Palazzo Strozzi in Florence presents Italy’s first major retrospective dedicated to one of the world’s most celebrated and influential contemporary artists, Ai Weiwei. A dissident artist with a leading voice, Ai Weiwei has become a leading voice on the international art scene and China’s most famous living artist. Known for his political activism and meticulous … Read more
Artistic creation has always been, since 1835, essential to the art of living at Le Meurice, the 5-star hotelin the 1st arrondissement of Paris opposite the Tuileries Garden, between Place de la Concorde and the Musée duLouvre on the Rue de Rivoli. The winner of the 9th edition of the Meurice Prize for contemporary art … Read more
As a new show at the National Gallery explores the influence of Paul Durand-Ruel, the dealer who ‘made’ the impressionists, Rachel Cooke highlights other great patrons and collectors