Salvador Dalí portrait of estranged sister Ana Maria up for auction
Figura de Perfil, painted a few years before the siblings’ relationship disintegrated, expected to fetch up to £1.2m at Bonhams
Modern art
The panoramic Manhattan views are best contemplated from the #1 Top Hotel in New York City
The Surrey is once again holding the title of the #1 Top Hotel in New York City. The Surrey is New York City’s only Relais & Chateaux boutique hotel, where discreet service allows you to retreat from the public — and keep a low profile in an otherwise high profile lifestyle. The Surrey is best … Read more
Art Basel: a dose of reality with exhibits on snooping and migration
Samson Young and Chiharu Shiota among artists whose works bring global political turmoil to art market’s top event
Stripes and zigzags: fashion brand Missoni’s links to modern art
Exhibition at Fashion and Textile Museum in London takes an eclectic trip through the Italian label’s six-decade history
Why New York’s Metropolitan museum is leader of the free world of art
The Met, all set to rebuild its modern wing, mixes Rembrandts with Pollocks to create an unrivalled cocktail of past and present. Why can’t British art museums be as open-minded?
Artprice’s Annual Art Market Report: Art sold better than at any other time in history
This year, Artprice’s annual art market report – based on 6.3 million auction results from 4,500 auction houses around the world focused particularly on China’s successful conquest of the global art market. In spite of the sword of Damocles hanging over the West, art in fact sold better in 2011 than at any other time … Read more