by Judith Benhamou | Jan 8, 2025 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Museum, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/4w_LrhEf9IE?si=hWT73BQgiHIRM_-E National portrait gallery There’s no better institution than the National Portrait Gallery in London to host a Francis Bacon (1909–1992) exhibition. Firstly, because this extraordinary painter is—alongside Lucian...
by Judith Benhamou | Dec 19, 2024 | Art History, Choreography, Contemporary art, Modern Art, Museum, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/jTWVZ1gDQsI Human obsession Dance is a human obsession that social media has taken up in extraordinary ways: It’s one of the more heartening trends that spread on the new platforms. Young and old, professional and amateur—across the world, many...
by Judith Benhamou | Dec 10, 2024 | Exhibition, Modern Art, Museum, Video interviews
Klimt or Klint? There are two kinds of modern art enthusiasts. Those who, upon hearing the name Hilma af Klint (1862-1944), assume it to be a typo for a relative of Gustav Klimt, the famous Austrian painter. And the others, fewer in number, who had the privilege of...
by Judith Benhamou | Dec 5, 2024 | Art Basel, Art Market, Contemporary art, Exhibition, Museum, Video interviews
Frivolity The situation is this: Miami, the famous Floridian resort city synonymous with frivolity, has become, against all odds, the epicenter of a very serious American art market. This phenomenon occurs annually during the first week of December thanks to Art Basel...
by Judith Benhamou | Nov 30, 2024 | Art History, Contemporary art, Exhibition, Museum, Video interviews
Disparate offering As its name suggests, the Pinault Collection in Paris was designed to showcase the works of art amassed by the businessman François Pinault within the Bourse de Commerce. Up until now the site has presented exhibitions which did indeed enable...
