by Judith Benhamou | Sep 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
https://youtu.be/mIKp-LgjBts Unconditional acclaim There are certain artworks which, however disconcerting their appearance, are still met with unconditional acclaim. Cézanne, El Greco, Picasso People never question El Greco’s elongated forms stretching up to...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 9, 2021 | Modern Art, Museum, Paintings
https://youtu.be/KwssqQpCJEU The “weaker” sex One good thing about trends is that they can lead us to rediscover certain major artists who have spent too long under the radar. This is true of Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) who, within the official narrative...
by Judith Benhamou | Sep 5, 2021 | Amoako Boafo, Art Market, Gallery, Uncategorized
J’ai deux amours “J’ai deux amours” … On 18 September a new gallery space is due to open across 400m2 at 18 Avenue Matignon, in Paris, run by the French-Somali art dealer Mariane Ibrahim, with an inaugural exhibition that takes its title from the most...
by Judith Benhamou | Jul 27, 2021 | Art History, Art Market, Modern Art
https://youtu.be/RLKOwokicu4 Son of a giant How to exist in your own right when you’re the son of one of the giants of 20th century painting? To put it another way, how do you “kill your father” when your father is Henri Matisse (1869-1954)? An ocean between...
by Judith Benhamou | Jul 22, 2021 | Contemporary art, Uncategorized, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/VnR1g5Y0BoY Dumas, Doig and Serpas Ser Serpas is 26 years old and she is astonishingly free. This young woman, who was born in Los Angeles and whose mother is a police officer, is one of the stars of the Pinault collection with her remarkable...
