Art & Collecting
The Road to Debt
Adam Dant first came to attention with Donald Parsnips Daily Journal, a quirky, learned knuckleduster of an art world pamphlet.
Adam Dant: Special Section
Click here for links to an interview with Adam Dant, articles on him and a full gallery of his illustrations.
STOP PRESS: Show extended until January 10.
Dada? Da, da!
Ivan Lindsay on the emerging class of ravenously art-hungry Russian collectors for whom money is no object and objects just cost money.
On With the Show
Anthony Haden-Guest on the fine art of displaying fine art — particularly in Russia, home to two of this year's most remarkable exhibitions.
Patron Saints
Art funds, eh? Funny name, funny business. But as wunderkind Kristina McLean tells Anthony Haden-Guest, they can form a crucial link between artists, galleries and investors.
Capital Gainsborough
The market for classic British painting of the late 18th-century has been in the doldrums for decades. Not any longer, says Ivan Lindsay
Watch You Lookin' At?
A man’s timepiece tells a lot more than just the time. In fact, it is nothing less than a window to his soul, says Martyn Downer
Art Lovers of the World Unite!
Russian collectors are rediscovering their homegrown talent-and collectors elsewhere are jumping on the bandwagon too, says Ivan Lindsay.
Practical Magic
You can sit on it, sleep in it, read books by it-plus it’s sexy and it’s got a sense of humour. William Cash on why contemporary design is the next big thing.
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