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Acquisitions of the Month: September 2022
Two busts by the French sculptor Charles Cordier and a 15th-century triptych by the Master of the Krainburg Altar are among this month’s highlights
Pampered pooches of the rich and the famous
A picture-book of the lucky mutts of ‘high-flying creatives’ is just what we all need
Is the art market about to tank? What the experts say
Six leading economists and art advisers offer their insights into how the market will be affected by a global recession
Scandinavia’s oldest biennial is a thoroughly monstrous affair
In its determination to keep things as local as possible the Lofoten International Art Festival doesn’t shy away from the dark corners of the region’s history
Unmasked emotion – the photographer who saw beneath the surface
Working across photojournalism, fashion photography and portraiture, Sabine Weiss captured her subjects with curiosity and emotion
The other-worldly architecture of Rudolf Steiner
The mystically inspired polymath was never a professional architect, but his haunting buildings are among modernism’s most curious structures
Stripped back – how a figure freed up Poussin’s painting
A figure that appears in Poussin’s ‘The Baptism of Christ’ may reveal the artist’s (secret) influence
What separates archaeologists from treasure-hunters?
Maria Golia’s history of tomb-raiding in ancient Egypt makes for an entertaining read but there are graver matters to consider
How will a global recession affect the art market?
There is a growing nervousness about the effect a predicted global downturn might have on the art market’s post-pandemic bounce-back
Who is UNESCO really for?
As UNESCO marks the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention this November, questions of what – and who – the convention is meant to protect are still up in the air
The Provençal chef who defined French cooking
Auguste Escoffier’s childhood home in a tiny French village is now a museum that tells the tale of a playful dining visionary
The making of John Singer Sargent’s scandalous ‘Madame X’
The painter’s sketch for his portrait of Madame X allows us to see his subject quite differently – and fills a long-standing gap at the Frick Collection
It’s time to separate Lucian Freud’s life from his art
The painter’s biography has long tended to loom over his works, but Stephen Patience tries to turn his attention to the actual art
The irresistible cool of Bernice Bing
The Asian Art Museum is reviving interest in a painter who was at the heart of San Francisco’s arts scene in her lifetime, but all too quickly forgotten after her death
At Antwerp’s most important museum, Old Masters and modern art now share top billing
After 11 years of being closed, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp has reopened with an ingenious extension that means Old Masters and modern art now share the limelight
Around the galleries – Art Basel lands in Paris, plus other highlights
With its first excursion to the French capital, Art Basel has stolen FIAC’s slot in the autumn calendar, and perhaps its thunder
The Russian modernist who made the European avant-garde feel at home
Marianne Werefkin has long been overshadowed by her male peers, but the Royal Academy’s show devoted to modernist women may restore her to her rightful place
Duncan Grant’s private erotica finally gets a public outing
There’s nothing remotely shameful about the artist’s exuberant and explicit sketches of cavorting satyrs and manly men
The Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific in focus: Heecheon Kim
The South Korean artist discusses how his art delves into the uncertain spaces between the digital realm and reality
The Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific in focus: Sutima Sucharitakul
The founder of Nova Contemporary, one of Bangkok’s leading art galleries, discusses her mission to bring Thai artists international acclaim
The Apollo 40 Under 40 Asia Pacific in focus: Jam Acuzar
The founding director of Bellas Artes Projects explains how she came to create one of the Philippines’ most vivid arts organisations
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Slow painters, who only finish a few works each year, may be less visible in the art world, but their work is no less valuable