Coming of Age

Amy Raphael looks at how, In an ever-changing market, today’s star artists are being given a run for their money by the Old Masters Peggy Guggenheim met Samuel Beckett in Paris on Boxing Day, 1939, at a dinner thrown by Beckett’s employer, James Joyce....

If we build it, they will come

In August this year, Variety, the American trade entertainment magazine, ran two features with dramatic headlines. The first appeared alarmist: ‘LA mayor declares state of emergency as movie and TV production flees Hollywood’. Until, that is, the second...

The Next Big Thing

In the vast world of contemporary art, which upcoming talent will be a sure- fire investment? Amy Raphael asks some leading experts for their views and tips, finding that the best bet is just to go with the pieces you fall in love with. They say you have to buy art...