Why taking it slow in an art gallery could change your life
Got time on your hands? Why not try Tate Modern’s ‘slow looking’ sessions? Being encouraged to look at a Hockney painting on a school trip completely altered my world view
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Luxury art and collectables
Rarities for luxury-minded beauty aficionados
Perfect for beauty that is to be truly treasured. Jewellery and fragrance combine in these astonishing pieces from Guerlain, Alberto Morillas, Penhaligon’s, Floraïku, and Henry Jacques. Masterpieces of craftsmanship and imagination, these pieces are a standout addition to Harrods’ curated edit of Rare Finds. The luxury London department store is celebrating rarity in all … Read more
Prado Museum is now showcasing the entire Dauphin’s Treasure collection for the first time
This collection, which entered the Museo del Prado in 1839, is now exhibited in its entirety in the so-called “Toro Norte”, located in the central section of the second floor of the North or Goya Wing in the Villanueva Building. The new room at Prado museum is a circular space with a continuous curved … Read more
‘I’m a billionaire, but I’m not a big spender’
Entrepreneur David McCourt on buying art, his 30 blue suits, and why he likes living in hotels
Manon Wertenbroek for La Prairie: A tribute to Niki de Saint Phalle ar Art Basel
La Prairie at Art Basel: Manon Wertenbroek x Niki de Saint Phalle. A groundbreaking 20th century Contemporary artist, Niki de Saint Phalle is a key artistic inspiration for La Prairie; her striking use of cobalt blue throughout her work is the inspiration for the rich, translucent cobalt blue vessels of the La Prairie Skin Caviar Collection. … Read more
Stars, limos, clubs … Andy Warhol’s life exposed in unseen images
Book and exhibition will be followed by digitisation of pop artist’s photographs, giving public access to extraordinary ‘visual diary’