Maurizio Cattelan Maurizio Cattelan , Italy's most celebrated living artist, tells Darius Sanai about surrealism, failing at school, and why art can never be a commentary on society. All artwork on…
Mera and Don Rubell in front of When You See Me Again It Won’t Be Me (from the “Broadwaybrätsch/ Corporate Abstraction” series), 2010, by Kerstin Brätsch Mera Rubell and her husband Don…
Kate MccGwire is a British artist whose childhood on the Norfolk Broads inspired her to create art around landscapes and wildlife. Often collaborating with fashion brands, MccGwire recently produced…
Stacey Gillian Abe, Whispers Of Sorghum, 2023 The renowned British curator behind the hit art show 'In the Black Fantastic', Ekow Eshun, speaks to Candice Tucker about his curatorial process and…
Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo In the first part of our Italy art focus series, curated by Umberta Beretta, LUX speaks to Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo who founded her fondazione in Turin in…
Italian art collector and philanthropist Umberta Beretta Italy’s contemporary art scene is blooming. After decades of being perceived as a museum of the past, the home of the Renaissance is…
The architectural intricacies of the Parnham House estate, with an almost hidden Stephanie Bolam. Photograph by Maryam Eisler Human, natural and built landscapes, ancient and modern, come together…
Sophie Neuendorf, Vice President of Artnet and Senior Contributing Editor at LUX Sophie Neuendorf, Vice President of Artnet and LUX Senior Contributing Editor, turns her insider’s eye to emerging…
Millie Jason Foster, co-founder of Gillian Jason Gallery Whilst art has often been perceived as a feminine subject, particularly in schools, men are disproportionately more successful than women in…
Francis Sultana in his apartment in Albany World renowned interior designer Francis Sultana has been taking the world by a storm through his residential, hospitality and commercial projects. Here,…
Founders of Shrine Empire Shefali Somani (left) and Anahita Taneja (right) Anahita Taneja & Shefali Somani founded Shrine Empire in 2008 with a mission to support South Asian artists. Here the…
Filmmaker and artist Charlotte Colbert's latest exhibition, "Dreamland Sirens," is set to take over Fitzrovia Chapel in Pearson Square. The show curated by Simon de Pury, marks UTA Artist Space's…
The exterior of Albion Jeune gallery with installations from I Want to Believe by Esben Weile Kjær Lucca Hue-Williams has opened Fitzrovia's newest gallery, Albion Jeune. Here, LUX speaks to the…
Durjoy Rahman, founder of the Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation A philanthropic foundation from Bangladesh is creating powerful ties between art and culture in East and West, with a nexus in Italy. Greg…
The Hepworth Wakefield Museum which will acquire the work of the winner of the second edition of the Spirit Now London Acquisition Prize, supporting young female artists Now in its second year, the…
Aliya and Farouk Khan Over the last 25 years Aliya and Farouk Khan have been carefully curating a collection of art works by prominent first generation Malaysian contemporary artists. Known as The…
Yinka Shonibare at the Guest Artists Space Foundation, Lagos, one of two artist residencies he has established in Nigeria The Birtish-Nigerian artist and philanthropist is the official artist of,…
Sundaram Tagore. Photo by Paul Terrie. Photo courtesy of Sundaram Tagore Gallery Art and culture is part of gallerist Sundaram Tagore's DNA, coming from one of India's leading creative families.…
Syed Muhammad Zakir working on his exhibition, Maya Bangladeshi artist Syed Muhammad Zakir’s works typically focus on environmental issues and their impact on the public. His latest exhibition,…
Hilary Weston, at home in Windsor As co-founder of Windsor, a private residential community along Florida’s Treasure Coast, Hilary Weston is also Creative Director of The Gallery at Windsor. The…
William Kentridge is one of the great artists to span the last century and this one. Recently the subject of solo retrospectives at the Royal Academy of Art in London and The Broad in LA, the South…
"Roth Bar” Hauser & Wirth St Moritz, 2022-2023, by Björn, Oddur and Einar Roth As Vice President of Artnet, LUX Contributing Editor Sophie Neuendorf has a unique view of upcoming events in…
Patrick Sun at the exhibition “Myth Makers – Spectrosynthesis III”, JC Contemporary, Tai Kwun, Hong Kong One of Asia's bravest, most significant and most understated art philanthropists,…
Couple of Sip, 2014 Bangladeshi contemporary artist Shimul Saha experiments with a broad range of unique mediums. Here, Charlie Sokol explores how Saha shows concepts of health, political and…
Oliver Wenden, Vice President & CEO of the Prince Albert II Foundation standing with artist Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar next to his specially created human-sized enamel sculpture. Photo by David M.…
Fisherman at rest, 2012, Rafiqun Nabi Bangladeshi artist Rafiqun Nabi's diverse artworks provide a thought-provoking glimpse into social issues and the lives of the working classes in Bangladesh.…
Left to right: Philanthropist Durjoy Rahman with collector Maria Sukkar and LUX Editor in Chief, Darius Sanai In the fourth of our series of online dialogues, Maria Sukkar, one of the most…
Sana Rezwan at Barwara Kothi, Jaipur Sana Rezwan is a thoroughly modern entrepreneur and philanthropist, living and working in London, then New York, before recently moving back to her native…
Dia Anitska, Daniela de Jesus Cosio, Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar, Ali Jassim, Jak Bueno and guest A glamorous art-fashion crowd gathered in Berkeley Square, London, for a preview of Sassan…
Cindy Chao at the new Cindy Chao The Art Jewel Gallery. Courtesy of Cindy Chao The Art Jewel Cindy Chao is known for fusing art and jewellery to create unique collectibles. Here she speaks to LUX…
Iris Study No.7 18 x 26cm Oil on Canvas Artist, W.K. Lyhne speaks to Maryam Eisler about her latest body of work, Stabat Mater, where she explores the treatment of the female body throughout…
Part of a VR series that Beeple released for free public use. Courtesy of W1 Curates Mike Winklemann, AKA Beeple, shot to fame after his digital artwork EVERYDAY: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS became the…
Bernadine Bröcker Wieder is the CEO of Arcual, a blockchain software created by an art focused ecosystem for the art world. Here Wieder speaks to LUX's Leader and Philanthropist Editor, Samantha…
Shezad Dawood, Night in the Garden of Love, 2023. VR environment, duration variable, produced by UBIK Productions, co-commissioned by WIELS, Brussels and Aga Khan Museum, Toronto. Courtesy of UBIK…
Dinner at the ceremony for the Richard Mille Art Prize, against the spectacular backdrop ofLouvre Abu Dhabi One of the art world’s most prestigious awards, the Richard Mille Art Prize in…
Lexus Design Awards 2023 was presented in the Tortona district during Milan Design Week Against the backdrop of the vibrant and bustling Milan Design Week, Lexus presented the four winners of their…
The conversation between Durjoy Rahman and Sam Dalrymple took place over Zoom. We have used artistic licence to create the photo montage above In the third of our series of online dialogues, Sam…
Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar, Energy Within, 2023 The French-Iranian artist Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar has a solo show opening in Phillips on Berkeley Square. His compelling paintings examine themes of loss,…
Image courtesy of Aicon Gallery Pakistani engineer turned conceptual artist, Rasheed Araeen, is using his geometric art to highlight racism and inequality. LUX explores the history behind his…
The 2023 edition of Art Dubai will feature 24 Dubai-based galleries, the largest number the fair has ever had, reflecting the continued growth of Dubai’s artistic ecosystem and its increasing…
Left to right: Kamruzzaman Shadin, Salma Moushum, Sangeeta Jindal and Durjoy Rahman The Asia Society India Centre hosted their first in-person event since COVID-19 for the The 2023 Asia Arts Game…
For the winter 2023 issue of LUX, rising star photographer Angie Kremer captured the stars of an emerging Parisian creative scene. Her evocative images and her interviews with these individuals…
Durjoy Rahman is a collector of Rana Begum's mesmerising works The second of the LUX dialogues co-hosted with the Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation covers the hot topic of artists from a region long…
You can find his works on the back of mass-market cereal packets, in leading museums and on sneakers. Some change hands for millions, and others are made in their millions. More than any other…
Togetherness, 2022, by Leilah Babirye, at the PAF’s ‘Black Atlantic’ exhibition, 2022 As the art world gets moving for Asia's first major fair of 2023, the new Art SG in Singapore, we asked…
A record-breaking sale at a German auction house is reverberating around the European art market, says Sophie Neuendorf Sophie Neuendorf The 1943 striking self-portrait was hammered down for…
Axion, 2022 by Christopher Bauder. The Royal Commission for Riyadh City is transforming the capital into a local and international art hub Nouf Almoneef of Noor Riyadh speaks to LUX about creating…
Durjoy Rahman with Bose Krishnamachari, president of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, and Ralph Rugoff, director of the Hayward Gallery, at the launch for the DBF-KMB Award and Lecture Series, Venice, April…
Light Horizon by artist Sabine Marcelis in Wadi Namar, part of the Noor Riyadh Festival 2022 Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, has not been a city you would associate with art. Yet it has just…
During the pandemic, the conventional public and private art spaces closed their doors as it was clear art was not a necessity at this time. Durjoy Rahman realised this but thought there must be a…
“This is one of my favourite areas of the house, as we often have meals or work together at this table. In the mornings, the sunlight as it hits the pool is reflected on the walls and ceilings.…
Liza Essers and Durjoy Rahman in discussion at Goodman Gallery, Mayfair, London In the first of our series of online dialogues, Liza Essers of Goodman Gallery and South South speaks with…
One of the hottest tickets in Rome this month was 'The Art of Conversation' arranged by Deutsche Bank and Frieze with renowned artist, Karin Kneffel The event was hosted amid the baroque opulence…
Alice Audouin at the Art of Change 21 office The Paris-based polymath has spent nearly 20 years enabling an ecosystem in which art and environmental concerns meet in meaningful and magical ways.…
Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque 2013 Champagne house Perrier-Jouët teamed up with the Rosewood Crillon and legendary chef Pierre Gagnaire in Paris for a series of evenings to remember on its 120th…
Studio detail with glitter tondo. Photo by Maryam Eisler LUX's Chief Contributing Editor, Maryam Eisler, visits Peter Dayton to photograph and interview the East Hampton-based artist at his studio.…
Whose Sari Now, 2007, by Charles Pachter On the 75th anniversary of the end of British rule in India, LUX’s Maya Asha McDonald speaks to Durjoy Rahman, Bangladeshi philanthropist, art collector…
Missing Home, Adolf Tega in collaboration with Qaqambile Bead Studio Whilst you most likely have heard 1-54 is celebrating its 10th year in London at its flagship event at Somerset House, LUX casts…
Barrha Bar by Yann Le Coadic. Image courtesy of Pouenat After two years online, PAD returns to its home in Mayfair, and with it brings its eternal reverence to craft and tradition, as well as new…
Portrait of artist Shezad Dawood at the sea’s edge in East Sussex Shezad Dawood is seven years into 'Leviathan', a mammoth multidisciplinary project centred around our changing oceans. Maisie…
Jeppe Hein before a speech-bubble message and chalk panel, elements of the artist’s multimedia, interactive project for Ruinart Carte Blanche 2022, ‘Right Here, Right Now’ When Danish artist…
Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar and Ali Jassim One is an artist and the other a financier, but in coming together to create a charitable foundation, Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar and patron, Ali Jassim have also…
The Picture, 2002, by Shishir Bhattacharjee. This painting was sent to the exhibition by the Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation following collection from the artist For one of the first times in history,…
Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar LUX is supporting the current private sale at Sotheby's Monaco by Iranian-French artist Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar. His latest collection of works, Journey Within, involves…
Eric Fischl and his painting Sign of the Times. Image courtesy of Maryam Eisler Internationally acclaimed American painter, Eric Fischl is not only creating some of the most iconic and…
The Bentley Home '2022' collection, shown at the atelier LUX stops off at the new Bentley Home atelier in Milan to check out its latest furniture collections Bentley Home has opened its new…
Founder of Fondation Thalie, Nathalie Guiot The Brussels-based French founder of Fondation Thalie is from one of France’s biggest retail families. Nathalie Guiot speaks to LUX about the need…
LUX stopped off for an al fresco lunch with Fiona Barratt Campbell, founder of her eponymous interior design studio, FBC London and Sol Campbell, English professional football manager and former…
The artist Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar, holding a paint-scraping tool, which he uses for his special peinture raclée technique A new body of work by the French-Iranian artist generates energy on…
Milton Avery, Two Figures on Beach, 1950 In our ongoing online monthly series, LUX’s editors, contributors, and friends pick their must-see exhibitions from around the globe Péjú Oshin,…
Precious Okoyomon and Gravity LUX catches up with the New York-based Nigerian-American artist whose immersive installations portray the glorious chaos of nature – and its imperilment by the…
Köken Ergun and Tashi Lama, Nepali Power, 2022 LUX sends Contributing Editor, Samantha Welsh, to report on the opening ceremony of Garden of Ten Seasons at Savvy Contemporary in Berlin At the 59th…
Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar painting the mural, The Journey Iranian-French artist Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar has launched his latest body of work, The Journey, created in collaboration with philanthropist,…
An NFT from Tezos They’re being shown at Basel, included in Venice: let’s see what the data tells us about NFTs and their long-term potential. Our contributing editor and columnist Sophie…
The world of NFTs combines immense allure and justified apprehension. Still in infancy, it has grown beyond its niche status as the metaverse moves into the mainstream. Fara Bashorun makes his…
Artists from around the world, including Bangladesh, Indonesia and Italy, came together for the Third Majhi International Art Residency in Eindhoven; and their installations on show in the 1918…
Still for VR work Sleepwalking in the Forbidden City, Cai Guo-Qiang, courtesy, Cai Studio, Vive Arts Celina Yeh is the Executive Director of Vive Arts, a platform trying democratise the art world…
Special cover created by LUX for The Futures, Summer 2022. A new NFT project is promising to help offset the environmental impact caused by these digital assets, by creating a carbon-neutral…
Nicholas Party portrait, 2022 In our ongoing online monthly series, LUX’s editors, contributors, and friends pick their must-see exhibitions from around the globe Umberta Beretta,…
Photograph by David Taggart Jeff Koons is the world's most expensive living artist, creating works that reflect modern life in their interplay with kitsch, materials and art history. Koons chats to…
Idris Khan in his studio with new works incorporating musical scores. Photograph by Maryam Eisler Idris Khan is one of the world's hottest abstract artists, drawing on his Muslim heritage to create…
María Berrío, 'Anemochory', 2019 New York City is a buzzing city known for its love and support of art and culture. The city is now making up for lost time since the pandemic and celebrating life…
Black-Figure Chalcidising Eye-Cup, Greek, Attic, circa 520 BC Pottery Diameter: 29.2 cm As the second edition of Eye of the Collector opens its doors tomorrow at London's Two Temple Place, the…
Artist Jared Owen during his residency at the World Trade Center. Photo by Josh Katz With the support of Silverstein Properties, Silver Art Projects was founded by Cory Silverstein and Joshua…
Nazy Vassegh photographed in the Grand Hall at Two Temple Place. Photo by Alex Board This May sees the second edition of Eye of the Collector kicking off the summer art season in London. Conceived…
Artist Shahrzad Ghaffari in front of her work-in-process at Leighton House. Photograph by James Houston Leighton House, the former home and studio of British artist Frederic Leighton, was once a…
Abe Odedina, They’re Playing Our Song, 2021. Courtesy of the Artist, Diane Rosenstein Gallery, Los Angeles. Photo by Robert Wedemeyer. In our ongoing online monthly series, LUX’s editors,…
Olafur Eliasson: Your light spectrum and presence installation view at Tanya Bonakdar gallery As Los Angeles gets ready to launch this year's edition of Frieze, our Contributing Editor Sophie…
'My path is full of petals- I have not swept it for others.' Image courtesy of Sol Golden Sato Born in Malawi, Sol Golden Sato is a London-based artist who incorporates philosophy into his…
X Museum. Image courtesy X Museum and Weiqi Jin Michael Xufu Huang is the co-founder of X Museum, a platform for cultivating talents and supporting young and mid-career artists within a global…
Installation view of Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, September 29, 2021-February 13, 2022). From left to right: Savarin, 1982; Savarin, 1982; Savarin, 1982;…
tat* by Andy Altmann Some people collect wine or classic cars; others collect coins or stamps. Andy Altmann collects graphic ephemera – or what he calls ‘tat’. Altmann developed his…
A botanical themed wedding designed by Ali Behnam-Bakhtiar Iranian-born designer Ali Behnam-Bakhtiar does everything from interiors and architectural design to weddings and luxury parties. Here, he…
Although Jeff Koons has had a profound impact on contemporary art and remains one of the world's most influential artists, recent data supports a strong decline in his market, reflecting the tastes…
Painting by Christopher Cheung. Displayed at Spectrosynthesis II, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre Patrick Sun is pushing forward a movement very close to his heart through his foundation Sunpride,…
Iran Issa-Khan Born in Tehran, Iran Issa-Khan moved to New York in the 1970’s, and became one of the world’s most celebrated fashion photographers and a favourite of celebrities and political…
The living space of a three bedroom apartment at 101 on Cleveland, designed by Bergman & Mar. Image by Taran Wilkuhu London-based interior design studio Bergman & Mar has developed a…
Maureen Bryan & Don McCollin in their studio. Photograph by Maryam Eisler 43 years ago, Don McCollin and Maureen Bryan met and formed a bond which would later result them to become an iconic…
Chelsea Barracks, with spatial layout and interior design by Elicyon. Photo Michael Sinclair An architect by training and an interior designer by trade, Charu Gandhi cites her multicultural…
Galerie Nagel Draxler's booth at Art Basel Miami Beach After the scaled-back events of last year, Art Basel is back and it's bigger than ever with 250 galleries from over 36 countries. Our…
Todd Gray, Sumptuous Memories of Plundering Kings, 2021. Courtesy the artist and David Lewis. Magali Arriola As Art Basel Miami Beach returns for its first in-person iteration since 2019 this…
Georg Karl Pfahler in his studio, 1965 Our contributing editor and columnist Sophie Neuendorf caught up with renowned Mayfair gallerist Simon Lee to discuss the Asian art market, NFTs and the…
In our ongoing online series, renowned art consultant Maria-Theresia Mathisen profiles rising contemporary artists to watch in 2021. Here, she speaks to British artist Antonia Showering about her…
The Autumn/Winter 2021 issue with logo design by Jeff Koons For our Autumn/Winter 2021 issue, we asked award-winning photographer David Taggart to capture Jeff Koons in a way that he'd never been…
The kitchen of a Cologne family designed for socialising, with Gaggenau equipment including a 200 series oven, a 400 series cooktop and discreetly hidden fridge-freezer and dishwasher. The impact…
In 2019, German embroidery artist Jess de Wahls had her works removed from the Royal Academy gift shop after a blogpost - in which she outlined her views on gender identity politics - was deemed…
Works by Pia Krajewski in the group exhibition ‘Lost and Found in Paradis’, Paris, 2019 The pandemic has changed the art market forever. A new model of purchasing and enjoying art is amazing,…
Durjoy Rahman with Kiefer's Cell (Diptych) (1999) by Atul Dodiya. Courtesy of Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation Bangladeshi entrepreneur and art collector Durjoy Rahman is on a mission to make the world…
Philip Colbert. Air-Ink on recycled A2 Paper Eco-art organisation Platform Earth is creating an exhibition of works by leading artists made from air pollution, at Frieze London. The aim of CARBON…
Over a century after Vincent van Gogh moved to the Provençal city of Arles with the intention of setting up an artists' commune, Maja Hoffmann, Swiss art collector and founder of the city's…
