by Judith Benhamou | Oct 8, 2023 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Video interviews
A copy in relief At the recent inauguration of the breathtaking exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay dedicated to the last months of Vincent Van Gogh while he was living in Auvers sur Oise, a small space was reserved for not just one of the famous paintings by the...
by Judith Benhamou | Oct 4, 2023 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Photos, Pinault Fondation, Video art, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/FDUOWldmgQU?si=Lwc7SW9QhY7oQPUA Feeling of ecstasy Among the lush and extraordinary offerings from exhibitions this October in Paris, there is one place that could easily be overlooked yet which, through the sight of a single painting, produces a...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 29, 2023 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Photos, Pinault Fondation, Video art, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/0yobqHVEOKE?si=yH5hdC0msvJRzg7j The Jeff Bezos of his time “He was a bit like the Jeff Bezos of his time. Samuel Josefowitz created a mail order company that sold records and then books. He went on to sell his business in order to dedicate his entire...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 22, 2023 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Photos, Pinault Fondation, Video art, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/iqzhNu_sHNA?si=UAoYTe1bUHZxBks3 Soft power In China, the story of private museums is only just beginning. Art collections on display to the public, spearheading a new kind of soft power, are encouraged by the government. These institutions are...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 20, 2023 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Photos, Pinault Fondation, Video art, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/6nAnfg8Vqmg?si=R9gfzCgicK5dfzRo Friendship and art history In 1905, a story of friendship lay at the origin of one of the key episodes in modern art. The eccentric and visionary collector Gertrude Stein lived in Paris, at 27 Rue de Fleurus, near the...