By James Brewer For Seville, the 17th century was boom-time as galleons laden with gold and silver from the Americas sailed through the River Guadalquivir. Prosperity was secured too for the…
By James Brewer Along one side of the room are doll-like profiles under the title ‘Porcelain Flesh’ and portraits of royalty. Facing them (although facing as we shall see is…
By James Brewer Like many young artists of his time, Konrad Mägi headed for Paris in 1907 hoping to make his reputation and his fortune. He was to be disappointed,…
As the global shipping community gathers for Posidonia 2026, one very special young guest will be celebrating a major milestone. On 2 June 2026, Beatrice Sagen-Andersen turns 10 years old…
Nea Moni of Chios: Spiritual reverence and echoes of history at a UNESCO World Heritage Monument A remarkable medieval landmark on the fragrant island of Chios by Arietta Pouliou* Known…
We are delighted to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the WWW.ALLABOUTSHIPPING.CO.UK news and features site, coinciding with the magnificent shipping exhibition and business platform POSIDONIA 2026. We extend our thanks and appreciation…
By James Brewer There is a poignancy about the beautiful, naturalistic paintings by the Baroque-era artist Michaelina Wautier. While her sitters radiate enduring charisma, just as moving is the fact…
We have been following Kira’s creative journey for many years and we had the opportunity to visit Future Icons Selects during London Craft Week and Clerkenwell Design Week. Kira’s latest…
Good Morning Monaco Saturday, May 9, 2026 Princely couple honoured at Monaco military sports gala Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene were recognised during the closing gala…
Good Morning Monaco Friday, May 1, 2026 Animal welfare strengthened at Monaco SPA Animal welfare remains a central priority for the Monaco SPA, which has unveiled newly completed improvements at…
By James Brewer A walk among the fertile wheat fields of Harran – once a Mesopotamian cultural, commercial and religious centre, now in southeast Türkiye – kindled instant inspiration for…
By James Brewer George Stubbs devoted years to producing beautiful, finely wrought paintings of champion racehorses. While doing so, the 18th century artist remarkably found time to compile a 50,000-word treatise…
Fashionality.nyc By Elena Sendona on April 21, 2026 During Milan Design Week 2026, La DoubleJ unveils a transportive installation that reshapes the language of design through scale, spirit, and sensory wonder. Titled Size Matters, the experience…
Hello my friends, I hope you are well. I would love to invite you to my upcoming solo exhibition in London, Remember What You Forgot. The exhibition includes a new video art, alongside photography and mixed…
By James Brewer Tracey Emin lives for art. Grateful for flourishing in what she calls her second life, having survived the ordeal of major surgery – surgeries – in 2020…
At this year’s Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain gala in London, guests were presented with a truly distinctive commemorative piece, a finely crafted rocking horse in solid cast handmade…
By James Brewer At the age of 91, Rose Wylie is the first British woman painter to have a solo exhibition at the Royal Academy – appropriately showing 90 works…
compiled by Anny Zade and John Faraclas of allaboutshipping.co.uk With just over 800 participants – a figure approaching last year’s record of 842 and representing 40-plus nationalities, this year’s 31st Annual…
by Gina Koutsika, Director, Audiences & Content, Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, and Fellow, St Edmund Hall, Oxford. What role do audiences think that contemporary art plays in one…
By James Brewer A headland where the waters of two great seas – the North Sea and the Baltic – collide has always been a dangerous locale for navigation. Hans…
By James Brewer As a child, Mrinalini Mukherjee would describe flowers for her artist father, who had lost his eyesight. She dreamed of a career as a botanist, but she…
By James Brewer The sky… governs everything, said the great painter John Constable in response to those who criticised his constantly sketching the moods of the firmament, for to him…
by Arietta Pouliou* 83 masterpieces, 45 leading figures of modern and contemporary art, 15 artistic movements, brought together in a singular visual panorama Like a thread that begins with Monet’s…
by Gina Koutsika, director, Audiences and Content, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology A heartfelt thank you to our incredible audiences and to our dedicated teams at the Ashmolean Museum,…
By James Brewer We can thank the shipping and iron ore trades for the genesis of one of the world’s greatest collections of art in the style known as Neo-Impressionism,…