It’s a dream many of us have, standing back to appreciate a newly-hung Damien Hirst on our living room wall while a Jeff Koons sculpture is lit up in the corner. Yet the reality of being a modern collector (of major) artworks is often an anonymous purchase made at auction, before those pieces are locked […]
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More and more people are raising the alarm about the problem of plastic pollution in our oceans, but incredibly not everyone seems to be listening. That’s why sculptor Helidon Xhixha and photographer Giacomo “Jack” Braglia decided to send their own eco-message in one of the most traditional and romantic of ways… …in extra-large format. The
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It isn’t surprising that Kevin Richardson is more commonly known as “The Lion Whisperer”. A quick Google of his name and videos of him kissing, hugging and putting his hand (!) in lions’ mouths pop up. His natural affinity with these incredible animals, as well as hyenas, cheetahs and leopards has seen him open the
An effervescent and well-known personality of the Riviera Set for over two decades, Tina Green’s successes as a designer have redesigned the concept of interior luxury. It should come as no surprise then that her experience of being surrounded by – and seeking out – beautiful objects has led to her opening up Monaco’s latest
David Yarrow leads a life most of us could only dream of; travelling to far-off lands photographing the indigenous communities, landscapes and – most importantly – the animals he encounters along the way. His work plays a big role in his other life as an avid conservationist where his fine-art photography is a conversation starter
Energy, beauty, creativity. And the tranquil power of a man who’s managed to involve some of the world’s most important watchmakers in a struggle of hope and love. Luc Pettavino, founder of the Monegasque Association against Muscular Dystrophy, explains his outlook while presenting the eighth edition of Only Watch. On Saturday, 9 November, Christie’s Geneva
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Photographer, filmmaker, film and music video producer, publicist, painter and sculptor. Erick Ifergan has come a long way in his creative career, and in many directions, before landing Château Saint-Martin & Spa in Vence, and getting us into a surrealist dream. Erick Ifergan’s work is the perfect transposition of his personality into painting and sculpture, as
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Can an artist encapsulate the spirit of all artists, of all epochs, in his own work? In theory, yes: there’s a common thread that links all human beings who dedicate their lives to art, and every artist studies, is inspired by, influenced somehow by those who went before them through the centuries, as well as by
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Have you ever happened to stop and look at the people moving around you, and been fascinated by the idea that in exactly the same place as you, at the same time, they’re all living lives completely different to your own? Or have you ever happened to think about the fact that on the precise spot
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“Nothing is as it seems, because it is exactly what you see.” The sentence is not of Joseph Klibansky, the rising star of contemporary art, but – more modestly – of the writer, seduced at first sight by an artist who, unlike many of his colleagues, does not choose the path of provocation and shock at
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