Curated Collections

L’empire des lumières (1961) by René Magritte shattered all auction records this week at Sotheby’s to reach an astonishing £59,422,000 – the highest price ever paid for a painting in GBP in Europe (as well as tripling the artist’s record).  In 1961 René Magritte, the exemplary surrealist of the 20th century, made ‘L’empire des lumières’ (‘The Empire […]

“Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a colour”. So embarks poet Maggie Nelson on a book-long meditation on this one colour and everything it contains and mediates for her. Browse here a selection of works in this palette: a rejuvenating spin on those January blues! 

Its the end of the year, and time to celebrating the artist’s highlights from the past year. It’s incredibly impressive to see the diverse achievements showcased here, with prizes, residencies, acquisition by notable collectors and solo shows all in abundance. All of these are good reasons to invest in an artist, on the basis of […]

What do a dog, a painting, and a pot of flowers have in common? Many of us are familiar with how nonhuman company can put us back in touch with ourselves, recontextualising our attunement to our environment. The popularity of houseplants before and during lockdown is no passing fad, but our predominantly urban population reconnecting […]