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ARTICLES
The Renault Factory Becomes Art Again: Le Large Opens on Île Seguin with Cecilia Alemani’s Moteur Imaginaire

A new contemporary art centre has opened on Renault’s historic Île Seguin site. Cecilia Alemani’s Moteur Imaginaire turns the factory, car and machine into a century-spanning argument about modern life.

Venice Biennale 2026: What Still Matters Before It Closes

The last weeks of Koyo Kouoh’s In Minor Keys demand a slower way of seeing Venice. A practical guide to the central exhibition, national pavilions and what collectors should take away.

PAD London 2026 Review: The Collectible Design That Deserves a Place Beside Great Art

From Faye Toogood and Kate Malone to textile art, post-war furniture and new material-led designers, PAD London showed why serious collector homes are built beyond the frame.

Restitution, Memory and £31.56 Million: Why Kandinsky’s Das bunte Leben Was Frieze Week’s Most Important Auction Story

Kandinsky’s 1907 masterpiece sold for £31.56 million after its 2023 restitution to the Lewenstein heirs. The result is a market story, but also a lesson in provenance, agency and collecting responsibility.

Paris Internationale 2026: Where Collectors Should Look Before Consensus Forms

Paris Internationale returns with 56 galleries, a new Canal Saint-Martin venue and a model built around discovery. Here is how collectors should use it.

Paris Beyond Art Basel: 8 Exhibitions Collectors Should Leave the Grand Palais to See

Ibrahim Mahama, Lee Krasner, Oscar Murillo, Tracey Emin and more: the exhibitions that turn Art Basel Paris week into something larger than a fair.