by Judith Benhamou | May 23, 2016 | Collection, Exhibition, Modern Art, Museum, Paintings, Sculpture
Modigliani Modigliani Modigliani Modigliani Modigliani Modigliani Modigliani France is a nation of great wealth, at least when it comes to art. And one of the most beautiful modern collections outside Paris is in Villeneuve d’Ascq, on the outskirts of Lille, in a...
by Judith Benhamou | May 20, 2016 | Artists, Contemporary art, Exhibition, Gallery
Alfredo Jaar Galerie Kamel Mennour Alfredo Jaar Alfredo Jaar Alfredo Jaar Alfredo Jaar (take your time to watch it!) We expect our artists to be visionaries. But when they happen to naturally fit that mould we misunderstand them since they’re too far ahead of...
by Judith Benhamou | May 19, 2016 | Art Fair, Art Market, Auction, Gallery
JBH Reports It’s a well-known fact, something that heralds a true revolution in the art market: contemporary art is nowadays in the ascendancy while modern and impressionist art, dealing with times gone by, is experiencing softer demand. It’s worth bearing in mind,...
by Judith Benhamou | May 17, 2016 | Artists, Contemporary art, Installation, Video interviews
Fondation Louis Vuitton Daniel Buren Daniel Buren Daniel Buren Daniel Buren Daniel Buren In the Bois de Boulogne in Paris, there’s something different about the scenery. From the distance, it’s a bundle of colours criss-crossing in strange patterns that you first...
by Judith Benhamou | May 15, 2016 | Art Market, Auction house, Contemporary art, Modern Art, Record price
Frida Kahlo Maurizio Cattelan Auguste Rodin Jean-Michel Basquiat Alexander Calder Robert Ryman Cy Twombly There’s a joke we like to tell in France, one you could imagine inspiring one of his ‘Joke painting’ by American artist Richard Prince. A man driven...