Didier Guillon with his son Maxence who will take over leadership of Fondation Valmont in 2022 artnet’s Vice President Sophie Neuendorf speaks with the founder of the Valmont group and one of the…
Jörg Neuner, Head of Gaggenau's brand centre in Lipsheim, France Jörg Neuner, Head of the Gaggenau Brand Centre, speaks to LUX about heritage, handwork, and embracing a hybrid design…
von Bartha's flagship gallery behind a gas station in Basel. Photo by Ben Koechlin. Stefan von Bartha. Photo by Simon Schwyzer Swiss gallery von Bartha recently announced the opening of a new…
Exterior of Pace Gallery in Geneva Gallery. Photograph by Annik Wetter. Courtesy Pace Gallery. Leading art gallery Pace has long pioneered digital innovations in the art world, and recently…
Tunji Adeniyi Jones. Courtesy White Cube Gallery From prints and paintings to photography and NFTs, the diversity and scale of art world can be daunting to first-time collectors, but it doesn't…
Santiago Calatrava. Portrait by Jacqueline Roberts The beauty and purity of form of Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava’s buildings around the world belie the marvels of engineering that he…
The Bouquet Light designed by Tord Boontje for Habitat in 2014 For product designer Tord Boontje, material is all. Whether made from upcycled blankets or crystals, his designs for anything from…
Auctioneer Oliver Barker directing Sotheby's global e-auctions. Courtesy of Sotheby's. Following the announcement of Sotheby's Cologne office, artnet’s Vice President and LUX columnist Sophie…
Inspired by the vibrant colours and laid-back lifestyle of the island of Capri, fashion designer Catherine Prevost’s latest collection was celebrated with an in-store exhibition of artworks by…
Robilant + Voena at Masterpiece London 2019, photography Ben Fisher, Courtesy Masterpiece London In his final column for LUX, art collector, advisor and chairman of Masterpiece London Philip…
Ice Garden by David Sinclair Over the course of his career, David Sinclair has photographed some of our planet's wildest landscapes and led numerous polar expeditions, working closely with local…
Spearheaded by collector and patron Kamiar Maleki, Present the Future is a hybrid artist residency, that brings together British musician Tinie Tempah and French-Iranian artist Sassan…
Installation by teamLab, Flowers and People, Cannot be Controlled but Live Together – Transcending Boundaries, A Whole Year per Hour (2017). Courtesy of Superblue Blue-blooded art dealer Mollie…
Georgia O'Keeffe in New Mexico with one of her landscape paintings As a new solo show of Georgia O'Keeffe's work opens in Madrid, artnet’s Vice President and LUX columnist Sophie Neuendorf…
Maria-Theresia Mathisen, Jill Mulleady and Cornelia Mensdorff-Pouilly (clockwise from top left) in the grand hall Each summer at her family’s fairy-tale castle above the Côte d’Azur, curator…
Rashid Johnson in the studio with a work from his series Anxious Red Paintings. Photograph by Sheree Hovsepian Rashid Johnson is a cult superstar among contemporary artists, inexorably leading the…
Nina Mae Fowler, Love VI. Copyright the artist, courtesy of COB Gallery The Stand is a new digital art platform that raises money for charitable causes through curated online auctions, featuring…
Opera Gallery at Masterpiece London 2019. Photograph by Ben Fisher. Courtesy of Masterpiece London In his second column for LUX, art collector, advisor and chairman of Masterpiece London Philip…
Orlanda Broom in her studio in Hampshire British artist Orlanda Broom paints lush, saturated landscapes that celebrate the beauty and wilderness of nature. Candice Tucker visited the artist at…
Iranian artist Arghavan Khosravi In our ongoing online series, renowned art consultant Maria-Theresia Mathisen profiles rising contemporary artists to watch in 2021. Here, she speaks to New…
Pace Gallery's new space in Palm Beach, Florida As part on an ongoing monthly column for LUX, artnet’s Vice President Sophie Neuendorf discusses the cultural shifts caused by the pandemic and…
Masterpiece London, 2019. Photograph by Ben Fisher. Courtesy of Masterpiece In his first column for LUX, art collector, advisor and chairman of Masterpiece London Philip Hewat-Jaboor discusses the…
A colourful neon installation by Jason Rhoades in the home of German art dealer David Zwirner Art collector and author Tiqui Atencio is the founder and chair of the Tate Latin America Acquisition…
Iceberg Between Paulet Island and the Shetland Islands, Antarctica, 2005 by Sebastiao Salgado As part on an ongoing monthly column for LUX, artnet’s Vice President Sophie Neuendorf discusses how…
Durjoy Rahman is an art patron and collector, and the founder of Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation Art collector and patron Durjoy Rahman founded the Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation in 2018 to promote…
Portrait of Maxwell Alexandre 2020. Copyright the artist. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner In our ongoing online series, renowned art consultant Maria-Theresia Pongracz profiles rising…
Chin Cheng-Te, Lee Chia-Hung, Lin Chuan-Kai, and Chen Yi-Chun, still image from Making Friends/ Fire, 2020, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Videographer: Lee Chia-Hung. Independent…
Tamara de Łempicka, Young Lady with Gloves (1930) As part on an ongoing monthly column for LUX, artnet’s Vice President Sophie Neuendorf outlines a brief history of women artists, and discusses…
Culture A's hospitality projects include London's new wellness hotel Inhabit, which will open this summer. Image courtesy of Inhabit Hotels Anne T. Rogers is the founder of Amsterdam-based art…
Alia Al-Senussi is an academic and global arts patron. Photograph by Anton Corbijn Alia Al-Senussi grew up between Egypt, South Dakota, and Minnesota, and is now based in London where she works as…
What happens when you combine a brutal lockdown, a prima ballerina from the Matthew Bourne company, an alternative fashion designer, and a creative photographer? You get Michela Meazza dancing on…
Antony Micallef in his London home turned studio. Photograph by Maryam Eisler British artist Antony Micallef's practice blurs the boundaries between painting and sculpture. His textural artworks…
Auctioneer Oliver Barker directing Sotheby's global e-auctions. Courtesy of Sotheby's. As part on an ongoing monthly column for LUX, artnet’s Vice President of Strategic Partnerships Sophie…
Artist Clara Hastrup in her studio at the Royal Academy of Arts in London Danish artist Clara Hastrup graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in 2020, and is one of the selected artists in this…
Sofia Mitsola (Portrait). Courtesy of the artist and Pilar Corrias, London. Photo: Mark Blower. In our new online series, renowned art consultant Maria-Theresia Pongracz profiles rising…
Artworks by Erwin Wurm installed in Cafe de Flore, Paris Art historian Anne-Pierre d’Albis-Ganem is the founder of the Parcours-Saint-Germain-des-Prés, a yearly contemporary art festival in…
Triumph of Death (1562), Pietr Bruegl the Elder In the second edition of her monthly column for LUX, artnet’s Vice President of Strategic Partnerships Sophie Neuendorf looks back on the…
