by Judith Benhamou | Oct 12, 2025 | Art History, Contemporary art, Exhibition, Video interviews
Magic There is a certain magic that exceptional artists possess — the ability to renew their vocabulary endlessly while remaining unmistakably themselves. It is not so much that they crave novelty; rather, they are in constant pursuit of a kind of unattainable...
by Judith Benhamou | Oct 8, 2025 | Art History, Exhibition, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/oiqjrU6ZFY8 François Pinault Season after season in Paris — and in Venice at the Punta della Dogana and the Palazzo Grassi — the Pinault Collection’s program continues to reveal different facets of the vast ensemble amassed by the French businessman,...
by Judith Benhamou | Oct 5, 2025 | Art History, Art Market, Contemporary art, Modern Art, Photography, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/k71kMCpGtt0?si=RZafvMibrTPPueHn Stylist of the female image Among the pantheon of modern fashion photographers stand two American talents turned legends: Richard Avedon (1923–2009) and Irving Penn (1917–2009). Among their many common traits, both...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 30, 2025 | Art History, Exhibition, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/S1NHvbciBFY?si=3FSAGe-7heUC0dcX Madame X and Princess X The title of the work is Madame X. Imagine a fashionable artist pretending to anonymize, in this way, the portrait of a well-known woman. The effect is guaranteed. In 1915, for example, the...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 24, 2025 | Art History, Art Market, Exhibition, Video interviews
Like Van Gogh “It is not because I sell little that I am a bad painter.” On August 22, 1882, Vincent van Gogh closed a letter to his brother Theo with these words, complaining of the hurtful remarks of a shortsighted art dealer. As he explained, and contrary to the...
