Art
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Added value
Buying a work of art to start a collection can be daunting. We’ve turned to experts from both ends of the spectrum – an adviser, collector, and artist – for creative insight.
Selling with soul
What do artists and dealers talk about? Jeff Koons and Almine Rech are friends who work together, moving walls to accommodate his work. Here’s a window on their unusual world.
Artist studios: changing spaces
The affordability of artists’ studios is a good judge of cultural quality of life. We visit Havana, Hong Kong and Leipzig, three cities where vibrant life meets cheap space to forge creative success.
Palette cleanser
How Austria’s once-conservative seat of aesthetic endeavour learnt to love modernity.
The conversation: Sitting pretty
Portraiture has a long history that provides rich insights into both artist and subject. Contemporary artists Gavin Turk and Peter Blake discuss their approach to this fascinating and freighted form.
Art market
We speak to Simon Mordant, collector and chairman of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.
