by Judith Benhamou | Mar 22, 2020 | Art People, Artists, Contemporary art, Video, Video art, Video interviews, Virtual reality, Virtual reality
Seen by tens of millions of people The figure has been seen and shared on social media over the past few days by tens of millions of people. It’s what’s known as an “art toy”, a figurine now sold as a work of art – we can also see it as a template of sorts, even if...
by Judith Benhamou | Mar 17, 2020 | Art Basel, Art Fair, Art Market, Art People, Auction, Auction house
Troubled times In these exceptional troubled times, with part of the planet living in confinement in response to the life-threatening nature of the pandemic, as the entire world comes to a standstill, it might seem inappropriate to talk about the trivialities of the...
by Judith Benhamou | Mar 12, 2020 | Adeline Ooi, Art Basel, Art Fair, Art Market, Contemporary art
Rushing towards technology As the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the world, art dealers and gallerists have been rushing at breakneck speed towards technology. In parallel to the Tefaf antiques fair in Maastricht, which was supposed to run until 15 March(the...
by Judith Benhamou | Mar 6, 2020 | Art Fair, Art History, Art Market, Video, Video interviews
An air of bleakness The world is at a standstill and it seems as though the love of art is unable to change anything. China aside, the announcement of the temporary closure of museums in Italy, the cancellation of the Art Basel Hong Kong fair and the fair in Dubai at...
by Judith Benhamou | Mar 3, 2020 | Art People, Contemporary art, Interview, Museum, Video, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/ot4aupt4VkY History of contemporary art Swiss-born Hans Ulrich Obrist (born in 1968) is now part of the history of contemporary art. The artistic director of the Serpentine Gallery in London has become a phenomenon in his own right thanks to...
