Art & Collecting
Are Blockbuster Exhibitions Damaging Art?
Queuebism
Even if reports of the death of the blockbuster exhibition are somewhat exaggerated, it’s true that galleries are having to change the way they stage big shows, says Ivan Lindsay
Son of Pop Ronnie Cutrone
Factory Outlet
Anthony Haden-Guest talks to Ronnie Cutrone, who took a circuitous route to Neo-Pop fame, from Warhol to Woody Woodpecker
Philippe Starck on the Death of Good Design
Enough Already!
Philippe Starck on why we need less design, not more, and why any design without moral commitment is nothing more than a cynical confidence trick
99th Velazquez Uncovered and Up for Sale at Bonhams
The 99th picture assigned to Velazquez has been unveiled at Bonhams, one of only five in private hands. It is expected to fetch £2-3 million when it is sold on 7 December
Spear's Exclusive: David Linley says Christie's to Launch Next Generation Art Education Course
Just before he corrected my pronunciation of 'Velazquez', David Linley gave Spear's an exclusive: as chairman of Christie's, he will be introducing a next generation art education course at the auction house, which Spear's will be supporting
Art in the Middle East, after the Arab Spring
Cultural Shifts
Anthony Downey, editor of new culture venture Ibraaz Publishing, describes how the project evolved against a backdrop of dramatic upheaval in the Middle East and North Africa
Patrick Perrin
There's nothing like frenzied hammering hours before the opening of your art fair to calm the nerves
Frieze Week Blog 2011
I will be blogging here every day of Frieze Week 2011 about the fairs, the shows, the parties and the people
Art Below: Eleanor Lindsay-Fynn
October 2011
Regent's Park Tube Station
Media partner: Spear's
This October Artist Eleanor Lindsay Fynn will be topping all expectations with a bold stunt aimed at the 100,000s of art lovers that will be passing through Regents Park station on their way to The Frieze Art Fair
DCMS announces scheme to encourage private giving to arts and heritage
Arts Council England, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) today announced further details of the £100 million Catalyst scheme to boost private giving to the cultural sector and build long-term resilience, sustainability and innovation
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