Understanding the Financial Risks of Property Auctions
Research from UNSW Business School sheds light on the often-overlooked financial risks that accompany selling a home at auction, urging sellers to be more informed.
Concerns Rise as Frida Kahlo Masterpieces Set for Spain Amid Protests
Cultural leaders in Mexico are expressing their discontent over the planned relocation of Frida Kahlo's masterpieces to Spain, seeking clarity on the collection's return timeline.
Ukraine’s Atlas Conquered Rocks And Rivers. It Couldn’t Conquer Its Own Reserve Price
Strategic angle: Built to swim rivers and climb rocks, the six-seat Atlas ran a Bring a Trailer auction and walked away unsold
Briefing: Media scraper Gallery-dl is moving to Codeberg after receiving a DMCA notice
Strategic angle: The popular media scraper Gallery-dl is transitioning to Codeberg following a DMCA notice.
Briefing: Sex is an art form hidden in the shadows
Strategic angle: Moral panic over the pleasures of the flesh prevents us from recognizing the artistic dimension of sexuality, argues Le Monde columnist Maïa Mazaurette.
Briefing: War in Lebanon: Art to Provide Psychological Support to Children
Strategic angle: As the strikes in Lebanon continue, children are being deeply affected by psychological trauma. In response, art is being used as a means of healing and emotional expression.
Briefing: Ukraine’s ancient Easter egg art helps preserve national identity
Strategic angle: Ukraine is preparing for Easter with the pysanka, a hand‑decorated egg whose colours and symbols differ from one region to another and carry both religious and historical meaning.
Briefing: Petrobras delivers LPG sold at steep premiums despite Lula move to annul auction, sources say
Strategic angle: Petrobras continues to supply LPG at high prices despite government efforts to reverse auction results.
Briefing: German artist sentenced to prison by Russian court for carnival display mocking Putin
Strategic angle: Jacques Tilly faces prison time for his provocative art at Düsseldorf’s Carnival parade.
Briefing: Iconic 19th Century painting sets Indian art record with $17.9m sale
Strategic angle: Yashoda and Krishna, painted by Raja Ravi Varma, beat a record set by an MF Husain work last year.
Egidio Eleuteri, the Guardian of Beauty Who Gave Voice to Time
Egidio Eleuteri was more than a scholar and critic: he was a guardian of beauty whose life was devoted to illuminating art with rare depth, rigor, and humanity. His legacy endures not only in his books and exhibitions, but in the moral and intellectual example he leaves behind.
Briefing: Italy buys devotional early Renaissance painting for €12 million under art patrimony policy
Strategic angle: Italy continues its efforts to protect national art heritage by acquiring a significant painting.
Briefing: Bring me the head of C-3PO: The Empire Strikes Back memorabilia sells for $1 million at auction
Strategic angle: The C-3PO head led the auction, while other highlights included Robert Shaw’s harpoon gun from Jaws, a Wilson volleyball from Cast Away and fragments of a sword from The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Briefing: Ageing on display: Wellcome Collection in London explores life across time in art and culture
Strategic angle: The Wellcome Collection exhibition in London explores ageing across life, using art, culture and scientific research to show how inequality shapes who gets to grow old well.
Briefing: Magnus Walker Outlaw Collection Outperforms Pre-Auction Estimates
Strategic angle: RM Sotheby's saw $2 million in sales across 160 lots, which includes 16 complete cars.
Briefing: Some mothers do have 'em: Marseille's Mucem explores a millennium of motherhood in art
Strategic angle: Marseille's Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations (Mucem) is celebrating motherhood throughout history and how the roles of mothers have been depicted in art.
Briefing: Willis and Circle Asia launch art insurance for collectors
Strategic angle: New insurance product aims to protect art collectors' investments.
Briefing: Alibaba Headcount Falls After Sun Art Exit In 2025 (UPDATED)
Strategic angle: Alibaba's workforce reduction follows the exit from Sun Art, signaling shifts in the retail landscape.
Briefing: The media may have unmasked Banksy — again. That's angered some art fans but not ruffled dealers
Strategic angle: The media's latest revelation about Banksy's identity has sparked debate among art enthusiasts and dealers.
Briefing: This 67,800-year-old handprint is the oldest art ever found
Strategic angle: Researchers have uncovered the world’s oldest known cave art—a 67,800-year-old hand stencil in Indonesia, hinting at early symbolic thinking.