Is Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen getting tired of his abstract art collection? Bloomberg reports that the tech billionaire just unloaded at auction a Mark Rothko painting — “Untitled (Red, Blue, ...

Sex sells. It's the oldest commercial truth. So perhaps we should not be surprised that, according to Sotheby's art expert Philip Hook, the colour red also sells. Plugging the upcoming sale at Sotheby ...

Sean Scully, "Heart of Darkness" (1982), oil on canvas, 8 x 12 feet. Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Society for Contemporary Art (image courtesy the Art Institute ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As any Valentine knows, the colour red signifies love and passion, but it can also convey connotations of lust, ...

What are the most expensive abstract paintings in the world? I know that deep down inside you’re pretty certain you can churn out an ‘abstract’ painting. There’s a community out there who sees value ...

The primary authors of this post are Dirk B. Walther (University of Toronto) and Claudia Damiano (KU Leuven) Have you ever stood before an abstract painting, feeling a surge of emotion but struggling ...