Christie’s – Online Magazine No.216
Art stories for the mind, body and soul — delivered, as always, with our very best wishes
Journeys of the mind: the artists who conjured visions of far-flung lands from their studios
‘The real voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes,’ wrote the novelist Marcel Proust. As a writer who spent much of his life in bed, the great modernist understood the power of treasured objects and the unconscious mind to evoke memories and imagine far-flung places.
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Working out with Warhol: what this Basquiat work on paper reveals of their friendship
Offered for private sale, Untitled (Dynamic Tension), a work on paper that recalls the relationship between two 20th-century greats — and appears to reference their workouts together
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Lose yourself in the drama — 10 gripping art novels you meant to read (and now can)
From those you might have forgotten about to the ones that have mysteriously passed you by — our pick of escapist art-filled fiction to help get you through the coming weeks and months
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How to explore the Sistine Chapel, the Louvre, the Uffizi and more from your home
How the British Museum, the Louvre, the Uffizi and more are bringing their treasures into your home
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