BIAF (26 September – 3 October 2026), the largest and oldest art and antiques fair dedicated to Italian art and antiquities, is about to begin. It returns to the magnificent setting of Palazzo Corsini, a late Baroque building overlooking the Arno River that is...
The news of rain damaging Caravaggio’s Bacchus—which quickly spread worldwide—is a stark example of the climate crisis in action. This summer’s extreme heat only underscores the reality: climate change is here, and Europe’s cultural heritage is not immune. Floods,...
In the midst of an unbearable summer heatwave, on one of the loudest days of the year,15 August, the unthinkable happened at the Interdisciplinary Museum of Messina (MuMe): four works by Antonello da Messina were stolen. Among them were three panels from the famous...
The South Asian modern art market is experiencing a golden age: last year, auction sales surpassed $100 million, driven by works from masters still relatively unknown in the West, such as S.H. Raza, M.F. Husain, and Ganesh Pyne, whose pieces are now fetching...
The art world has recently lost David Hockney, one of the most renowned and beloved contemporary painters, whose works achieved staggering valuations—even while he was still alive. David Hockney, Portrait of an Artist (Pool with two figures), 1972 What many may not...
