by Judith Benhamou | Dec 11, 2023 | Art History, Exhibition, Old masters, Video interviews
Corporeal quality There’s only a handful of artists capable of giving drawings an almost corporeal quality in their works on paper. In Ingres we don’t just see portraits in black and white, but rather figures whose eyes sparkle with life. In Seurat we don’t just see a...
by Judith Benhamou | Dec 7, 2023 | Exhibition, Modern Art, Video interviews
Noisy parade Since it was founded in 2002, the fair showcasing current art, Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB), has seen its image change considerably. Initially it suffered from a reputation mitigated by the very nature of the city hosting it, as an epicentre of excess in...
by Judith Benhamou | Dec 3, 2023 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Film, Video art, Video interviews
Athletes like divinities In Greek and Roman times, as in the Italian Renaissance, athletes were celebrated by artists as veritable divinities. Alas, this idea was resurrected during the Nazi period, but that’s no reason to abandon the monopoly of the celebration of...
by Judith Benhamou | Nov 29, 2023 | Exhibition, Modern Art, Video interviews
Tortured artist The most high-profile exhibitions are often the ones that bring together a maximum number of artworks. But there are smaller displays that can also be savoured with relish. Until 15 January the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris is exhibiting 54...
by Judith Benhamou | Nov 23, 2023 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/j-TmBXCxmMg?si=CAylDj4l4akb2H4F Two stars of sculpture British sculptor Antony Gormley (born in 1950) is a star of contemporary sculpture. His repertoire is limited, like Rodin’s, to using human silhouettes as his subjects. But that’s the only thing...
