by Judith Benhamou | Sep 13, 2025 | Contemporary art, Exhibition
Global celebrity The architect Rem Koolhaas (born in 1944) is a global celebrity in his field. Winner of the Pritzker Prize, he has signed such landmark projects as the CCTV tower in Beijing, the National Library in Doha and, in France, Euralille, the...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 10, 2025 | Art Market, Contemporary art, Exhibition, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/9NV4pUxSQE4 In Lee Ufan Arles Through October 5, Lee Ufan Arles—the institution that the Korean artist opened in 2022 in the Camargue—presents “A Conversation Piece,” a dialogue between his own work and that of Michelangelo Pistoletto. Unexpected...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 4, 2025 | Art Market, Contemporary art, Exhibition, Video interviews
Morning calm and soft power If there is one country that has mastered the art of soft power, it is South Korea. In just a few years, the “Land of Morning Calm” has become a global cultural reference point, especially for younger generations. First came the tidal wave...
by Judith Benhamou | Aug 31, 2025 | Art Market
Blum’s gallery sunset On 1 July, a bombshell announcement shook the global art market. Blum, one of the most influential galleries in the United States—and more specifically Los Angeles—announced it was closing its doors. In describing this decision, Tim...
by Judith Benhamou | Jul 27, 2025 | Art History, Contemporary art, Exhibition, Museum
https://youtu.be/Ng2-g8ImgEk?si=8_HaXiEnGgBXqQ2L The fate of women There’s a great deal embedded in the work of Anna Maria Maiolino. But nothing reveals itself at first glance. The artist—who, though born in Italy in 1942, has spent most of her life in São Paulo, by...
