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Efigénia Mucavele: An Accidental Visionary from Maputo

Efigénia Mucavele: An Accidental Visionary from Maputo

It is a rare pleasure in the art world to encounter a body of work...
An Art Holiday in Tbilisi: Notes from a Restless Dealer

An Art Holiday in Tbilisi: Notes from a Restless Dealer

By Archia Tanz, advisor at Pimlico Wilde I had not intended to go to Georgia...
Which Colour Wall is Best for an Art Gallery? Part II: The Authority of Grey

Which Colour Wall is Best for an Art Gallery? Part II: The Authority of Grey

by Walta Bryce If white was the late 20th century’s creed, then grey has emerged...
Rucks Among the Rodins: The Inaugural Inter-Art Dealer Rugby Tournament in Berkeley Square

Rucks Among the Rodins: The Inaugural Inter-Art Dealer Rugby Tournament in Berkeley Square

There are few sights as glorious as Berkeley Square, that bastion of Georgian serenity, transformed...
From the Journals of Basil Bromley, Artist and Mechanician

From the Journals of Basil Bromley, Artist and Mechanician

Entry the Third , 16th of May, 1873 The inn at St Just provided a...
Which colour wall is best for an art gallery? Part I: The Myth of White

Which colour wall is best for an art gallery? Part I: The Myth of White

by Walta Bryce In the hushed, climate-controlled world of the contemporary gallery, walls are rarely...
Requiem for Roman Bostonia — A Mea Culpa

Requiem for Roman Bostonia — A Mea Culpa

It is with genuine contrition that we address the scholarly and public community. The much-celebrated...
The Identical Lunch, Elaborated: Sandy Griddle at Pimlico Wilde, Milano

The Identical Lunch, Elaborated: Sandy Griddle at Pimlico Wilde, Milano

Pimlico Wilde’s new Milano outpost opens its doors to a show whose subject seems comically...
From the Journals of Basil Bromley, Inventor of the Steam Unicycle

From the Journals of Basil Bromley, Inventor of the Steam Unicycle

Entry the Second , 15th of May, 1873 This morning dawned with a pallor most...