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At Art Basel, dealers reap rewards by sidestepping politics and war

Mexican artist Jose Davila with his piece “The Act of Being Together”, which stacked colossal 16-tonne marble boulders that were quarried in the Chihuahua Desert of his nearby home country. .
Lifestyle

Mirrors, marble and mud: Desert X returns to California

Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi.
Lifestyle

Chinese artist cashes in on Buddha-like Trump statues

Halim Zukic says: “We planted around 130,000 lavender bushes, tens of thousands of aromatic and medicinal plants, several thousand trees.”
Lifestyle

Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' inspires Bosnian park

Art, no matter how striking or brilliant, is a mood board. The work is unimportant, what matters is that it creates an impression.
Lifestyle
LIFE & CULTURE

Is it art – or is it interior decorating?

Cheong Soo Pieng’s Mother And Child (1973) more than doubled its pre-sale estimate.
Lifestyle

Cheong Soo Pieng work doubles estimates at Christie’s auction; Sotheby’s shows Georgette Chen orchids

The terrace house is in the upscale Emerald Hill Residential Historic District, a prized – and quiet – location just off Orchard Road.
Lifestyle
DESIGN

A conservation terrace house made for entertaining – and works of art 

epa11249490 A woman takes photos of the artwork Kabinett, which is a site-specific installation that incorporates paintings and reconstructed found objects, by artist Zhou Yilun from Hangzhou of China, during the Art Basel exhibition in Hong Kong, China, 29 March 2024. Art Basel Hong Kong’s show features galleries from across continents and regions, including from the United States, Taiwan, Europe, the United Kingdom and beyond. It provides an in-depth overview of Asia-Pacific's astonishing diversity, as well as global artistic perspectives through Modern and contemporary works. EPA-EFE/DANIEL CENG
Lifestyle
LIFE & CULTURE

Art market experts see rebound in confidence after 2023 slump

Linda Neo started collecting art as a means of sharing a common interest with her husband, Albert Lim.
Watches
LUXURY

Luxury investments: Why these Singaporeans collect art, watches and wine

Two environmental activists from the collective dubbed Riposte Alimentaire hurling soup at Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa", at the Louvre museum in Paris, on Jan 28, 2024.
Opinion & Features

The attack on the Mona Lisa’s smile

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