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Luxury Investment Index 2020: The most coveted objects of desire

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      The results of Knight Frank’s unique Luxury Investment Index reveal the most coveted objects of desire in 2019, while the consultancy company’s data partners offer their insights on a selection of asset classes. In the 14th edition of The Wealth Report, Knight Frank identifies and explores the big themes dominating the agenda … Read more

A rare complete set of Beethoven screenprints by Andy Warhol at auction

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  Complete sets of Warhol’s portraits of Beethoven hardly ever come up for auction and are highly desirable. Sotheby’s announced it will offer a rare complete set of screenprints of the German composer and pianist by American artist Andy Warhol. With 2020 marking the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth, Sotheby’s … Read more

Met museum to mark 150th year with time-themed fashion show

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New York exhibition will make case for fashion as a time-bending force, says curator

Tate and MoMa ‘playing catch up’ in collections of modern African art

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Art fair founder says western institutions belatedly investing in contemporary art from Africa

Meet the Italian designers who have a way with wood

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Studio Formafantasma are revolutionising the use of timber in a way that will make you see this age-old material in a new light