An artwork by Minjung Kim installed over the fireplace in the residential side entrance lounge of the Waldorf Astoria LUX Contributing Editor Simon de Pury is also an auctioneer, art dealer,…
Nets 5 – Pumbley Cove (2019), Shezad Dawood, acrylic and wool on linen, 80 x 100 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Timothy Taylor, London. British artist Shezad Dawood's interdisciplinary practice…
Katrina Aleksa Ryemill is a co-founder of Association of Women In The Arts Non-profit organisation Association of Women In The Arts was founded with the ambition of providing a networking and…
FLOCK (shown here in the deTour 2020 virtual space) is an interactive artwork by Whatever Inc. and one of Shin Wong's favourites from this year's festival Born in Taipei and raised in New…
Afshin Naghouni in his studio. Photograph by Maryam Eisler Born in Iran, visual artist Afshin Naghouni immigrated to London in his mid-twenties where he began to establish a reputation for his…
Jimi Hendrix, London, 1967, Gered Mankowitz With many national lockdowns reinstated across the globe, the majority of this year's festive shopping is taking place online. Launching her new…
The Power Of Black And White, Dennis Osakue, Acrylic & Collage on Canvas, 150cm x 150cm, 2020 Signature African Art, one of Nigeria's leading contemporary art galleries, opened its first…
Mahi photographed by Annie Guttridge A new generation of photographer-activists are raising awareness of the beauty under the sea, and creating a call to action to save the oceans DEUTSCHE BANK…
Ali Behnam-Bakhtiar. Image by Marko Delbello Ocepek. Iranian-born designer Ali Behnam-Bakhtiar does it all – interiors, architectural design, weddings. Whether large-scale events or private…
Aquajenne in Paradise II Elevator Girls (1996) by Miwa Yanagi. Courtesy Deutsche Bank Collection At the heart of Deutsche Bank’s worldwide art programme is one of the most interesting and diverse…
Marc Quinn in his studio with his work Viral Painting. A Man Tapes Himself to the Colorado Soldiers Monument, Artnet (2020) From his sculpture for Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth to his recent…
Tom Dixon's Fat chairs, Beat pendant lights and Tube table. Image by Peer Lindgreen. Millie Walton speaks to four design leaders – Bentley’s Stefan Sielaff, Gaggenau’s Sven Baacke, Tom Dixon…
Mulberry Square townhouses at Chelsea Barracks The exclusive Chelsea Barracks residential development in London aims to be the epitome of contemporary luxury living. It also draws on a wealth of…
Untitled drawing by Hugo Wilson made with charcoal, black chalk, sandpaper and a sanding machine, paper mounted on aluminium. Photograph by Maryam Eisler London-based artist Hugo Wilson works with…
'La marea bajita' from Diango Hernández's Instopia Instagram project Dusseldorf-based, Cuban artist Diango Hernández has been blurring the lines between the virtual and physical since 2015 with…
Soul Healing by Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar This Friday will see the public opening of Rebirth, an exhibition of new paintings and the unveiling of a major public installation by French-Iranian artist…
Woolsery Cottage, a private residence with interiors by Hannah Lohan Since launching in 2015, Hannah Lohan Interiors has developed a reputation for designing uniquely decorative spaces. The…
Sunset, a limited edition photograph by Cathleen Naundorf. Courtesy of Cathleen Naundorf studio Maryam Eisler Following in the footsteps of Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and Peter Beard,…
darvish Fakhr photographed by Hugh Fox British-Iranian, Canadian-born, American-raised artist darvish Fakhr's multifaceted practice embraces dualities - light and dark, play and solemnity, movement…
'Faye Dunaway, Morning After Winning Oscar', 1976. Photograph by Terry O’Neill, Iconic Images courtesy of Maddox Gallery Over the course of his 60 year career, Terry O'Neill photographed the…
'Butterflies' by James Wilde, MA Photography As the RCA's virtual graduate show comes to a close, LUX explores its diverse offering of curated collections and events Over the last few months, art…
A dining room interior by SKIN. Image by Andrew Miller Photography Founded by interior designer Lauren Lozano Ziol and graphic designer Michelle Jolas, SKIN is a luxury interior design studio that…
Installation view from Huang Yong Ping's exhibition 'Wu Zei' at Musée océanographique de Monaco (represented by Kamel Mennour) The art world has been hit harder than most industries by the global…
London Art Studies offers mini art online art history classes for members London Art Studies is the world's first online arts education subscription website, offering mini video lectures and…
Marc Ferrero in his studio Marc Ferrero's unique practice of 'Storytelling Art' combines aesthetic styles and visual references from different artistic movements and cultures to create striking,…
The exterior of The Standard hotel, Kings Cross. Image by Tim Charles East London-based architecture and design practice Orms masterminded the renovation of Camden Town Hall Annexe in Kings Cross…
Orange peeled with glassware. Image by Patrice de Villiers In this series of interviews conducted in partnership with Gaggenau, LUX speaks to four artists, who are seeking to alter our…
Drawings for Ruinart 2020, by David Shrigley Glasgow-based artist David Shrigley is best known for his playful and humorous illustrations, which are often accompanied by deadpan captions,…
The Silent Evolution (2009) by Jason deCaires Taylor, at Cancún Marine Park, Mexico. Artist, diver and marine conservationist Jason deCaires Taylor creates mesmerising underwater art that draws…
Steam cooking can preserve the nutritional value and flavour of delicate vegetables such as mushrooms The ancient art of steam cooking has gained new impetus with the revolution in healthy and…
Jean-François Dieterich (left) with Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar at the Villa Cuccia-Noya. The south of France, home to Matisse, Cézanne and Van Gogh, has one of the greatest artistic legacies in the…
Mickalene Thomas with her work Clarivel #6 (2019). Photograph by Maryam Eisler New York-based Mickalene Thomas is an important and innovative voice in the art world. Her dazzling portraits of…
Crown (2006) by Wangechi Mutu. Courtesy of Deutsche Bank Collection One of the key elements of this year’s edition of Frieze New York was to have been an exhibition drawn from the legendary art…
Installation view of 'Works on Paper' by Peter Schuyff at Carl Kostyál Gallery, London Peter Schuyff was a central figure in New York's East Village scene in the 1980s, where he worked for a…
Copyright & courtesy of Senta Simond Art photographer Senta Simond sets out to explore the female image through what she calls her own definition of a woman. She talks us through images from…
Details of paintings by Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar French-Iranian artist Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar gives LUX readers a rare glimpse inside his Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat studio, normally open only to…
Photogenic Painting, Untitled 75/31, Barbara Kasten. Copyright & courtesy the artist Barbara Kasten is one of the most intriguing and influential photographic artists of the past 50 years. Born…
