by Judith Benhamou | Jul 2, 2025 | Contemporary art, Exhibition
https://youtu.be/gNyuk6G2GBE?si=q_i4EeB_Y7jATAV7 Site of grandeur When sites of grandeur reach a certain level, they become religious. Which isn’t to say that visiting such places makes one believe more in Jesus or Buddha. Simply, the feeling that grips us is that of...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 30, 2025 | Art Market, Exhibition, Modern Art
https://youtu.be/LsfgADzyBrQ?si=nZtUVPDOw8dq4Whm Several Matisse At the most recent Art Basel fair in Basel, paintings by Henri Matisse (1869-1954) could be found at several booths. London- and New York-based gallery Luxembourg & Co, for instance, was showing a...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 25, 2025 | Art Market, Contemporary art, Exhibition
Audacious and monumental Picture a colossal woman, 25 meters long and 9 meters wide, figured three-dimensionally in rounded, simplified shapes and covered in bright, contrasting colors. She is lying on her back, legs spread apart. Her name is “Hon,” which means...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 18, 2025 | Art Market, Contemporary art, Exhibition, Modern Art
Shielded form the world’s Chaos? As Art Basel in Basel opened on June 17, with its festive spirit, endless dinners, and an exceptional program of museum exhibitions held across the city, one might have thought for a moment that the art market was thriving in a...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 16, 2025 | Art History, Exhibition, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/q8U8JJt7o5w Absolute masterpiece When we think of the absolute masterpieces of art history, we often think first of the Italian Renaissance. And among the Italian museums that house some of the most significant examples, the Gallerie dell’Accademia in...
