This account by the UK chairman of Sotheby’s is enthusiastic but superficial

Scottish businessman to open public space

A former clothes factory in Italy will house 200 works

The 20th edition drew wealthy local collectors, such as the Duchess of Westminster and Tim Rice, but it remains a niche event

Will he be rescued from obscurity?

An unnamed East European collector bought several works at both Sotheby’s and Christie’s

Trustees discuss idea following our report

The move would put the institution in competition with Tate

The artist’s Maison Tropicale is on show this month at Yale

Rome says yes to collector’s demands

The car tycoon has put together one of the greatest private collections of classic American art. Where does it go now?

Cornell's influence is traced to a breadth of modern art and poetry

Exploring the animal kingdom's influence on contemporary architecture

Now on at the Tate Modern

The exhibition features much more than the fashion shoots of the provocative French photographer

Charting the growth of a 20th century medium of art and communication

Promises to be one of the most glamorous exhibitions of the year

The Surrealism sections of the February sales in London were the only to produce sparkling results

The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts Design and Culture

Estorick Collection

The Anglophile, the Entertainer, the Benefactor and the America lover

Sophisticated collectors are crossing over from 19th- and 20th-century painting

John Richardson’s insights into the great artists and collectors of the last century

Historical Design

100 new contemporary objects on display

Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts

The high camp survivor who was friends with all the legends

At the close of the century, Tate Modern looks back at one of the biggest names in 20th-century art

The refurbished and extended Ludwig Museum has opened, with hundreds of Picassos on display and a colour-coded system for requesting sponsorship

French-born painter Balthus, who died in February, rarely gave interviews and maintained that he delighted in being anonymous. His friend of 20 years, the actor Richard Gere, spent a few days at his Swiss home in December last year, where they enjoyed a long discussion, full of twists and turns