One of the participating artist's in the process of sculpting marble at the inaugural edition of Jeddah’s Red Sea Sculpture Symposium Saudi Arabia is working hard to rediscover its cultural…
Gaggenau's new combi-steam ovens 400 and 200 series Last week, LUX attended the launch of Gaggenau's new combi-steam ovens, presented alongside underwater artworks by artist Jason deCaires Taylor…
Building Bridges (at the Venice Biennale 2019) by Lorenzo Quinn Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn has been commissioned to create artworks for the likes of the Vatican, the State of Qatar, and the…
Strawberry Greenhouses by Leyla Emektar, a finalist in EEA's photography competition Strawberry Greenhouses (above), is one of the finalists’ entries of the European Environment Agency’s latest…
L'École, School of Jewellery Arts, is housed within the Van Cleef & Arpels headquarters in Paris L'École is a school of jewellery arts based in Paris and supported by Van Cleef & Arpels,…
French designer Philippe Starck. Image by JB Mondino. Legendary French designer Philippe Starck gives Mark C. O’Flaherty his radical vision of the future: a time when designers won’t be needed…
Ellerman House's art collection features nearly 1,000 works Hotels have long housed art collections, and now many are opening their own gallery spaces alongside art-focused programmes to offer…
Italian design studio Draga & Aurel's 'Mimetic Dialogues' took inspiration from the Alpine setting of St. Moritz Earlier this month, the invitation-only design fair NOMAD returned to St.…
Flow Diptych, Part 2 of 2 by Vik Muniz, for the 2019 Ruinart Carte Blanche commission and installed at the Ruinart Art Bar at Frieze London 2019 Brazilian photographer Vik Muniz has responded to…
Shirin Neshat at home in New York City Shirin Neshat’s devastatingly striking art combines dream, reality and an undercurrent of anger and sadness. As a major retrospective of her work is held in…
Construction view of Los Angeles Water School (LAWS) (2018) by Oscar Tuazon Artists have long explored themes of environmental sustainability in Southern California, but a recent series of…
Ghetto Film School Roster brings together students and industry for a film competition screening and artist showcase of GFS alumni work, here at the Museum of the Moving Image, New York, 2017 The…
The Gaggenau stand at the EuroCucina 2018 exhibition Stephen Bayley Of all rooms in the house, kitchens demand the best design for function as well as looks. Cultural critic Stephen Bayley…
The gallery's founder Maria Behnam-Bakhtiar in front of a painting by Farzad Kohan in the exhibition ‘Human Being, Being Human’ Galerie Maria Behnam-Bakhtiar, a new gallery in the heart of…
The K11 MUSEA features a roof garden where clients can grow their own herbs and vegetables Adrian Cheng has high hopes for the new K11 MUSEA in Hong Kong: to change the way retail, art and culture…
Still from Don't Cross the Bridge Before You Get to the River (2008), a film by Francis Alÿs. Photo Roberto Rubalcava This year, Francis Alÿs becomes the seventh artist to receive the Whitechapel…
Installation view of Maturation by José Yaque (2020) at Galleria Continua Roma, St. Regis. Image courtesy the artist and Galleria Continua Founded in 1990 by three friends in the Tuscan town of…
ArtSocial launches art therapy programmes to help disadvantaged children and young people. Image by Justyna Fedec Alina Uspenskaya is the Founder and Director of ArtSocial, a foundation that…
French artist Richard Orlinski is known for his large-scale vibrant sculptures The contemporary art world might turn up its nose at Richard Orlinski's Disney collaborations, but the French artist…
A sculpture by LouLou Siem installed in Gaggenau's Mayfair showroom Last Wednesday evening the doors of Gaggenau's Mayfair showroom were locked for a private party hosted by LUX with an exclusive…
Installation view of Lethe by Henrik Uldalen at JD Malat Gallery, Mayfair Henrik Uldalen is a self-taught artist, who caught the attention of gallerist Jean-David Malat via his Instagram account.…
Untitled (2019) by Henrik Aa. Uldalen Jean-David Malat is part of a new wave of art dealers. Clients include Bono, Kate Moss and Lily Allen, you can buy his art on Instagram, and you’re as likely…
Punta Norte (2008), Ruben Alterio Argentinian artist Ruben Alterio is known for his large-scale abstract paintings, created in his Parisian studio, two floors up from the one once…
Red Extremis (2019), Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar Last week saw the opening of Franco-Iranian artist Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar's latest solo exhibition Extremis at the Setareh Gallery in Düsseldorf A…
M+ will transform the West Kowloon skyline LUX Contributing Editor and Hong Kong art and design doyen Alan Lo in conversation with Suhanya Raffel, the director of M+ – a museum set to change the…
Guests admiring the shortlisted artworks on display in the RA's life-drawing room The launch event of Louis Roederer's Brut Nature 2012 saw twelve students from the Royal Academy of Arts…
A pregnant woman wishing her child to be beautiful must look at beautiful objects by artist LouLou Siem Young British artist LouLou Siem's latest solo exhibition entitled A pregnant woman wishing…
John Pawson is one of the UK's most renowned architects, known for his signature white, pared-back aesthetic that celebrates space over clutter. His projects vary from high-end private homes to…
Peter Beard & Mock Elephant Charge (1985), by Mirella Ricciardi Born in Kenya, Mirella Ricciardi has worked as a photographer for over 65 years, shooting everything from high-profile fashion…
The Fattorie dei Dolfi estate in Tuscany uses traditional, sustainable practices in its winemaking. Whether cooking or dining, some of our most memorable experiences are steeped in history and…
'Twenty Seventeen' (2017), by Luc Tuymans, Pinault Collection Favouring themes of conflict, violence and death, renowned Belgian painter Luc Tuymans fulfils the brief of brooding artist, yet his…
'Moon Walk' (1969), by Liu Kuo-sung Navigating the deep waters of the Asian art scene could be treacherous, without a guide such as Calvin Hui. Jason Chung Tang Yen talks to the Hong Kong and…
'Charline & Blanche' (2019), by Viviane Sassen Dutch artist Viviane Sassen is known for her visceral portrayals of the human form in all its beauty and frailty. Maisie Skidmore meets the…
The artist Secundino Hernández in Venice, holding one of his preparatory studies for a larger palette painting LUX Contributing Editor and photographer Maryam Eisler is entranced by Spanish…
'Autumn' (2019), Chloe Ho . Chinese ink and acrylic on cloth Hong Kong-based artist Chloe Ho revives ancient techniques of Chinese ink painting with a contemporary perspective. Following the…
Art photographer David Yarrow on his new image of the Pioneer Bar, Cindy Crawford and a wolf We called last year’s photograph of the mountain men at the bar The Usual Suspects, as that is…
“I worked in nature as if it was in the studio. The vineyards seemed to me a very poetical, mysterious and playful environment.” – Marie Benattar Louis Roederer makes what might just be the…
