by Judith Benhamou | Jun 25, 2025 | Art Market, Contemporary art, Exhibition
Audacious and monumental Picture a colossal woman, 25 meters long and 9 meters wide, figured three-dimensionally in rounded, simplified shapes and covered in bright, contrasting colors. She is lying on her back, legs spread apart. Her name is “Hon,” which means...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 18, 2025 | Art Market, Contemporary art, Exhibition, Modern Art
Shielded form the world’s Chaos? As Art Basel in Basel opened on June 17, with its festive spirit, endless dinners, and an exceptional program of museum exhibitions held across the city, one might have thought for a moment that the art market was thriving in a...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 16, 2025 | Art History, Exhibition, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/q8U8JJt7o5w Absolute masterpiece When we think of the absolute masterpieces of art history, we often think first of the Italian Renaissance. And among the Italian museums that house some of the most significant examples, the Gallerie dell’Accademia in...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 13, 2025 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/ZT3WhHz1xJU?si=TBv-NHSJDO6_cHL5 Wolfgang Tillmans (born in 1968) is a major figure in the global art scene. For some forty years, the German artist has practiced photography—but not merely in order to capture images. He’s what we call, in the French...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 8, 2025 | Art Market, Photo
Capturing reality Imagine this: Up until that point, aside from a mirror’s reflection, no human being had ever seen their own precise and real image. Then suddenly, there was news of a kind of mirror that could capture your likeness and preserve it forever. This is...
