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Rufus Bird detects a return to buying art for pleasure

A brass-inlaid rosewood table, three of four Seasons bursting with colour and a rare pair of powder-blue vases should draw every eye at the forthcoming Decorative Art Fair in London

Together with ancient armour, Egyptian cats and illuminated manuscripts, this year’s Frieze Masters sees a colourful work by an even more colourful character, a Nigerian prince who set out to make ‘contemporary Yoruba traditional art’

Norwich’s Assembly House will come alive this November as Art Fair East returns for a four-day celebration of contemporary art. More than 1,000 works by local and international artists will be on disp

9 October 2025 to 22 March 2026 This exhibition presents around 150 works from 100 Nordic artists, exploring the evolution of graphic arts from Edvard Munch to Mamma Andersson. Nordic noir examines pr