Seven years ago, I interviewed Frank Gehry for the first time. Since then I have seen him many times, notably for the opening of the Luma Foundation in Arles and, in the spring of 2025 in Abu Dhabi, when he was already frail, on the occasion of the Pritzker Prize...
Crisis or not? The United States is the epicentre of the global art market. In 2024, art transactions worldwide were estimated at 57.4 billion dollars, of which 24.8 billion were generated in the United States (1). The crisis, in step with all the economic,...
https://youtu.be/vdpZCn1LW8Q?si=jKoKnOtTDkVUtfaX To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Judith Benhamou Reports, I invited five leading figures from the art world to speak with us in public: Glenn Lowry, Maja Hoffmann, Rirkrit Tiravanija,...
https://youtu.be/1_saHy29KRc?si=tAOHzieFFg6thPcw To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Judith Benhamou Reports, I invited five leading figures from the art world to speak publicly with us: Glenn Lowry, Maja Hoffmann, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Lina...
https://youtu.be/BbtWXAtAKkI It's not a gallant scene She looks at you with her huge, innocent eyes, discreetly filled with fear. Her complexion is porcelain, and from her silky bodice emerges the nipple of a small milky breast. Her appearance...
https://youtu.be/0hmym3W53No?si=5BLGmQ9yZBx3IK1l 236.4 million Rationality is the enemy of artists. They obey more poetic rules, which lend an exceptional magic to the works they produce. As a result, these paintings or sculptures can sometimes...
https://youtu.be/8NZC9iFStv8?si=ralfyE9dMdU5W4AL African American culture Barely a few hours after a Socialist mayor of Indian origin was elected to lead New York City, another politically crucial event was taking place in the same megalopolis,...
https://youtu.be/Iyfu93YEhpE?si=gdTfSG7F5LGuNs_6 Generous trustees In the United States, unlike in France, museums are rarely funded by the public sector. To attract ever greater private generosity, they have developed an elaborate system of...
https://youtu.be/JSfTrpvg_uU?si=04RiZ5xANr2NpEzS To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Judith Benhamou Reports, I asked five leading figures in the art world to come and speak to us in public: Glenn Lowry, Maja Hoffmann, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Lina...
https://youtu.be/Iyfu93YEhpE?si=gdTfSG7F5LGuNs_6 Generous trustees In the United States, unlike in France, museums are rarely funded by the public sector. To attract ever greater private generosity, they have developed an elaborate system of...
https://youtu.be/dYxajiWeE1E?si=Vlo8CQrkLFyll6Es The artmarket The art market can sometimes have a decisive influence on the way we perceive artists. That could well have happened with the American painter George Condo (born 1957), a star of...
https://youtu.be/agVcnVtSl00?si=yHAoIeXITtzKpV07 Monumental David Jacques-Louis David is a monument in more ways than one. Literally, because he painted on an extraordinary scale. Take one of his most famous works, permanently displayed in the...