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Christie’s announces final details of the most anticipated art world event of the spring season: the sale of the magnificent Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller.

It’s nothing new: the contemporary art market consists of several strata, the most visible of which focuses on a small group of artists displayed by the most powerful galleries.

Imagine an artist who would become a legend within the first decade of his career. What would he do with the rest of his life? In the contemporary period, we could say that Damien Hirst, who was a world-renowned star during the 1990s, was a textbook case.

Ever since that mythical day when the serpent tricked the original couple into taking a bite from the apple, the desire for domination has been a common human sentiment. It takes various forms, which have been illustrated by artists down the ages. The Palais de Tokyo has been invaded by several exhibitions which tell the story of war and its aftermath. The most striking of these is the work of Neil Beloufa, the brilliant French artist who was granted, among others, his own personal exhibition at Moma in New York in 2016.

Those who take great delight in the treasures of art history and its curiosities know that there is only one fair in the world that displays such an array of offerings: the Tefaf in Maastricht.

On May 15, Christie’s Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art will be underscored by exceptional works by the market’s most sought after artists. Highlights will include paintings by Vincent Van Gogh, Fernand Léger and Mark Chagall, all of whom experienced breakthrough results in November 2017.

The famous Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet Henrik Ibsen was born on March 20, 1828 (1828 - 1906). We present to your attention the article published in our magazine devoted to Henrik Ibsen.

A selection of upcoming exhibitions, openings, sales and other art events from around the world

I was told: “Come to the New Territories”. I didn’t know quite what that meant, but it sounded like a promise of adventure. The painter Firenze Lai lives in Hong Kong, specifically in the New Territories. I had already made several attempts to meet her, in vain.