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Do Only Women Get to Suffer in Public?
Across contemporary art, depictions of cancer are strikingly gendered: female and queer artists are praised for public candour, while male illness is more often muted or mythologised. Why, in an age of self-disclosure, does male suffering still struggle to be seen?
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Is Belgrade's Art Market an Ornament for Urban Rebranding?
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After a Landslide Victory, Will Sanae Takaichi’s Election Reshape Japan’s Art World?
The unlikely mandate of a new Prime Minister raises pressing questions about the future of Japan's art ecosystem, both domestically and internationally.

Can Palermo's Art Market Fulfil its Potential?
Palermo experienced a surge in tourism in the 2010s on the back of the Sicilian capital’s rehabilitation as a cultural capital. Now, as the city is once again reshaped by outside forces, can its nascent art market establish a state of self-dependence?

Hong Kong, Beyond the Fair
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TEFAF Maastricht 2026: A ‘Closed’ Chapter for the European Antiquities Market?
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The Global Art Market is Becoming More Local
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Irving Penn: The Fashion Photographer Who Became An Artist

The Collector: Marinko Sudac Champions the Legacy of Europe's Avant-Garde

Private Views: Lost in Translation

The New Museum: Back to the Future

Do Only Women Get to Suffer in Public?
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Is Belgrade's Art Market an Ornament for Urban Rebranding?

After a Landslide Victory, Will Sanae Takaichi’s Election Reshape Japan’s Art World?

Can Palermo's Art Market Fulfil its Potential?

Hong Kong, Beyond the Fair

TEFAF Maastricht 2026: A ‘Closed’ Chapter for the European Antiquities Market?

