https://youtu.be/-pd-TWUaU24?si=lTTsXrJc7iOFXtVd Royal Academy In London, the Royal Academy is the country’s most renowned custodian of art. Inside, its neo-classical palace—with mouldings shaped like temples—fits squarely within the aesthetic...
https://youtu.be/3w93mVWNMJk?si=q5g1qmQ5fYn6dnxq Tristes tropiques In 1955, Claude Lévi-Strauss published a masterpiece that would change minds forever: Tristes tropiques (published in 1961 in English). Not only did he dare to take on a...
https://youtu.be/Q2aiNu3nGIw The grotesque and Picasso In the vast landscape of exhibitions devoted to exploring the work, life and habits of the greatest painter of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso, there is one obvious subject that had never...
https://youtu.be/JlZFZgi-Jeo Magical beliefs It is an extraordinary world, steeped in magical beliefs and the polar opposite of a Western Cartesian mindset. It is inhabited by hybrid beings, stretched to the extreme, hidden within a...
https://youtu.be/1_saHy29KRc?si=tAOHzieFFg6thPcw To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Judith Benhamou Reports, I invited five leading figures from the art world to speak publicly with us: Glenn Lowry, Maja Hoffmann, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Lina...
https://youtu.be/BbtWXAtAKkI It's not a gallant scene She looks at you with her huge, innocent eyes, discreetly filled with fear. Her complexion is porcelain, and from her silky bodice emerges the nipple of a small milky breast. Her appearance...
https://youtu.be/0hmym3W53No?si=5BLGmQ9yZBx3IK1l 236.4 million Rationality is the enemy of artists. They obey more poetic rules, which lend an exceptional magic to the works they produce. As a result, these paintings or sculptures can sometimes...
https://youtu.be/8NZC9iFStv8?si=ralfyE9dMdU5W4AL African American culture Barely a few hours after a Socialist mayor of Indian origin was elected to lead New York City, another politically crucial event was taking place in the same megalopolis,...
https://youtu.be/Iyfu93YEhpE?si=gdTfSG7F5LGuNs_6 Generous trustees In the United States, unlike in France, museums are rarely funded by the public sector. To attract ever greater private generosity, they have developed an elaborate system of...
https://youtu.be/JSfTrpvg_uU?si=04RiZ5xANr2NpEzS To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Judith Benhamou Reports, I asked five leading figures in the art world to come and speak to us in public: Glenn Lowry, Maja Hoffmann, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Lina...
https://youtu.be/Iyfu93YEhpE?si=gdTfSG7F5LGuNs_6 Generous trustees In the United States, unlike in France, museums are rarely funded by the public sector. To attract ever greater private generosity, they have developed an elaborate system of...
https://youtu.be/dYxajiWeE1E?si=Vlo8CQrkLFyll6Es The artmarket The art market can sometimes have a decisive influence on the way we perceive artists. That could well have happened with the American painter George Condo (born 1957), a star of...