The 2015 FIAC: How many images is a 21st-century human being capable of absorbing in a few hours? In October, contemporary art aficionados can suffer a severe overdose in this field. If they’ve stopped by Frieze and Frieze Masters, plus added a few galleries and...
Take Me I’m Yours: A come-hither slogan, for sure, but the superficial character of that declaration shouldn’t stop you. It’s the title of a little-known type of exhibition, which seems playful but is in fact much more than that. “Take Me I’m Yours” is the exhibition...
In the new vocabulary of web aficionados is a term that sums up the desire for what you missed or are going to miss. “FOMO,” an acronym for “Fear Of Missing Out,” represents all the things your social network is offering, in which you could have participated but are...
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...
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 (321 acres) of...
A few years ago, Moscow’s Gorki Park, a highly significant space in 1960s Communist times, had fallen into deep neglect. But as the world turned, so did Gorki Park. Today, the park has become a highly significant place for hipsters of all stripes, with at its center a...
In the past, the time of the Impressionists, Cubists, conceptual artists of the 60s too, in the early days of these movements, only a few enlightened and other fans defended what was then called the forefront. Today there is a mirage, a concept many dreams about: the...
The work with the greatest impact in recent years has been directed by SaThe Economist under the title Seven days in the art world. A detailed analysis and fun, a "reality show art" as described the New Yorker, translated into many languages fads - literally as...
I met Alex Katz one evening in February 2014 in Paris, in his Place des Vosges hotel room. Born in 1928, the Pop Art painter looks incredibly youthful and cool. He laughs a lot. He smiles a lot, and marks a pause to watch you react to something provocative he’s just...
Doha in winter is perfect. 24 degrees. Zero tourists and guaranteed empty museums. The city towards which all eyes of contemporary art have turned, the city of superlatives in millions or even billions of dollars for several years is now strangely silent. The story...
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 on earth...