[THE THINGS WE NEED NOW] A) …..We desperately need a citizenship equipped with critical thinking skills. By this I mean…
[THE AUCTIONEER’S GAVEL] A) The Gavel: When I was training to be a Phillips auctioneer, my coach gifted me one…
Thoughts on restitution and CAA. [Excerpts of an interview with Simon Njami.] Q: How might the recent focus on restitution…
ON ART, FASHION AND STYLE. [Excerpts of interview with Kristen Cole] Q: What does art mean to you? A: Everything. I…
ON DEBATING……. What’s absolutely fascinating, in the pejorative sense of the word, is the number of people who base their…
THOUGHTS ON NIGERIA. A) The post independence nationalists’ leaders mainly supervised the transition of a corporate machine set up by Britain. …
ON THE ALLURE AND DANGERS OF FAKE HERITAGE. Fake heritage is all around us. Buildings and monuments……are as prone to…
ON COLLECTING AND ADVISING COLLECTORS: ART AS A COMMODITY [We reproduce below, excerpts from an interview of the collector, curator…
[ON TAXES AND CORPORATE TAX AVOIDANCE] 1) “The hypocrisy revealed by the Corporate Tax Haven Index is sickening. A handful…
NO MORE DENIM JEANS? “Jeans are rough, and in a humid climate, can lead to rashes and thigh cuts. Wearing…