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London’s Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens in a bid to draw new audiences to the art form
The world’s biggest space dedicated to illustration has opened in London. Can it help to protect the art amid rising threats from AI?
Is Lisbon’s art market on the up? Arco Lisboa, the city’s growing contemporary art fair, has put on a promising display
Monocle reflects on the Portuguese capital’s biggest art fair, Arco Lisboa, and whether the peripheral market is starting to make a bigger splash.
Off the wall: How Frank Bowling painted his way to prominence
Frank Bowling has spent seven decades doubling down on colour. Now, despite an ever more achromic age, the nonagenarian artist is celebrating exhibitions at Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong and Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.
‘Posters are more than just images on paper.’ Susan Reinhold, the poster dealer elevating prints to fine-art status
After acquiring her first-ever vintage poster more than three decades ago, Reinhold has been on a mission to revamp the image of the printed medium.
The AI art adviser in your pocket: How Artsignal is supporting art collectors and auction houses
Artsignal, the AI-assisted service built for auction houses and collectors, is a first-of-its-kind research tool helping art professionals gather market-level insights.
To catch a thief: The ongoing dilemma for museums after high-profile heists
Recent raids on museums and galleries have exposed the limits of modern security methods. Andrew Mueller, our presenter for ‘The Foreign Desk’, offers a modest proposal.
Photo London’s director on finding a wider frame beneath Olympia’s vaulted ceiling
Monocle speaks to Photo London’s director, Sophie Parker, to find out what visitors can expect and her highlights of this year’s programme.
Art and politics collide as protests reframe the Venice Biennale
From Pussy Riot’s chants to Latvia’s “Death in Venice” campaign, art has taken a backseat at this year’s vernissage as protesters flooded The Floating City to object to the Russian and Israeli pavilions.
Muzeu Braga, Portugal’s newest art museum bridging art and critical thought
The museum’s inaugural exhibition brings together works by Alex Katz, Nan Goldin and Annie Leibovitz, alongside leading Portuguese artists such as Ângela Ferreira, Pedro Calapez and Ana Vidigal.
Brilliant music, books, art and TV to have on your radar in May
This month’s most exciting cultural happenings include a Beninese musician’s pop-star-packed album, an exhibition examining the work of Icelandic star Björk and a film told from the perspective of a plucky hen.