Wes Anderson and Juman Malouf at Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Photo: Christian Mendez Following the exhibition’s first home at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna earlier this year,…
Rock star turned interior designer Lenny Kravitz created a limited-edition collection for Dom Pérignon The rock star turned interior designer takes the LUX hot seat, and shares a particularly…
Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar’s technique involves painstakingly applying layer upon layer of paint Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar's body of exuberant, multi-layered paintings, created with a signature…
Born in Paris and raised in New York, Laura de Gunzburg is a partner of the exclusive members art club The Cultivist, where she acts as the Global Senior Director and Head of Strategic…
Installation shot from the Koto Bolofo x Connolly Goodwood style exhibition Ahead of this weekend's Goodwood Revival, an exhibition of photographs by South African photographer Koto Bolofo…
From the 'Water' series by Mustafah Abdulaziz American photographer Mustafah Abdulaziz wins the 2019 Leica Oskar Barnack Award with his eight-year project exploring the world's water…
Beauty, Olafur Eliasson (1993) Standing in front of Olafur Eliasson’s Beauty, a shimmering mist suspended by light, is both a grounding and unsettling experience. While the serenity of a…
Installation view of the 'What’s Up' exhibition curated by Lawrence Van Hagen in Hong Kong Lawrence Van Hagen set out to start a travel tech company, and somewhere along the way, ended up…
Inside OMM designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates. Photo by Batuhan Keskiner This September will see the opening of Odunpazari Modern Museum (OMM), a major new art museum in Eskişehir, Turkey.…
Lorenzo Uggeri, founder of online art marketplace Kooness.com In 2015, Lorenzo Uggeri swapped his job as an analyst in the steel industry to launch an online marketplace for fine art:…
'Vesuvius in Eruption' (1817–20) by JMW Turner The Watercolour World is an ambitious online project to digitise the world’s watercolours and rescue this all-too-often overlooked but…
'Sunflowers', Vincent van Gogh, January 1889 One of the world’s most famous paintings Sunflowers (1889) has been carefully investigated, explored and restored for Van Gogh and the Sunflowers: A…
Models (left to right) Agathe Angel Chapman de Lussy, Blaise and Alice Pins wearing designs by Meihui Liu of Victim Fashion Street. Hats by Noel Stewart and Piers Atkinson. Shoes by Natacha Marro.…
French artist Richard Orlinski with two of his T-Rex sculptures French artist Richard Orlinski is known for his bold, pop-art sculptures, which have appeared at French Grand Prix and on the…
Artist Amani Althuwaini pictured with her work Present Tense. Image by James Houston The Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre brings Kuwaiti contemporary art to Venice with a mixed-media group…
Installation view of Tony Cragg, Bust, 2014 from Jerome Zodo Gallery at Masterpiece London 2019, photography Ben Fisher, Courtesy Masterpiece London Ahead of the public opening of Masterpiece…
Installation view of 'Echoes of Light' by Andy Moses at JD Malat Gallery, Mayfair, London Last week, Mayfair's JD Malat Gallery celebrated its one-year anniversary with a summer party and private…
'Atelier' (2014). Thomas Demand. German photographer Thomas Demand has become celebrated for his compelling, sometimes shocking, abstract recreations of the everyday. He talks to Anna…
'Big Bang Fountain' (2014) by Olafur Eliasson The Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson famously brought the sun to Tate Modern. He is now returning for a major retrospective this summer. He talks art,…
'Dead End' (2018), Loie Hollowell Frank Cohen is one of the UK's most renowned art collectors. Since selling his DIY business in 1997, he has built up a collection of more than 2,000 artworks by…
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Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar at work in his studio Franco-Iranian artist Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar, despite a childhood spent escaping war, then living in post- revolutionary Iran and enduring the…
Philip and Charlotte Colbert in their fried-egg suits designed by Philip In a warehouse in east London, Philip and Charlotte Colbert are creating a world of Pop art and sculpture that is putting…
'Seriera' 2019 by MTArt represented artist David Aiu Servan-Schreiber Marine Tanguy is the founder of arts talent agency MTArt, which represents the likes of Sarah Maple, Alexandra Lethbridge and…
LA photographer Trevor Hernandez, known as @gangculture on Instagram, took all of the images included in this article. He was commissioned in 2018 by Frieze LA to photograph the Paramount Pictures…
'Space Odyssey’ (2019) by Etienne Rey Space in the hands of today’s artists means not just making sculpture but also whole physical or digital environments that the spectator…
ruby onyinyechi amanze’s ‘Without a Care in the Galaxy, we Danced on Galaxies (or Red Sand with that Different Kind of Sky) with Ghosts of your Fatherland Keeping Watch’ (2015). Deutsche Bank…
‘Untitled’ (2012) by Cathy Wilkes at MoMA PS1, New York, 2017 Zoe Whitley Traditionally, art exhibitions have been directed by curators, but now there is a move to hand the reins over to…
Art021 is a contemporary art fair in Shanghai set up by art collector Kelly Ying and her husband Co-founder of Shanghai's contemporary art fair Art021, Kelly Ying is considered one of the most…
Kenny Scharf reenacting his emoji-like paintings' emotions with ‘Scardey’ (above his head) and ‘Tribali' on his side American artist Kenny Scharf's work straddles a line between pop-art,…
'Love Ritual', 2018/19. Oil on canvas. Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar. This year’s edition of artmonte-carlo brings international galleries to the Côte d’Azur. We speak to Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat…
Studio Piet Boon are the lead designers on Half Moon Bay Antigua, the new and exclusive Caribbean resort Dutch designer Piet Boon's eponymous studio envision every detail of a design from the…
'1989 Wandeling', Luc Tuymans. Photo credit Ben Blackwell. Courtesy David Zwirner New York Venice is gearing up for the Biennale with a whole host of exhibitions opening up around the city. One…
One of Rachel Whiteread’s so-called shy sculptures, 'Cabin' (2016), on Governors Island in New York, her first major permanent public commission in the United States Rachel Whiteread, winner of…
'Male Nude Eating Cake' by Georgiana Wilson Whilst the female body is a commonplace subject in art and historical discussion, representations of the male body remain limited. Artist Georgiana…
A display in LEMA's London showroom. Photography by Emma Lambe Founded in 1970, LEMA still remains family-owned and true to its 'Made in Italy' philosophy. The group collaborates with famed…
Artist Philip Colbert in his studio London-based contemporary artist Philip Colbert works within the self-defined movement of 'Neo Pop Surrealism'. His distinctive, wildly vibrant aesthetic…
Installation shot from ‘Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today’ at the ICA/Boston, 2018: ‘Imagination, Dead Imagine’ (1991) by Judith Barry We live in interesting times – so…
