Finding the ‘Asian’ in Post-Impressionism at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

Finding the ‘Asian’ in Post-Impressionism at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

Four women in black burqas look up, heads cocked, at The Funeral of Mona Lisa, artist Yan Pei-Ming’s monumental installation at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. A European painting reinterpreted by a Chinese-born artist within the setting of the Middle East, it is a stunning study in contrasts — as an Instagrammable photo and the museum’s ambition to build dialogues […]

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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s  billion art collection to be sold in largest art auction ever

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s $1 billion art collection to be sold in largest art auction ever

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who died in 2018, had art worth more than $1 billion, which will be sold in what Christie’s auction house called the “the largest and most exceptional art auction in history” Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who died in 2018, had art worth more than $1 billion, which will be sold in […]

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