Art
Global conflict sets a tone of controversy and contention at this year’s Venice Biennale
The preview week of the world’s most prestigious exhibition of contemporary art was an unruly spectacle – charged by political dissent, moments of beauty and works shining brightly through the chaos.
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Few artists made a bigger splash than David Hockney, who has died at 88
Across a seven-decade career, the Yorkshireman was always vibrant, always innovative and absolutely never boring.
London’s Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens in a bid to draw new audiences to the art form
The world’s biggest space dedicated to illustration has opened in London. Can it help to protect the art amid rising threats from AI?
Is Lisbon’s art market on the up? Arco Lisboa, the city’s growing contemporary art fair, has put on a promising display
Monocle reflects on the Portuguese capital’s biggest art fair, Arco Lisboa, and whether the peripheral market is starting to make a bigger splash.
Off the wall: How Frank Bowling painted his way to prominence
Frank Bowling has spent seven decades doubling down on colour. Now, despite an ever more achromic age, the nonagenarian artist is celebrating exhibitions at Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong and Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
Treasure hunters: Seven industry specialists behind the art auction block
There’s more to collecting than following markets and speculating on value appreciation. We meet the people at the heart of the action, from a veteran auctioneer to a design-fair director.
Yü-Ge Wang, the auctioneer on a bid to bring art collecting to a new generation
We speak to the woman holding the gavel at Christie’s auction house on the art of reading a room, and the thrills and spills of the auction world.
‘Posters are more than just images on paper.’ Susan Reinhold, the poster dealer elevating prints to fine-art status
After acquiring her first-ever vintage poster more than three decades ago, Reinhold has been on a mission to revamp the image of the printed medium.
Art advisor Yuki Terase on how to build a great collection in the digital age
The powerhouse art advisor who set a new benchmark in the sale of contemporary Asian art at Sotheby’s outlines shifting trends in the art world and finding value in historical narratives.
Anthony Gallery founder Easy Otabor on his cross-genre approach to collecting artwork
For the Chicago-based gallerist and collector, collecting is an act of ‘building bridges’ between creative disciplines – as well as artists and communities.
Poland’s Poster Museum packs a punch. Here are 16 standout works to prove it
Warsaw’s Poster Museum contains more than 50,000 pieces ranging from contemporary graphic design to art deco-era pieces. Following a recent revamp, Monocle gathers some of its favourite examples.
