https://youtu.be/-u5ui10phds Using artificial intelligence This is not the kind of art one is used to seeing in a traditional museum. Nor is it one of those giant immersive installations, purely decorative, that rehash images from art...
Centre Pompidou: “Paris Noir”, a Milestone, Blockbuster Show on Black Diasporia
https://youtu.be/e0IetCCkiBg The changing narrative The history of art resembles a puzzle that can never be solved. Every time the makers of this narrative think the work is complete, another piece is revealed to be missing. For a long time,...
Tracey Emin in Florence: The Renaissance
https://youtu.be/rWv6IJnEiuY Tumultuous life For a long time, Tracey Emin, superstar from across the Channel, was seen as the Young British Artist who shouted the loudest about her personal life. But was her work truly seen? Not so sure....
TEFAF Maastricht: The Golden Works of the Dutch Golden Age
Definite slowdown At TEFAF Maastricht, which brings together 271 galleries from 21 countries from March 15 to 20, 2025, dealers readily admit: The market is experiencing a definite slowdown, outside of truly exceptional pieces. And so, they are...
Centre Pompidou-Metz: Escaping the Current Western Order According to Manuel Borja-Villel
https://youtu.be/g0nKm0D89oI Manuel Borja -Villel https://youtu.be/Vg5B8EyEbfs In times of uncertainty, alongside the shouting oracles from the world of economics, strategy and politics, artistic minds are venturing their own alternative...
ARCO Madrid: Selling for Less, to Sell More
Not in a buying mood Amid global upheavals, even the wealthiest collectors are not in a buying mood. So, what can be done in a rather sluggish contemporary art market? Two strategies can be observed amongst the world's most powerful galleries....
Is It a Mountain or a Mathematical Curve? AI and Generative Art: Pioneering Works Up for Auction
Artificial intelligence Through March 5, Christie’s is hosting an online-only sale that began on February 20, featuring 34 works of art produced exclusively using artificial intelligence. This unprecedented auction, titled “Augmented...
Mark Bradford in Berlin: What You See is Not What You Think It Is
https://youtu.be/UBykyt766Js?si=uzKRGMcUMBR7jSOz The roots At the root of art, you’ll find the roots of the artist. Many artists hold fast to their roots and their early struggles, transforming these experiences into creative fuel. Mark...
Fondation Cartier: the Dazzling Olga de Amaral. When the Canvas becomes the Artwork
https://youtu.be/jNxVe4K8ttg Challenging the easel Here, what constitutes the very substance of the canvas becomes the artwork by itself. Since the 1920s and the advent of the Bauhaus movement, it has been officially agreed upon that a...
Marrakech, Gateway to the African Art Market
Arab World, focal point As the Chinese art market becomes increasingly insular, it is the Arab world which has become the new focal point, the new El Dorado of the contemporary art market. In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the second iteration of the...
Nan Goldin in Berlin: A Great Artist Loses Steam
https://youtu.be/YD5pYQiT1D4?si=ILLi5ZhibqJP6aPN Great artist A “great artist.” When a painter, photographer or sculptor is associated with this label, it’s because they gained recognition by inventing their own universe. The American artist...
Paris :The Unexpected Union of Markus Lüpertz and Aristide Maillol
https://youtu.be/fhKLQQAXlN0?si=Vrsb39QNWStT0bb6 Markus Lüpertz Just as gifted artists push us to look differently at life itself, they also help us see the art of others in a new light. Such is the case of Markus Lüpertz (born in 1941), a...