by Judith Benhamou | Feb 7, 2016 | Collection, Contemporary art, Museum
In Teshima In the Monet Garden In the Monet Garden By Walter de Maria In Tadao Ando Building Naoshima This place is one of the hotbeds of global contemporary art fantasies, the incarnation of a super mega dream worthy of the early 21st century. A suite of sites...
by Judith Benhamou | Jan 7, 2015 | Artists, Contemporary art
Ai Weiwei It was 11 a.m. when I got to this suburban neighborhood of Beijing in a cab. Was this it? Under the street number, the letters FAKE seemed to spell the name of whoever resided there. Right outside near a tree, a bike held a basket brimming harmoniously with...
by Judith Benhamou | Dec 29, 2014 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Sculpture
Château La Coste The landscape is pure Cézanne. In any case, Sainte-Victoire isn’t too far away. The light is golden, as it always is this time of year in Provence. The estate is pungent with the scent of pines growing all over the property, surrounding 130 hectares...
by Judith Benhamou | Nov 29, 2014 | Architecture, Contemporary art, Museum
New Museum By Julius Koller By Julius Koller By Julius Koller Eric Bulatov Rem Koolhaas and Dasha Zhukova On the boat Inside the New Museum A few years ago, Moscow’s Gorki Park, a highly significant space in 1960s Communist times, had fallen into deep neglect. But as...
by Judith Benhamou | Feb 7, 2014 | Biennale, Contemporary art, Exhibition
JBH Reports Venice feels a little like the Cannes Film Festival. You come across charming creatures tottering on gigantic heels, entirely leather-clad and suffering on the Giardini’s endless stony paths. Obviously, the opening of the Venice Biennale is the only place...
