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Top Places to Visit in London: A Guide for Frieze Visitors

With more than 160 participating galleries showing works from more than 1,000 of today’s leading artists, Frieze London in 2017 promises to be an exciting combination of emerging and classic art. The art fair is being held at Regent’s Park from October 5

Top Picks in London by Chef Clare Smyth

Clare Smyth’s new restaurant Core, is one of the hottest new openings in London this year. Unveiled in August, the restaurant has also commissioned some magnificent artwork, much of which has been done by artists local to the Notting Hill restaurant and who

Chicago’s Top Attractions by Partners of Richard Gray Gallery

Richard Gray Gallery in Chicago has launched a major show of monumental new work by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa at Gray Warehouse. “Secret Garden” presents recent sculptures in wood, stainless steel, and bronze, in conjunction with a suite of dr

Chicago’s Top Attractions by Owners of Richard Gray Gallery

Richard Gray Gallery in Chicago has launched a major show of monumental new work by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa at Gray Warehouse. “Secret Garden” presents recent sculptures in wood, stainless steel, and bronze, in conjunction with a suite of dr

Top Places in Zurich by Photographer Roger Eberhard

We love to travel, but it isn’t often that we dwell upon the similarities or differences in the hotel rooms we stay in. Swiss-born photographer Roger Eberhard’s new series “Standard” thus comes as a revelation. “To make ‘Standard,’ I traveled t

Top Places in San Antonio by FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA’s Founder

FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA SAFOTO 2017 runs from August 26 through October 30 across various galleries and other venues in San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country. The Founder and Director Michael Mehl is a composer and a musician, a visual artist (photography and pho

Top Places to Visit in Chicago by John Corbett

Chicago-based gallery Corbett vs. Dempsey represents an international roster of contemporary artists and presents select 20th-century works, with a specialty in historical Chicago. John Corbett, curator and writer, and with Jim Dempsey, co-owner of the galler

Dover’s Top Architectural Landmarks and More, by Joanna Jones

Dover, Britain’s busiest passenger port, is set to witness an increased inflow of tourists and aesthetes, thanks to CHALKUP21, the recently unveiled architectural walking trail. The 17-mile route winds along the coastline between Folkestone and Deal, pepper

Top Attractions in Chicago by the Director of Expo Chicago

Expo Chicago, the international exposition of contemporary and modern art with more than 3,000 works from 135 galleries from 25 countries and 58 international cities, will be open to visitors from September 13 through 17, 2017.“Opening during Expo Art Week

Top Attractions in Chicago by the Director of Expo Chicago

Expo Chicago, the international exposition of contemporary and modern art with more than 3,000 works from 135 galleries from 25 countries and 58 international cities, will be open to visitors from September 13 through 17, 2017.“Opening during Expo Art Week

Top Places in Jerusalem by General Manager of The Orient Jerusalem

Jerusalem is best known for its spiritual heritage that spans multiple faiths, and the evocative Old City, but it is no stranger to world-class luxury hotels either. The latest to grace its storied streets is The Orient Jerusalem, situated on an historic sit

Hotelier and Collector Dimitris Tsitouras’s Guide to Athens

2017 has been a great year for the Athens art scene with the Greek Capital playing host to the first part of the famed Documenta art exhibition from April 8 to July 16 – the first time that that Documenta has opened outside Germany and the first time that i

Berlin

For Leistenschneider, Berlin’s thriving art scene is in a league of its own, thanks to a plethora of “great galleries, museums, and artists living here.” What has excited her most of late are the swift developments taking place in the western part of th

Monaco

The world’s second-smallest country has a coastline dotted with world-class shops, casinos, and cultural institutions, such as the Monte-Carlo Ballet and the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. The addition of an art fair to the scene in recent years is tur

Top Copenhagen Places: Travel Guide by Head of Code Art Fair

In 2017, Code 2, the second edition of Code Art Fair will present works from leading as well as emerging galleries from all over the world, between August 31 and September 3 at Bella Center, Scandinavia’s largest exhibition center. The fair will also featur

Sydney

Forty-three years later, the Biennale of Sydney (biennaleofsydney.com.au) celebrates its 20th edition this month. The biennale is distributed across seven individually themed venues that its literature calls “embassies of thought,” as well as a number of

Dubai

Often called the City of Superlatives, Dubai offers a dazzling diversity of cultures and a packed social calendar, which suits Tanzanian-born painter and scarf designer Toledo just fine: “There is always something happening.” Toledo, who was raised in Afr

Luziah Hennessy Pairs Art with Wineries in 2nd Treasure Hunt

If Luziah Hennessy’s surname sounds familiar then you’re either a fan of cognac or fine art. If you’re a fan of cognac they you’ll know Luziah as the H of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton – the France-based luxury goods company which is home to 70 d

The Resident: Travel Guide to Seattle by Henry Art Gallery Director Sylvia Wolf

The Seattle Art Fair brings together the Pacific Northwest’s strong collector base; local, national, and international galleries; area museums and institutions; and an array of innovative public programming. One of the participating art galleries is The

Travel Tips for Seattle Art Fair Visitors by Director Max Fishko

Since 2015, the Seattle Art Fair has been delighting art lovers across the world with its impressive showcase of modern and contemporary art from the Pacific Northwest.“There’s a lot of interesting and unconventional art to see, especially when it comes t

Mumbai

Home to the Bollywood film industry, the city previously known as Bombay also serves as India’s financial powerhouse while containing Asia’s largest forest in an urban space. Amid extremes of rich and poor, the community comes to life during the annual Ka

Top “Game of Thrones” Locations: Guide for Travelers and Art Lovers

As the world is gripped by “Games of Thrones,” now into its seventh series this month, some travelers have been touring the globe trying to locate and discover its more spectacular backdrops.It’s easy enough to identify some of the very real locations.

