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Just over seven weeks to go until Christmas. It's a good thing that there are still a few art fairs coming up before then, where willing HNWIs (high net worth individuals) can happily spend their cash. Statistically, members of this group (i.e. those with more than USD 1 million in liquid assets, including shares) spend around USD 38,000 per year on art. This was once ... read more
We are already living in difficult times. Someone may express something in a somewhat clumsy and undifferentiated way that reflects the feelings of the vast majority of the population, but this does not bother the assembled public press, which nevertheless focuses its reporting primarily on the opinions of perhaps 20% of the population, including their deliberate misinterpretations. Backing down with the flow seems to take ... read more
It was in the news – big headline, jewels stolen from the Louvre yesterday! And from the Napoleonic era, too. The thieves – or were they men? – lost a few on the run! The pattern is familiar from Berlin and Dresden – anomalies in business operations expose gaps that criminals then exploit to make off with the loot.Starting on Wednesday, around 220 people will ... read more
Now, at the time of writing, the last remaining hostages are to be released by Hamas. In return, 2,000 fighters will be released from Israeli prisons. Whether they are really prepared to adhere to the peace plan is questionable – and unfortunately there are enough forces that have no interest in peace. Let us hope that they will not receive further support from states that ... read more
Art Jakarta has just come to an end – Esther Schipper was among those in attendance this time – In Europe, we can look forward to Frieze in London and the Art Salon in Zurich, and at the end of the month we will finally be heading to Paris for Art Basel at the Grand Palais. In Cologne, one day before the opening of Art ... read more
For those who attended the Cologne Art Insurance Conference last Tuesday, this is no longer news. Zilkens Fine Art Insurance Broker will be transferred to new ownership on 1 January 2026 and will become part of the ATTIKON Group, a company that is now one of the top 20 in the German insurance brokerage market. Dr. Stephan Zilkens will remain managing director and will continue ... read more