Political conflicts across Hungary and Poland have started to bleed into museums and galleries. How will this year’s political manoeuvering bolster – or diffuse – a host of unpopular decisions? ADVERTISEMENT As far as election slogans and vote-winning policies go, art and culture are rarely high on the political agenda. While those in the arts

VIP Preview at TEFAF Maastricht 2020. TEFAF Delighting in the splendid press previews of TEFAF Maastricht 2020 was one of the highlights of traveling to write about the global art world. Its earlier shuttering was the catalyst for the shutdown of the global art world. With heavy hearts, the European Fine Art Foundation announced today

Pink castles, talking sofas, and objects coming to life: what sounds like fantasies from the pioneering animation of Walt Disney Animation Studios were in fact the figments of the colorful salons of Rococo Paris. The Met’s first-ever exhibition exploring the work of Walt Disney and the hand-drawn animation of Walt Disney Animation Studios will examine

GÜNTHER Two items stand out to me. One, the Stammheim Missal (1170-1180), now resides in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. I acquired it from a German noble family who had owned it for around 200 years, and sold it in the mid-1990s to the Getty. I still think it’s

What was still new and different a year ago is now more routine: A venerable art fair is entirely digital. The organizers of the European Fine Art Fair, presenting TEFAF Online 2021 from Thursday through Monday, decided that given the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, a virtual edition was the smart move — even though

Pellettieri’s keen eye for quality was not relegated to just furniture, sculpture and decorative arts. It was also evident in this Italian iron and parcel-gilt hinged gate, possibly from Florence, Italy, standing 6 feet 1½ inches high and 5 feet wide. Reaching $27,000 from an estimate of $1,5/3,000, it was the top lot of the

The stately mansion at 9 Avenue Matignon in Paris is steeped in history. Built in 1913 by architect René Sergent, who created commissioned work for the formidable art collector Pierpont Morgan and the famous dealer Joseph Duveen, it spent the last few decades of the 20th century as an art gallery founded by a makeup

Courtesy Christie’s Images Limited The stately mansion at 9 Avenue Matignon in Paris is steeped in history. Built in 1913 by architect René Sergent, who created commissioned work for the formidable art collector Pierpont Morgan and the famous dealer Joseph Duveen, it spent the last few decades of the 20th century as an art gallery

The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht, the largest and most high-profile Old Master fair in the world, has called off its 2021 edition. Organizers said they decided to pull the plug on the event, which had previously been rescheduled from its traditional March dates to September, “after careful consideration of current global circumstances.”

Citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland can all come to Britain on a student visa. But what’s studying here like in practice? We spoke to Margarida Pinheiro and Ludmila Moleman, two students from the University of the Arts London (UAL), to hear about their experiences. Margarida and Ludmila are by no means alone. UAL