Early medieval written legends report that one of the three kings who paid homage to the Christ Child in Bethlehem was from Africa. But it would take nearly 1,000 years for European artists to begin representing Balthazar, the youngest of the three kings, as a black man. Why? The explanation can be found through a

Collection Collective, an initiative that seeks to circumvent the established institutional and private models of collecting, will officially launch its new website at a public seminar in Bucharest, Romania, today (25 October). Conceived as a prototype art collection, “established, owned and managed collectively by its members”, the collective brings together a mixture of artists, curators,

A new exhibition, Abstract Expressionism, opens at London’s Royal Academy this weekend. It is the first major survey of the movement since 1959. Abstract expressionism is often considered the first artistic movement to shift the centre of Western art from Europe to the US, and more precisely New York. But what is it, and how

European artists enjoyed a record-breaking year at auction in 2015.Photo: Yahoo News The global art market remained strong and buoyant in 2015. Boosted by record-shattering auction sales and new buyers from emerging markets, it has been an exciting year for auction houses, dealers, and collectors. According to data from artnet’s Price Database, European artists have had an

Alberto Giacometti, Chariot (1951-1952) sold at Sotheby’s New York on November 4, 2014, for $100,965,000. Francis Bacon, Three Studies for a Portrait of John Edwards (in 3 parts) (1984) sold at Christie’s New York on May 13, 2014 for $80,805,000. 3. Amedeo Modigliani, Tête (1911-1912) sold at Sotheby’s New York on November 4, 2014, for