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Ibrahim Mahama's ghosts of Ghana. Plus, China's epic Picasso show
We speak to the Ghanaian artist as he unveils a major new commission at the Whitworth as part of the Manchester International Festival. Plus, we find out about the Picasso blockbuster at UCCA in Beijing. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
ReviewThree to see
Three exhibitions to see in Basel this weekend
From the towering ambitions of a young Picasso to Rebecca Horn's Body Fantasies
NewsArt Basel 2019
Fondation Beyeler's Young Picasso exhibition is the second most popular in the museum's history
Swiss museum extended the show to accommodate visitors to Europe for Art Basel and the Venice Biennale
PreviewArt Basel 2019
Kunstmuseum Basel digs into the roots of Cubism
Exhibition traces the evolution of the splintered style that changed Modern art forever
PreviewExhibitions
At last, Dora Maar emerges from her lover Picasso’s shadow
Major survey of the Surrealist photographer at Centre Pompidou will travel to Tate Modern and the Getty Center
NewsExhibitions
Picasso’s muses to be celebrated in three shows this summer
A show of the Spanish master’s works at Gagosian in New York will be followed by Dora Maar and Olga Khokhlova surveys in Europe
BlogIn the frame
Down on the farm: Picasso masterpiece hangs in a Swiss barn
NewsPablo Picasso
Picasso painting of Dora Maar recovered by ‘Indiana Jones of the art world’
The €25m work was stolen 20 years ago from a yacht on the French Riviera
InterviewCollecting
Five minutes with… Lorraine Kiang Malingue on the Asian art market
Dealer tells us about the challenges of running a space in Shanghai’s West Bund and how the gallery keeps up with the growing competition
Podcast
David Bailey in focus, plus Picasso biographer John Richardson remembered
We meet the photographer David Bailey at his London studio to discuss his new book and we talk with Gijs van Hensbergen about John Richardson, who died aged 95 last week. Produced in association with Bonhams, auctioneers since 1793.
InterviewArtists
Picasso biographer John Richardson dies, aged 95
We recently spoke to the art historian about his new book focusing on his extraordinary life, his homes and his eclectic personal collection
ReviewExhibitions
Skip the art history lesson—experience Picasso ‘intuitively’ at Musée d’Orsay's Blue and Rose blockbuster
The show promises a continuum in Picasso’s work, a gentle slide, rather than rigidly compartmentalised episodes
NewsArt market
US anti-money-laundering bill could reappear early next year
Critics say the proposed law, which stalled following the US mid-term elections, would place an unnecessary burden on dealers
NewsMuseums & Heritage
In a Met protest, an artist posts her own labels next to a Picasso and Gauguin
She calls on museum to incorporate misogyny into the art historical narrative
NewsLaw
Legal battle over Met's famous Picasso reignited by estate
The museum stands by its ownership of The Actor, which it says was never in the hands of Nazis
NewsArt Basel 2018
Multi-billion-dollar Picasso show heads to the Beyeler
The exhibition, which opens in February, will focus on Blue and Rose Periods
NewsConservation & Preservation
New research reveals secrets beneath the surface of Picasso paintings
Discoveries about two Blue Period works in the Art Gallery of Ontario’s collection have inspired an upcoming exhibition
NewsArt market
Nahmads confirm Picasso’s $115m flower girl will go to Paris
Dealing dynasty says that the painting bought in the Rockefeller sale will be loaned to the Musée d’Orsay
NewsArt market
Modigliani nude leads Sotheby's $318.3m Impressionist and Modern auction
Sex sells—but only if it is guaranteed
NewsAmedeo Modigliani
Modigliani the maverick? Vienna show to position Italian artist alongside Picasso
Exhibition at the Albertina Museum in 2020 will “reposition” artist as an avant-garde innovator, organiser says
NewsArt market
Rockefeller heavy-hitters pull in $646m for charity at Christie's
Evening auction featuring the family's most valuable works set new records for Monet and Matisse
BlogIn the frame
A New Spirit of Painting makes a comeback (with one woman artist this time)
NewsTate Modern
Tate Modern hit with protests over cleaner dispute
There has been controversy at the gallery over the sponsor for the Picasso 1932 exhibition
NewsArt market
Picasso’s broad brush lifts the market
Is the Spanish artist’s star turn in London the start of a new phase of his market, or business as usual?
