The past few years have been hard for the global auction business. The financial uncertainty triggered by geopolitical shocks caused the market to stagnate for some time, resulting in dropping sales at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and other major auction houses. Yet, by the end of 2025, the art auction activity was officially categorized as recovering, which one can see in the rising number of record-breaking deals and financial performance.
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Street art is much more vulnerable to damage than art stored in museums and specialized storage facilities. The disastrous impacts range from environmental factors to state erasure to vandalism, thus dooming many world-famous murals to short-lived popularity. This is why some of the Banksy murals, previously located in public spaces, were relocated to ensure their safety and protection.
The New Year is almost here, and we’d like to take this opportunity to wish you all the best in the coming year. These days are filled with magic, making the long-cherished dreams come true and fulfilling the sincerest wishes of children and grown-ups. The 300Magazine team sends out our warmest congratulations to readers, contributors, art business professionals, and artists who have been part of our 2025 journey.
If you happen to be in Sicily during the festive season, Taimeless Art Gallery in Taormina invites you to its grand new exhibition titled “Memory and Time.” The show will last throughout the Christmas holidays, welcoming all residents and visitors to a large-scale display of Italian and international art.
Christmas is here, and the 300Magazine team wants to use this unique opportunity to congratulate all our partners and committed readers on this jolly holiday. We wish you a Merry Christmas in the warm circle of your loved ones. Here, we take a moment to dive deeper into the evolution of Christmas aesthetics and explore the long way it has passed from sacred iconography to a commercial spectacle.
Summer is setting in on the African continent, while the Northern part of the world spends snowy days getting ready for the Christmas holidays. In Cape Town, the start of December means the beginning of a summer season, filled with higher tourist inflows and lots of activities in the local art market. Nel Gallery steps into the season with an opening of its annual Summer Salon, offering new names, exciting discoveries, and lucrative art deals.
December is a festive season filled with fun, present selection, and the excitement of Christmas celebrations. An art connoisseur’s schedule is also tightly packed before holidays, with galleries and museums opening festive exhibitions for holiday pastimes. If you’re a fan of abstract impressionist art, here is a list of the best December events featuring paintings by the talented contemporary artist Vian Borchert.
This week is a festive one for Americans, with the nation celebrating a centuries-old holiday that takes root in the early days of the continent’s European settlers. Thanksgiving Day symbolizes the virtue of the first harvest that the Earth gave to newcomers, saving them from starvation during their first winter on the American continent.