by Judith Benhamou | Jun 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
When the sun never set In a past now relegated to the history books, the English used to say that the sun never set on the British Empire. On 10 July 2020, Christie’s will be able to use the same slogan for their auction. On that day auctioneers from Hong Kong to New...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 24, 2020 | Museum, Tribal Art, Video interviews
The end of colonial ruls Even before the world was put on hold due to the arrival of a highly contagious virus, our society was already experiencing a profound shift in values. A number of countries that were once subject to colonial rule are now seeking...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 17, 2020 | Art Basel, Art Market, Contemporary art, Video interviews
Online: the new norm In barely three months the online contemporary art market has become the new norm. Nothing can ever replace seeing artworks “in the flesh”, but while we await more favourable times once travelling restrictions are lifted, the globalized art market...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 15, 2020 | Artists, Contemporary art, Video interviews
47 years together They’ve lived together for 47 years. Those 47 years have fostered a shared interest in painting, sculpture, literature, and poetry. Simone Fattal (born in 1942 in Damascus) grew up in Lebanon. Etel Adnan was born in 1925 in Beirut. Exile Together...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 11, 2020 | Book, Contemporary art, Interview, Video interviews
World afterwards again Since the start of the coronavirus crisis there’s been too much talk about what the world’s going to look like afterwards, to the point of rendering the expression meaningless even if it’s true. No doubt mankind will...
