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Karen Matevosyan, Guardian of the Matenadaran
François Laffanour: A Successful Gamble on Historical Design
Anne-Marie Springer, Collector of Love Letters
Sophie Kervran, the New Director of the Musée de Pont-Aven, Stays on Course
Georgina Adam: What's Next After Brexit?
Ger Luijten Channeling the Spirit of Frits Lugt
After 10 years as head of the Custodia Foundation, Ger Luijten’s enthusiasm remains undimmed. We asked him about his acquisitions.
Led by Jean Paul Gaultier, Fashion Backs Sidaction
Jean Paul Gaultier is the artistic director of an auction to benefit the fight against AIDS. Organized with Drouot Estimations in partnership with…
Alexandre Giquello and Brice Pescheteau Badin: Drouot Shifts into High Gear
Alexandre Giquello and Brice Pescheteau Badin, president and director of Drouot Patrimoine and Drouot Enchère, respectively, spelled out the Paris…
Alain Servais and His Collection: A "Platonic" Relationship
The Belgian banker has been collecting art for art’s sake since the mid-1990s. Part of his collection is on display in his old Brussels loft twice…
Hollywood Arensberg: Avant-Garde Collecting in Midcentury L.A.
We spoke with Mark Nelson, William H. Sherman, and Ellen Hoobler, the authors of the recent book Hollywood Arensberg: Avant-Garde Collecting in Midcentury…
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Interviews
Karen Matevosyan, Guardian of the Matenadaran
A treasure trove of Armenian knowledge, the Matenadaran houses one…
Appointments & Prizes
Dagny Corcoran Joins Marian Goodman to Expand Gallery…
The venerable Marian Goodman appointed Dagny Corcoran to head the…
Obituaries
Farewell to Jean-Pierre Camard, the First 20th-century…
The expert Jean-Pierre Camard passed away in February. He was the…
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Composer Pascal Dusapin Loves Old Books and Modern Art…
The world-renowned French contemporary composer has created a permanent…
Artist Studio
Claude Viallat, the Bull and the Canvas of Nîmes
Between his bullfighting paintings, his emblematic canvases, his…
Jean-Louis Herlédan: waking up the Carré Rive Gauche
As president for the past four years of the Carré Rive Gauche, an association of Saint-Germain-des-Prés antique dealers and art galleries, Jean-Louis…
Fostering a dialogue with Brooklyn Museum's David Berliner
The president of the Brooklyn Museum in New York since 2016 discusses the challenges and achievements of one of America’s most important institutions.…
Simon Baker: From the Tate to the MEP
With the acquisition of forty-six prints by Irving Penn and three thousand contemporary books, the former curator of the Tate, now director of the…
Hidde van Seggelen: TEFAF Online In Perspective
At the end of the famous fair's first online edition, which replaced the New York event in the fall, the Dutch president of the Foundation, who is…