Tag: UK news
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Hans-Ulrich Obrist tops list of art world’s most powerful
Artistic director of London’s Serpentine Galleries, dubbed ‘curator who never sleeps’, wins ArtReview’s accolade for second time
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Santa comes to Selfridges early – and he’s everywhere
From setting off confetti cannons to unveiling more than a dozen festive windows, Oxford Street’s top draw launches its Christmas campaign
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Sales of luxury London properties collapsed by 86% in past year
Developers scale down most opulent projects, with newbuilds divided into smaller homes, as increased taxes blamed
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Salvador Dalí’s lobster telephone and Mae West lips sofa to be sold at auction
Renowned surrealist artworks among hundreds of objects from Edward James foundation to be sold by Christie’s
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A bigger splash: 35kg book of David Hockney’s artworks costs £1,750
Limited edition tome weighing in at 35kg has 450 prints dating back to 1953 – and a stand in the artist’s trademark colours
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Is celebrity jewellery worth more than normal jewellery?
It was suggested that the ring stolen from Kim Kardashian West this week was worth as much as $5m – but how reliable or meaningful is such a figure? And what precautions do those wearing these kind of pieces need to take?