March 2024 – magpie

OpEd: Words without borders

19 March 2024

Literature in its many forms has stood the test of time, serving as a vital recorder of human experiences, emotions, and the evolving world around us. From the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh carved on stone tablets in ancient Mesopotamia to [… more]

Artnet counts just under $14 billion art auction sales in 2023

19 March 2024

Artnet’s Intelligence Report – aka The Year Ahead 2024 – makes for an interesting counterpoint to the Art Basel / UBS Art Market Report we surveyed last week. It doesn’t attempt to do the same thing, notably because Artnet concentrates [… more]

Art market growth continues, says Art Basel/UBS Report

13 March 2024

Will it never end? In the face of a deteriorating ecosystem, growing inequality around the world, persistent and increasing inflation feeding through into rising costs all round, geopolitical instabilities and a global drift away from democratic values, the art market [… more]

Arts and culture education: just what do we need?

12 March 2024

Last month Abu Dhabi hosted the UNESCO World Conference on Culture and Arts Education, a three-day beanfeast for around 1,000 culture and education stakeholders from around the world – including 90 ministers of education and/or culture and 125 other representatives [… more]