The Kensington’s Head Concierge on London’s Hotspots

Walk among Kensington’s tree-lined avenues and garden squares and you might almost get a whiff of its regal legacy. Located in the Royal Borough of the neighborhood, Kensington Palace has been the home of the monarchy since 1689. Today, a stay in this elit

Art Collector Vlassis Frissiras’s Guide to Athens

Vlassis Frissiras is an attorney by trade, but his real passion is art, as his art collecting activities attest. Not only is Mr Frissiras one of the world’s top art collectors, with a collection numbering more than 3500 works, he is also the founder of the

The Savoy’s Toru Machida on the best of London

Fifteen years ago, Toru Machida was simply a young man with a high school degree and a heart full of London dreams. He had just moved to the British city from Tokyo after all. This young man landed a stint as a porter and worked his way up in the hospitality

Hotel Adlon’s André Höftmann On Berlin’s Best-Kept Secrets

Hotel Adlon Kempinski is something of a legend in Berlin. Dating back to 1907, its corridors have welcomed the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Albert Einstein and Thomas Mann. Through Germany’s eventful past, the hotel has been demolished, burnt and

Hotel Adlon’s André Höftmann’s Guide to Berlin

Hotel Adlon Kempinski is something of a legend in Berlin. Dating back to 1907, its corridors have welcomed the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Albert Einstein and Thomas Mann. Through Germany’s eventful past, the hotel has been demolished, burnt and

Andrea Linnenkohl, Curatorial Advisor for ‘documenta 14’ on Kassel

Kassel remains a cornerstone in the lives of the Brothers Grimm. It’s here in this German city that the duo collected and wrote some of their most famous fairy tales, early in the 19th Century. And now, a few hundred years later, Kassel has become a promine

LISTE Founder Peter Bläuer’s Guide to Basel

It was 1995 when Peter Bläuer, at the time a Basel-based freelance curator, was approached by the Zurich-based gallerists Eva Presenhuber and Peter Kilchman about the potential of launching a new art fair in Basel for a new, younger generation of gallerists

Art Collector Jacky Aizenman’s Guide to San Juan

Puerto Rico and New York-based real estate mogul Jacky Aizenman might not be one of the world’s most high profile art collectors. His fantastic Instagram feed (@aizenmanj), however, suggests that perhaps he should be. Listing himself as simply a “contempo

Documenta 14’s New Stop: Helena Papadopoulos’s Guide to Athens

“Documenta,” synonymous with Kassel, Germany (the city of Brothers Grimm), has taken a trip to Greece this year. Held every five years, “Documenta” is one of the most prestigious exhibitions of contemporary art, and is often referred to as the ‘Muse

Luxury Property Concierge Monika Tu’s Guide to Sydney

If there’s one person who knows what to recommend when asked for the best places to eat, stay, and visit in Sydney, it’s real estate tycoon Monika Tu. The Chinese-born, Sydney-based super agent is the owner and director of Black Diamondz Property Concierg

DJ Pandora’s Travel Tips: Skydiving to Northern Lights

Pandora, a London-based TV and radio presenter, loves the British capital but also adores travelling the world and has plenty of other travel tips.She journeys far and wide to pursue her thirst for adventure – skydiving in Croatia, seeking the Northern Ligh

The Resident: Kelly Ying’s Guide to Shanghai

If the number of followers one has on Instagram is a sign of their fame, then within the art world Kelly Ying is a veritable superstar. But there’s more to this art collecting, art fair-founding, fashion-forward, Shanghai-based entrepreneur and contemporar

Delhi — From the Moguls, British to Modern India

Delhi — From the Moguls, British to Modern IndiaDelhi is as layered as its past. A melting pot of cultures, the Indian capital is sprinkled with gems underneath its gritty surface. With imposing monuments, magnificent museums and a spirited performing-

Delhi — From the Mughals, British to Modern India

Delhi — From the Moguls, British to Modern IndiaDelhi is as layered as its past. A melting pot of cultures, the Indian capital is sprinkled with gems underneath its gritty surface. With imposing monuments, magnificent museums and a spirited performing-

Delhi — From the Mughals, British to Modern India

Delhi — From the Moguls, British to Modern IndiaDelhi is as layered as its past. A melting pot of cultures, the Indian capital is sprinkled with gems underneath its gritty surface. With imposing monuments, magnificent museums and a spirited performing-

Queen of the Arabian Sea — Kochi, Beyond the Biennale

As you appreciate the arts at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, which runs through March 29, 2017, dig deeper into the history of Kochi, the port city in Kerala. Kochi, formerly called Cochin, the quaint port town on the Malabar Coast was formed naturally due

The Russian Connection: Finding Roerich in the Himalayas

In the midst of the Himalayas, overlooking the Kullu valley, lies a small town that was once home to a famous Russian family. Midsummer suits Naggar, which lies halfway between Kullu and Manali, and used to be the capital of Kullu. The foliage is lush, the fl
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