London-based performance artist Tom Pope & founder of the 'One Square Club' What do you get when you squeeze all the opulence and exclusivity of a private members’ club into a box about the…
‘Double Curtain 1’ (2017). Victoria Fu. California-based artist Victoria Fu, the official artist of 2019’s Deutsche Bank Wealth Management Lounge at Frieze Los Angeles, is at the forefront of…
In September 2018, the GRI acquired the archive of artist Betye Saar (pictured here) As Frieze Los Angeles highlights West Coast art, Andrew Perchuk and Kellie Jones of LA’s Getty Research…
'Shabdiz and Gholghoun, horses of Persian poetic myth;' Hana Louise Shahnavaz (2018) Are you a scientist or an artist, a genius or a poet? Do you really have to choose? Perhaps humans are more…
By Greg Williams A LUX x ROSEWOOD COLLABORATION Greg Williams In recent years, ambitious parents have added a further endeavour to the list of educational activities they believe will…
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Philippe Sereys de Rothschild photographed at the Grand Mouton residence Philippe Sereys de Rothschild, head of the Mouton Rothschild family wine empire, recently inaugurated a new prize for the…
"Equine Journeys: The British Horse World" by Hossein Amirsadeghi, published by TransGlobe Publishing Last week saw the launch of author and photographer Hossein Amirsadeghi's latest book Equine…
Vulcain. Courtesy Musée Rodin. Photo by Jean de Calan Auguste Rodin is best known for his sensual, turbulent sculptures, but he was one of those rare artists, like Picasso, who transcended…
Curator, artist and LUX contributing editor Maryam Eisler shares exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs and stories from her latest book, Voices: East London, which celebrates the creativity of…
Eamon Ore-Giron’s monumental mural ‘Angelitos Negros’ (2018), shown at the 2018 biennial ‘Made in L.A.’ at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles No longer an outlier from the busy Europe–…
Christian Marclay "The Clock", Installation View. Tate Modern Frieze art fair might be over, but London's still the top destination for art this month, says Digital Editor Millie Walton. Here are…
Originally called the Prinzessinnenpalais, Deutsche Bank's PalaisPopulaire opened in September this year Featuring over 300 works by some of the art world’s biggest names alongside emerging…
Poster parade organized by the Women’s Freedom League to promote the suffrage message As we celebrate the 100 year anniversary since women were given the vote in parliamentary elections, Angela…
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'Another World', Tracey Emin Artist Tracey Emin and Deutsche Bank are marking 100 years of women’s suffrage with a show of work by female artists from the bank’s collection at Frieze London and…
'Shabdiz', 2017. Natural pigments and 24ct gold on handmade hemp paper. Hana Louise Shahnavaz British-Iranian artist Hana Louise Shahnavaz spent 6 years studying the art of traditional Persian…
View from a penthouse in the Parc Du Cap development by the Caudwell Collection In 2006 British entrepreneur John Caudwell sold his pioneering telecommunications company, the Caudwell Group,…
Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar in Villa Santo Sospir surrounded by his own sculptures and the artwork of Jean Cocteau When artist Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar came across a 1960s film by Jean Cocteau, he was…
The K11 Musea retail complex forms part of the Victoria Dockside development Entrepreneur Adrian Cheng and landscape architect James Corner are transforming Hong Kong with a multi-billion dollar…
L'oscar is named after and inspired by writer Oscar Wilde. The hotel sits in the heart of London's historic literary neighbourhood Bloomsbury Jacques Garcia is the master of decadent design. His…
Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar's sculptures stand alongside Jean Cocteau's murals in Villa Santo Sospir Last week saw the private view and opening of French-Iranian artist Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar's latest…
The Buckingham Gate entrance at Northacre's No.1 Palace Street development Luxury real estate developer Northacre was founded in 1977 by German architect Klas Nilsson. Owner of The Lancasters, a…
Render of a project for a confidential client in China by Design Haus Liberty London-based architecture and interior design practise Design Haus Liberty might be a relatively new name in the…
John Virtue Landscape No.174 (1990 - 1992) acrylic emulsion charcoal gouache pencil black ink shellac on board. 181 x 298cm Courtesy of Albion Barn This September, Fortnum & Mason in…
The UR-105 provides an analogue and digital display of the time URWERK’s unique approach to high horology has established it as one of the most creative and desirable brands in the industry.…
Swarovski Designers of the Future 2018: Study O Portable, Frank Kolkman and Yosuke Ushigome (from left to right) Every year, the Swarovski Designers of the Future Award x Design Miami/ selects a…
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Gaggenau’s Vario cooling 400 Series appliances such as this wine climate cabinet are designed to be as much part of the architecture as they are functionally capable Kitchens were once the…
Luxury kitchen appliance brand, Gaggenau, gets creative with Brazilian-born artist, Mayra Sérgio, to host an exhibition, ‘Sensorial Shelter’, in their Grade II listed building on London’s…
New York interior designer Ryan Korban has designed retail spaces for the biggest names in fashion - most recently the Aquazzura's opulent flagship on Madison Avenue - and counts Nicole Richie and…
Florence-born Fawaz Gruosi spent years working with diamond expert Harry Winston in Saudi Arabia, learning the intricacies of the industry from within. In 1993 he launched his own brand, de Grisogono…
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Land Acquisition - Once the fragmented lands are connected, APR will provide overall wildlife management focus Sean Gerrity has a vision, which he is rapidly turning into reality. Through the…
Christa Dichgans - Peru, Lithograph Art is becoming a luxury good for the elite: but if it does so, it will die. R.J. MALONE takes the view that we need more ventures like the House of Fairy Tales,…
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The elite British education system has never been more in demand. Yet some wonder whether educating boys and girls separately is an anachronism in a 21st century environment where they will work…
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Theaster Gates Photo: Sara Pooley Courtesy White Cube Theaster Gates is a phenomenon — one of the world’s most influential artists, he features at number 56 on Art Review’s list of the most…
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Ronald Ventura is already a record breaker. When his piece, ‘Grayground’ went on sale at Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings auction in Hong Kong in April…
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A 16th century palazzo in central Genoa is home to Via Garibaldi 12 Interior design and homewares are undergoing a boom to parallel the explosion in the art market. Karys Webber seeks out some of…
