Art & Collecting
Let There Be Zeit
The Zeitwerk by A Lange & Söhne was a masterstroke of fancy watchmaking. The new version is even better — it glows in the dark, says James Gurney
Absent Friends
Art Basel buzzed as the world’s cultural elite gathered to browse and buy — but one nation appeared to have misplaced its invitation, says William Cash
Chinese Takeaway
The Dragon is awakening and is hungry for art. Rory Ross reports on how Chinese money and taste are going to revolutionise the art world
Bid Farewell
The auction houses are moving into private sales in a major way — and that is putting independent art dealers out of business, says Ivan Lindsay
Pass That Joint
Nick Foulkes on the gentlemanly joys to be had with a luscious pair of finely formed cufflinks
Sculpt First, Ask Questions Later
Anthony Haden-Guest interrogates Ghanaian artist El Anatsui about the mysteries of creativity and the ineffable nature of beauty
The Art of Ingratitude
It's incredible - auction houses are the beneficiaries of the new global wealth yet have the brazenness to insult them.
Art Basel Q&A
In the art universe, Basel is a planet with a great gravitational pull - all the top artists, gallerists and collectors are drawn to the Messe in June. William Cash talks to co-directors Marc Spiegler and Annette Schönholzer about the imminent fiesta and whether Basel has been brought down to reality by the recession
Guardian: £430m paintings stolen from Paris museum
Five paintings worth €500m (£430m) – including masterpieces by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse – have been stolen from a Paris museum, French police said today.
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