by Judith Benhamou | Nov 23, 2022 | Abstraction, Contemporary art, Exhibition, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/OZeB6jA9KY4 With Saint Rita of Cascia “Saint Rita of Cascia, patron of impossible and desperate cases, thank you for all the powerful, decisive, marvellous help that you have given me up to now (…) Even if I am personally unworthy (…) protect...
by Judith Benhamou | Nov 22, 2022 | Art Market, Contemporary art, Modern Art, Video interviews
Vandalism On 18 November 2022 two environmental activists from the French movement known as “Dernière Rénovation” (Last Renovation) poured orange acrylic paint over a massive stainless steel sculpture, an equestrian self-portrait by American artist Charles Ray (born...
by Judith Benhamou | Nov 16, 2022 | Art Market, Contemporary Art, Contemporary art, Museum
Supported by the state It’s the only fair of its kind: a commercial show that’s entirely supported by the state, as a cultural event in its own right. Abu Dhabi Art, which features 80 exhibitors from 33 countries, is an event that has existed for the past 14 years as...
by Judith Benhamou | Nov 11, 2022 | Art History, Exhibition, Video interviews
Visual gust of wind Seeing a substantial exhibition of Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) is like being caught up in a visual gust of wind. There’s the beauty of the reddish and green hues that caress you, but also the simplified or even crude forms, the shadows treated like...
by Judith Benhamou | Nov 1, 2022 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/ohJSf3ag_9Q A new vocabulary There are certain artists – and they are rare – who are capable of inventing an entire vocabulary. This is true of the Icelandic-Danish artist who lives in Berlin, Olafur Eliasson (born in 1967), best known for playing...