NewsArt market
Have we reached peak Picasso?
The Modern master's star continues to rise in the market
CommentRestitution
Nazi policies forced Jewish collectors like Paul Leffmann to sell their art, whatever the price
Restitution experts say New York law recognises third party duress, so why did a recent court decision on Picasso’s Actor not recognise this?
AnalysisArt Basel Hong Kong 2018
How big is the Picasso 'brand' in China?
Sotheby’s tests the waters with first oil painting at auction in Hong Kong
NewsPablo Picasso
VR project brings late Picasso work to life, at last
Bust of a Woman, which was never realised, would have been the world's tallest concrete sculpture
ReviewBooks
Peter Wilson: The man who invented modern auctioneering
Buccaneering, brilliant, art-loving—he created the power of Sotheby’s (and Christie’s learned by imitation)
NewsAuctions
Picasso painting of Marie-Thérèse gives Phillips the edge in London’s contemporary sales
A record sale at Christie’s and a solid result at Sotheby’s show the market is in full recovery
NewsThree to see
Three to see: London
From Picasso's year of masterpieces at Tate Modern to his fellow Spaniard Murillo's portraits at the National Gallery
PreviewExhibitions
Dreaming to drowning: a year in the life of Picasso
Tate Modern’s major new show focuses on 1932, a period of turbulent creativity that gave rise to some of the artist’s greatest work
NewsPolitics
Polish art world calls on national museum to stage 'major international show' against fascism
An open letter to Krakow institution asks for exhibition to counter rise of the right in Poland
NewsPablo Picasso
French court annuls conviction for electrician in possession of stolen Picasso works
Another court will have to uncover how the 271 works were stolen and by whom before being received by Pierre and Danielle Le Guennec
NewsArt market
Mystery Picasso collector on spending spree buys £49.8m portrait of Marie-Thérèse
Buyer bidding through advisors Gurr Johns, combined with strong Asian interest, buoys London Impressionist and Modern art sales at Christie's and Sotheby's
News
Picasso’s stepdaughter to open museum in Aix-en-Provence with huge collection of artist's paintings
Former convent in south of France will house Catherine Hutin-Blay's collection of more than 2,000 works
NewsArt market
Ageing Picasso’s painting of lover and virile musketeer could make £18m at Christie's
Mousquetaire et nu assis is among highlights of London evening sale of Modern and Impressionist art in February
NewsAuctions
Sotheby's snags a fresh £36.5m Picasso for February auction in London
Price sets a high bar for the auction house's first Impressionist & Modern offering of 2018
NewsIn the frame
PR campaign helps us find our inner Picasso (played by Antonio Banderas)
NewsLaw
Federal authorities want to seize Martin Shkreli’s Picasso and Wu-Tang Clan album
The objects are among $7.3m in assets prosecutors are seeking from the jailed “pharma-bro”, who was convicted of securities fraud and conspiracy
NewsArt market
Phillips and Sotheby's deliver healthy totals for contemporary art
Capping an epic week of auctions, solid results featuring records for female artists and a Ferrari bode well for market's future—so long as it doesn't overheat
NewsArt market
Solid $269.7m at Sotheby's maintains momentum in Impressionist and Modern market
New York sale results boosted by strong Asian and Russian buying, and shored up by guarantees
NewsArt market
Christie’s $479.3m Impressionist and Modern sale hits highest total since 2007
Pent-up demand for top material kicks off New York's key auction week, with a $81.3m Van Gogh and records for Léger, Magritte, Man Ray and Vuillard
NewsDonations
Berlin art dealer and family donate art by Picasso, Warhol and Richter to city of Chemnitz
Bastian family have collaborated with the German city’s art collection since 2002
NewsExhibitions
Picasso show to reunite trio of Marie-Thérèse Walter nudes for first time since 1932
Tate Modern exhibition will include several portraits of artist’s 22 year-old muse
NewsPublic art
The story behind the ‘controversial’ Picasso sculpture that became a symbol of Chicago
When it was first unveiled 50 years ago in the city centre, the monumental "homely" figure was not beloved by all
Comment
Two steps forward, one step back for Holocaust restitution
In a recent decision regarding Picasso’s Actor, the courts need to catch up with US government policy on Nazi-looted art
David Rowland