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The region’s painters and sculptors are taking centre stage in the international art market
Once considered more craft than art, the medium is being revived — with fine work on show at Art Basel Hong Kong
They have confidence in their own taste and judgment in fields beyond the brand names
The Showcase section is designed to give the grande dame of art fairs a fresher feel
The lack of affordable housing in some cities is spawning creative and innovative schemes
The fair is expanding beyond fine art to include artefacts, tribal art, ceramics, rare books and textiles
Designers push the boundaries with organic furniture and sculptures
Radical and groundbreaking work doesn’t deter experienced collectors who like a challenge
For a century, Finland has led the world in pared-back, elegant design
John Makepeace’s Parnham College marries craftsmanship, design and business
Each instrument is a unique product of plant genetics, the terrain and climate that grew the tree, and the skill of the maker
Institutions announce a more permanent engagement in the city — but is there a year-round audience for them?
Works of fragmented reality come together in two concurrent shows in New York and London
Naval antiques and instruments can serve as distinctive sculptural objects or as simply functional furniture
A film by one of the most significant of Hungary’s Cold War artists graces the Art Basel Miami Beach film programme
Through political tumult, the gallery has been a resolutely non-discriminatory space
The couple left Nazi Germany in 1933, bringing their European sensibility to the US
The gallery has a new home, showing work that first charmed Jarvis Cocker in the 1990s
The resurgent popularity of Gutai artists has led new audiences to an appreciation of Japan’s multi-faceted art and design
A chance meeting led Andrew Duncanson to leave Edinburgh and start a new life and thriving business in Stockholm
New interest in bathing houses is giving rise to structures dedicated to sensuous pleasure and social good
Specialist restorers go to great lengths to revive faded and brittle coverings and return rooms to their former grandeur
Designers are adapting the classic furniture piece whose symbolic function remains — to mark a space for private thought
Whether used as a party room, hideaway or study, a waterside structure is an important adjunct of holiday and country homes
Dealers hope to attract collectors with scholarly curation and star loans that aren’t for sale
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