Art
What the Art Basel and UBS market report tells us about the state of the art world
After standing on the scales, feeling the chilly steel of the stethoscope on its chest and going, “Ahhhhh,” the global art market’s annual health check is complete. It arrives in the form of the…
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Beyond the postcard: Thailand Biennale puts Phuket’s hidden stories in the spotlight
As election-season imagery collides with tourist spectacle in Phuket, the Thailand Biennale redirects attention toward the island’s cultural histories.
A studio visit with Andrea Fontanari, the Italian painter behind the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics poster
The young artist tells us about the message behind his work and the importance of this rare opportunity to speak to the world.
The commute: A morning stroll to the fair with artist Bose Krishnamachari
We take a walk through the Indian port city of Kochi with the co-founder of Kochi-Muziris Biennale and he shares how he grounds himself before a day at the art fair.
Seven unmissable exhibitions to add to your 2026 cultural calendar
Monocle’s picks of the year’s best museum shows across the globe.
Why Egypt is suddenly on the global art world’s radar
With the Grand Egyptian Museum open and Alexandria’s biennial returning, Egypt is positioning itself as a regional cultural force. But its most compelling artistic energy comes from independent voices and overlooked institutions.
Vhils’ sculptural door installation for Cairo’s ‘Forever Is Now’ confronts the weight of Egypt’s layered history
At the foot of the Great Pyramids of Giza, Portuguese artist Vhils presents ‘Doors of Cairo’ – featuring 65 salvaged doors that carve personal and collective histories into a collage of endurance, and memory.
The art of ageing: Inside the studios of seven in-demand artists in their eighties and nineties
As we all too easily forget, ageing is a gift – and what gifts these artists continue to give the world.
Following specialist investigators on the hunt for Nazi-looted works of art
After the recent Louvre heist, a reminder that the world’s missing art is rarely gone for good – just waiting to resurface, often in the most unexpected of places.
Paris belongs to the masters: Older artists steal the show at the city’s headline art fairs
At Fondation Louis Vuitton and this year’s Art Basel Paris, veteran artists are proving that creativity only deepens with time.
