Nine tips to win public art commissions

Public art commissions are a rich source of income for artists but public funding makes them notoriously bureaucratic. Cut through…

Visual arts highlights in 2016

From Marilyn to Frida, blockbusters to biennales, the expected crowds at galleries this year mean you better pencil in your…

Do galleries earn their commission?

What do artists get for that 50 per cent commission charged by galleries? Artists and collectors alike want to know.

Unspoken rules of the art market

As a new collector, the art market might feel like an impenetrable club. It need not be. Collecting is simply…

The Last Temptation: Ken + Julia Yonetani

Chandeliers made from glowing uranium glass and an indulgent feast created entirely from salt have a quirky and seductive appeal…

Lloyd Rees: Painting with Pencil 1930 - 1936

I came to realise I was painting with the pencil, said Lloyd Rees of his seminal drawings from the 1930s,…

Exhibitions worth traveling for in 2016

If you suffer from a bit of jet fuel coursing through your veins, then this list will get you onto…

New Museums to be unveiled in 2016

New art museums globally have become platforms for the "starchitect" but these museums opening - or reopening - in 2016…

2015: How did the visual arts come through?

2015: How did the visual arts come through?

2015 was more than just a budget cut! We give you the year from the top attended exhibitions to the…