by Olivier Brunet | Jan 9, 2024
Histoires extraordinaires de l’art à Drouot. De Vermeer à Louis Bourgeois We often forget that in the 19th century and up until the Second World War, Paris was the global epicentre of artistic life. The beating heart of the art trade was the Hôtel Drouot and its...
by Olivier Brunet | Jul 18, 2022
Serra/Seurat Drawings – Catalogue Illustrated catalogue featuring the works in the show, as well as three essays contributed by the exhibition curators about Georges Seurat’s and Richard Serra’s consideration of drawing as an artistic end in itself, imbuing it...
by Olivier Brunet | Jan 6, 2021
2017, Les Presses du Réel (fr) A biographical essay by Judith Benhamou-Huet, illustrated with photographs by Aurore Belkin, tracing the history of the 18th-century Brazilian architect and sculptor Aleijadinho, and, through it, the story of modern Brazil. The son of a...
by Olivier Brunet | Jan 11, 2019
2018, Manuella. (en) A major figure on the international art scene, Ai Weiwei offers in this catalogue of his exhibition at the Mucem an artistic, autobiographical, cultural, historical, and political journey in dialogue with the Mucem collections. Essays and...
by Judith Benhamou | Feb 11, 2016
> Return to Books Contemporary society frowns upon the likes of Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst, who openly express their desire for wealth. Yet, artists have always created with the goal of becoming prosperous and recognized. In the 20th century, Magritte...
