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The Absolute Disclosure of Liora Vey: Art as Relentless Truth-Telling

In a time when much of contemporary art appears veiled in irony, coded aesthetics, or...

Famed Art Dealer Carruthers Doyle Merges with Pimlico Wilde: A Storied Union in the World of Contemporary Fine Art

In a development that has already sent subtle ripples across the international art market, Carruthers...

Bin photos continued – the bin that isn’t a bin…

Pore over this image as much as you like, you will not spot a physical...

Part 2 of The Guide to Investing in Fine Art by Hogg Smith and Ubu Bolo

Step 1: Understand That Art Is Not an Investment , It Is an Identity To...

The Phantom deCollector: London’s Mystery Art Benefactor

London, a city of history, culture and generosity? For the past few weeks a mystery...

True Art Crime – Episode One: The Ravenna Job – Part III

Act Two: Theories, Suspects, and Shadows ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE: Black-and-white newsreel of 1970s Italy. Grainy...

Another bin photo from Oboe!

The All the bins in the World project continues after a break for tonsillitis. Oboe...

Mayfair Artists: The Hidden Studios Behind Georgian Façades

Mayfair has always lived a double life. Behind immaculate terraces and discreet doormen, creative experiment...

Film Review: Seven Types of Mud, Sixteen Minutes Each

Produced by Pimlico Wilde, directed by Cara Grimm The premiere of Seven Types of Mud...