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Art market economist economist, entrepreneur and author Magnus Resch solves your art-world dilemmas

Column Features Opinion – 7 min read

The doctor will see you now: Magnus Resch solves your art problems

The doctor will see you now: Magnus Resch solves your art problems

The doctor will see you now: Magnus Resch solves your art problems

East Meets West/ West Meets East Richard Serra

East Meets West/ West Meets East Richard Serra

Gallerist Pilar Ordovas recalls a memorable day in London with sculptural titan Richard Serra

Features Opinion – Words: Pilar Ordovas – 4 min read

Pilar Ordovas remembers Richard Serra (1938-2024)

Pilar Ordovas remembers Richard Serra (1938-2024)

Words: Pilar Ordovas

Pilar Ordovas remembers Richard Serra (1938-2024)

Plaster Magazine dinner party at Feng Shang Princess

Plaster Magazine dinner party at Feng Shang Princess

“Don’t bring up politics before the main course”. Our guide to the dos and don'ts of the art gallery dinner

Features Opinion – Words: Laurie Barron – 9 min read

What’s the point of an art gallery dinner?

What’s the point of an art gallery dinner?

Words: Laurie Barron

What’s the point of an art gallery dinner?

Bassins de Lumières interior projection of Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring

Bassins de Lumières interior projection of Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring

Mark Sheerin visits the immersive art experience ‘Bassins de Lumières’, and discovers a thrill ride with little meaning and a very mucky history

Opinion Reviews – Words: Mark Sheerin – 7 min read

Art show in former Nazi base is an immersive experience too far

Art show in former Nazi base is an immersive experience too far

Words: Mark Sheerin

Art show in former Nazi base is an immersive experience too far

There’s a new trend in art and fashion: gleaming, wax-like portraits that reflect light and our relationship with our bodies. Isabella Greenwood explores

Features Opinion – Words: Isabella Greenwood – 8 min read

Waxification: artists are fixated on embalming, death and decay

Waxification: artists are fixated on embalming, death and decay

Words: Isabella Greenwood

Waxification: artists are fixated on embalming, death and decay

“I came, I saw, I covered. I am so tired of talking about the art market.”

Opinion – Words: Janelle Zara – 12 min read

Frieze LA diary: “Who the fuck is [name redacted]?”

Frieze LA diary: “Who the fuck is [name redacted]?”

Words: Janelle Zara

Frieze LA diary: “Who the fuck is [name redacted]?”

Picture of a graphic showing a toilet door with the sign "toilets are for collector's only"

Picture of a graphic showing a toilet door with the sign "toilets are for collector's only"

Which Mayfair galleries will let you use their toilet? Plaster’s private eye goes undercover to find out

Features Opinion Reviews – Words: Plaster Private Eye – 7 min read

Mayfair is no country for weak bladders

Mayfair is no country for weak bladders

Words: Plaster Private Eye

Mayfair is no country for weak bladders

Harriet Lloyd-Smith visits an exhibition about glitches. She leaves with a mild headache and a mind blown

Opinion Reviews – Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith – 7 min read

Picture a glitch: when art goes wrong

Picture a glitch: when art goes wrong

Words: Harriet Lloyd-Smith

Picture a glitch: when art goes wrong

Holly Blakey choreography photographed by Daniele Fummo

Amah-Rose Abrams explores how artists working in traditionally ‘uncommodifiable’ practices market their work

Features Opinion – Words: Amah-Rose Abrams – 10 min read

Priceless: how do you sell unsellable art?

Priceless: how do you sell unsellable art?

Words: Amah-Rose Abrams

Priceless: how do you sell unsellable art?

Paul Hameline selfie

Paul Hameline’s latest diary reflects on rebellion, pain and unease in some of the hottest Paris shows

Column Opinion – Words: Paul Hameline – 7 min read

“Ever been on a bad trip while walking in the rain?” Paul Hameline’s monthly dispatch

“Ever been on a bad trip while walking in the rain?” Paul Hameline’s monthly dispatch

Words: Paul Hameline

“Ever been on a bad trip while walking in the rain?” Paul Hameline’s monthly dispatch

'Orgasm Donor' T-shirt at Mexico City Art Week

'Orgasm Donor' T-shirt at Mexico City Art Week

Ex-lovers and art fair booth hustling. The Artist Room gallery assistant Henry Gibbs looks back on Mexico City Art Week

Opinion – Words: Henry Gibbs – 14 min read

Mexico City Art Week diary: “Feelings off, hustle on”

Mexico City Art Week diary: “Feelings off, hustle on”

Words: Henry Gibbs

Mexico City Art Week diary: “Feelings off, hustle on”

Ahead of Yoko Ono's major show at Tate Modern, Milo Astaire – Plaster co-founder and diagnosed Beatles superfan – reflects on how the world is finally catching up

Features Opinion – Words: Milo Astaire – 7 min read

Yoko Ono: an artist for our times

Yoko Ono: an artist for our times

Words: Milo Astaire

Yoko Ono: an artist for our times

Film still from John Waters, Pecker, 1998 featuring Christina Ricci

Film still from John Waters, Pecker, 1998 featuring Christina Ricci

This Valentine’s Day, Elise Bell unpacks the psychology and potential perils of the art gallery first date

Opinion – Words: Elise Bell – 9 min read

Should you ever go on a first date to an art gallery?

Should you ever go on a first date to an art gallery?

Words: Elise Bell

Should you ever go on a first date to an art gallery?