on strong global sales during the period - particularly in Hong Kong and London - which led to an 18% increase in auction commission revenues to $403.8 million as compared to the prior year. “Sotheby’s is...
Art critic Paul Carey-Kent has released his latest, rolling top ten Current Choices of must see exhibitions, currently on view in London, in March. It represents a strong mixture of established and emerging artists.George Condo: The Discarded Human, 2013I kind of like...
Sculpting in the gallery with an unusual industrial material, Frances Richardson’s Marx-quoting title casts her – with a little irony, surely - in the role of alienated labourer generating surplus value. But she allows the Concrete Canvas...
With Christmas dinner just a pile of dishes in the kitchen sink, the effects of far too much Prosecco giving me just enough of a headache to down a couple of Nurofen plus and M&S 'Marc' truffles making my teeth sting, only slightly, I have slipped away to write up...
Need an art fix out of gallery hours? To celebrate the recent appearance of striking new works by James Hopkins and (for three months) Pipilotti Rist, Paul Carey-Kent has compiled a list of recent public sculptures / paintings below to create a top ten of 21st century...
ArtLyst gives their top ten lowdown on what's hot at this years festivalThe London Design Festival launches tomorrow (17 September -25 September ) with over 300 great design events to engage with all over the capital. The Festival is both a cultural and a commercial...