At first glance, the photographs in Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie’s The Use of Photography do not seem particularly useful. They show what most people would keep from public view,…
When it comes to art and images, Instagram is not new. So says the new book Instagrammable by the art history professor Koenraad Jonckheere. The book weaves together examples of…
In June, Christie’s France announced a slew of records from the €26.7m sale of Jean Siméon Chardin’s masterpiece still life Cut Melon (1760), including “a world record for Chardin”, “the…
The Groucho Club, the London member’s club owned by the founders of Hauser & Wirth gallery, has been allowed to reopen following an alleged rape at the Soho venue. The…
A rare version of a famous bronze by Camille Claudel, lost for more than a century, is coming to auction after being discovered in an abandoned Paris flat. Certified by…
