More and more wealthy art collectors are taking advantage of low interest rates to borrow against their Picassos and Basquiats, increasing the risks of an art market boom and bust. The Fine Art Group, an art consultancy and finance firm, said loan applications jumped 30% in 2020 from 2019 asRead More →
On a blustery Tuesday morning earlier this month, nine University of Houston students and their professor, Jose L. Contreras-Vidal, ventured into “Color Field,” a sprawling on-campus maze of large-scale sculptures of seven contemporary artists. The exhibit spans from Wilhelmina’s Grove in the Arts District to the areas surrounding the EzekielRead More →
Two of the UK’s largest and most important national collections could be housed in a former IKEA store in the West Midlands under sweeping plans drawn up by Coventry City Council. The Arts Council collection and the British Council collection would move to the new facilities as part of theRead More →
A Chinese porcelain bowl dating back at least 900 years has been unearthed in the Dresden State Art Collections (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen) in Germany. According to a report speak art diarythe presence of a rare Ru bowl in the collection was revealed during a research effort that began in 2014. RuRead More →
In partnership with BMW Group Culture and the Independent Collectors. On the occasion of the latest edition of BMW art guide, ART news spoke with Christian Kaspar Schwarm, founder of the Independent Collectors digital platform, and Hedwig Solis Weinstein, head of BMW Brand Cooperations, Arts & Design, to learn moreRead More →
The days of traditional art collecting may be behind us. Technology and the push for diversity are changing the way individuals and museums acquire art and their approach to building collections. While the Covid-19 pandemic intensified this shift, it was probably only a matter of time before this cultural reckoningRead More →