by Judith Benhamou | Nov 20, 2023 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/M8A3Qyex0VI?si=cm960DT9VROfbZCS In her mother’s arms When she was a child Ser Serpas (born in 1995), daughter of a female police officer who raised her by herself in Los Angeles, created a cinematographic culture for herself, huddled in her...
by Judith Benhamou | Nov 16, 2023 | Art Market, Contemporary art, Modern Art, Video interviews
Brave face It’s rare that Sotheby’s and Christie’s have interests that coincide. But during these times of acute uncertainty, as wars rage from Eastern Europe to the Middle East, environmental challenges shake the planet – Extinction Rebellion activists stormed an...
by Judith Benhamou | Nov 9, 2023 | Art Market, Contemporary art, Photo, Photography, Video interviews
Poor war hero The first thing that draws you in is his steady, clear gaze. In this image his face is tilted to the side because his head rests on a pillow. Then you notice his shaved head, marked at the top by a bloody swelling. In another shot he is presented...
by Judith Benhamou | Nov 6, 2023 | Contemporary art, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/U5-513yUZMM?si=TTwzLBKr5dzpOUYf Palazzo Strozzi The colossal Palazzo Strozzi in Florence has become, thanks to its director Arturo Galansino, in just a few years the benchmark site for two kinds of exhibitions. On the one hand it stages exceptional...
by Judith Benhamou | Oct 31, 2023 | Art Market, Auction, Contemporary art, Modern Art, Video interviews
Andy Warhol diaries “I did her portrait but it never really looked good, and the reason I wanted to do it again was because she has all these great paintings like Rauschenbergs and Picassos and I didn’t want to have mine looking bad there.” On 11 April 1984, Andy...
