WE STAND AT A QUIET but decisive inflection point in the art market. The old certainties—trophy hunting at auction, the relentless chase of the next blue-chip name, the treatment of paintings as interchangeable financial instruments—are yielding to something more enduring.What is emerging is not merely a shift in taste, but a revaluation of what art i...
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A MATTER OF EXPERTISE and Conviction: Reflections on Legacy, Independence, and the Future of the Modern Art Market. In the high-stakes theater of the international art world, there are those who merely trade in objects and those who serve as custodians of culture. Hélène Bailly Mar...
By Lou Pelillo
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THE ROARING CANVAS of Formula 1 is about to evolve in breathtaking ways. The sport’s 2026 regulations have already reshaped the cars: smaller, lighter (down to 768kg minimum), more agile, powered by advanced sustainable fuels and near-50/50 hybrid energy split between electric and c...
By Karolina Blasiak
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DESIGN, IN THE HANDS of Ron Arad, becomes an act of transformation. Steel twists into spirals, chairs swell into monumental forms, and familiar objects acquire an unexpected sculptural presence. For more than four decades, Arad has explored the expressive potential of materials with...
By Damien Simonelli
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NATURE is the most enchanting creation of the Universe. It reveals itself through dazzling, colorful flowers, sun-drenched fruits, extraordinary animals, majestic mountains, deep blue rivers and seas, and the infinite celestial sphere above us. For centuries, nature has been the pr...
By Helga Piaget
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AS AN ART ADVISOR with decades spent navigating the ebbs and flows of the global art market, I’ve witnessed firsthand how collectors build legacies that transcend fleeting trends and economic turbulence. My aim is always to offer clear-eyed guidance on the art market and its forces....
By Karolina Blasiak
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AT THE CENTER of Xevi Solà’s paintings is a familiar summer scene - and an unfamiliar sense of unease. A swimming pool glimmers in the sun, bodies linger at its edge, and time appears to stall. In Endless Sun-days, Solà’s first solo exhibition in New York, debuting at Opera Gallery...
By Damien Simonelli
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I DON’T JUST PAINT - I conjure. My canvases are portals, trembling with the alchemy of emotion, where abstract expressionism unfurls like a secret whispered in color. As a Dominican artist who calls his work free-spirited, strong, and pure, I wield my brush as if it’s a wand, summon...
By Luis Ros
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THERE WAS A TIME when art existed mainly within the quiet, white walls of galleries - observed, collected, and often distant from the rawness of life itself. For me, that was never enough. Trained in painting and sculpture at the Vilnius Academy of Arts,...
By Aurelija Bulaukaité
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IN THE SHIMMERING NEXUS of where superyachts dock alongside masterpieces, the art world pulses with a vitality that mirrors the Principality’s own dynamism. As Art Basel cements its status as the preeminent platform for modern and contemporary art, its latest maneuvers rooted in eco...
By Karolina Blasiak
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I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED that art is not just about creating something beautiful; it’s about capturing a moment, an emotion, a dialogue with life itself. This is the essence of what I do - something I’ve always considered to be a living, breathing conversation between me, the canvas,...
By Elena Papernaya
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AT THE TURN OF THE 20th century, a palpable artistic energy was emerging from the Montparnasse neighborhood of Paris. Major 21st-century art movements, including Cubism and Surrealism, were in their respective nascent stages and pioneering modernist creators such as Pablo Picasso, R...
By Katherine Mcmahon
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IN THE RADIANT HEART OF MONACO’S cultural capital, David Nahmad stands as a beacon of art and humanity, his boundless passion for masterpieces weaving a tapestry of cultural unity that transcends borders. Born in 1947 in Beirut, Lebanon, to a Jewish family Nahmad’s journey from Leba...
By Karolina Blasiak
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A connection to art began early in Minjung Kim’s childhood. Born in 1962 in Gwangju, South Korea, she grew up immersed in the study of traditional Korean calligraphy and painting. Under the guidance of her teachers, she mastered the delicate yet disciplined techniques of ink-wash painting and the us...
By H.R.H. Prince Michel of Yugoslavia
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OUR FASCINATION AND LOVE for great art stems from the fact that it is the expression of the best and highest that humans are capable of. Every one of us reacts in our own subjective way when we look at a work of art, regardless of whether we are connoisseurs or not. Each one of thos...
By Simon De Pury
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I’VE FELT LIKE AN ARTIST my entire life. Even as a small child growing up in Częstochowa, Poland, people would say, “Dominik, you’re going to be an artist.” I was different, very sensitive, and in tune with my surroundings in ways that others didn’t seem to be. My focus in everythin...
By Dominik Drygas
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Youssef Sy, born in France in 1982, found his spark in the pages of comic books. As a boy, he loved their brave heroes, drawing them with a pencil that felt like magic. Then he discovered Japanese manga, with its beautiful lines and deep stories, and his passion grew stronger. These drawings weren...
By Alexander Agafiev
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A Dance with Destruction My journey through the creation of the Burnt Trees series, those soaring 7-meter sculptures, was less about artistry and more about a desperate plea to the world. Each sculpture was not just an object of beauty but a beacon of warning against the...
By Philippe Pastor