IT IS crunch time for the contemporary art boom that has made multi-millionaires out of the likes of Damien Hirst. A series of big sales next month will pose the first big test for art prices since the “credit crunch” turmoil hit the financial markets.
“We’ve not been in a situation like it before,” said Cristina […]

Year_07, organized by two former artists who run the Keith Talent Gallery in East London, brings some of the East End art scene’s wit and swagger to the West End.
“We don’t have any constraints,” said Andrew Clarkin, co-director of the fair, which will be held in County Hall, next door to the London Eye and […]

Zoo Art Fair made its debut in 2004 at the London Zoo, in Regent’s Park. The site allowed for a series of memorable installations, including a digital installation in the penguin pool by Simon Faithfull. This year, the expanded fair moves to larger premises at the Royal Academy of Arts in the West End, and […]

Pulse, which has operated fairs in Miami and New York, will be coming to London for the first time. The fair will be held in the Mary Ward House, a 19th-century Arts and Crafts building that housed Year_06 last year.
The event will feature about 40 exhibitors and will place well-known galleries alongside new ones in […]

Nowheading into its fifth year, the Frieze Art Fair in London is an irresistible mix of art, commerce and glamour, and has quickly made a reputation for itself as an international showcase for some of the best contemporary art, including works from renowned artists like Damien Hirst, Richard Prince and Sarah Lucas. It has also […]

VALUABLE antiques and computer equipment worth more than £1,000 were stolen from a house in Buckingham.
Burglars broke-in through the ground floor window of a house in Moreton Road sometime between 11.45pm on September 11, and 7am the following morning.
Antiques stolen included a vase with a dragon handle, which has been in the family for more […]

Defense Department high schools across Europe will host college fairs and workshops in the next couple of months to help high school students and servicemembers make the right decision.
Most of the college fairs will be held in October and November, with a few in December, according to Dennis Bohannon, spokesman for Department of Defense Dependents […]

DAVID BATTIE, of ‘Antiques Roadshow’ fame will be at the Swan At Tetsworth tomorrow, Tuesday 18/09, to give a talk about some of his own favourite things, including paintings, ceramics, silver and books.
His talk will look at some of the objects which have inspired him during his 35 years in the business, some of which […]

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FURNITURE, paintings and china were among the treasures dusted off for experts when the Antiques Roadshow came to Suffolk.
On Thursday morning, queues gathered outside the Tudor grandeur of Kentwell Hall in Long Melford, near Sudbury, to have their most cherished heirlooms evaluated on the long running show, which is now in its 30th series.
But for […]