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Culture

Collecting

Canadian masterpieces for sale, the Diane Dufresne Art Centre and a British Columbia art collection.

  • Issue #98
  • 4 min read
Collecting
Culture

Family business

In Winnipeg and New York, McNally bookshops are the essence of their communities. We explore how the family-run business continues its legacy of expertly curated titles and neighbourhood spirit.

  • Issue #98
  • 4 min read
Family business
Culture

Collecting

We meet Bonhams ceo Matthew Girling and contemporary African art comes to London.

  • Issue #97
  • 6 min read
Collecting
Culture

Divide and conquer

Yinka Shonibare's work provokes strong reactions. On the eve of a new show about our fractious world, the Turner Prize nominee reveals how he creates his art and how his life works.

  • Issue #97
  • 6 min read
Divide and conquer
Culture

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.

  • Issue #97
  • 16 min read
Added value
Culture

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.

  • Issue #97
  • 7 min read
Selling with soul
Culture

Leipzig’s artist studios

Dubbed the new Berlin, Leipzig is home to an increasing number of galleries and project spaces – but the city still has lots of space for inexpensive artists’ ateliers.

  • Film
  • 6 min watch
A gallery at Spinnerei in Leipzig.
Urbanism

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.

  • Issue #95
  • 16 min read
Artist studios
Culture

Collecting

Drop anchor for seaside sales and collectors from the Italian Riviera to Newport Beach.

  • Issue #94
  • 4 min read
Collecting

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