In former spy Amaryllis Fox's memoir, "Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the C.I.A.," the young officer dealt art by day and dealt with arms dealers by night.
Liu Yiqian, the Chinese billionaire with a proclivity for purchasing multimillion-dollar art using his American Express card, like a record-breaking $170 million dollar Modigliani, received the…
Two years ago, when Shanghai first announced its five-year plan to develop into a cultural capital, many people were dubious about plopping museums into a metropolis overnight. But now that the
The city's five-year plan to become China's cultural capital is fueling massive development in both public and privately owned museums. But can Shanghai provide the trained staff—and the art—to fill…