Carl Andre: (finally) understanding the (modest) king of minimal art

Carl Andre: (finally) understanding the (modest) king of minimal art

Let’s be frank.   Among the art lovers of this world – that vast group of individuals that loves flaunting its coffee table books and haunts Moma, the Centre Pompidou and the Tate Modern – how many can tell you why Carl Andre is an important artist? Why exactly should...

In Thomas Houseago’s studio speaking about art history and death

In Thomas Houseago’s studio speaking about art history and death

He’s one of the most interesting and intriguing sculptors of our times. Thomas Houseago, born in 1972, gives his three-dimensional works a highly original form. It’s hard, however, to refrain from seeing them as a way of revisiting the history of art. He revisits...

Anish Kapoor, Metaphysical Sculptor

Anish Kapoor, Metaphysical Sculptor

It was a 73,000-cubic-meter (2,578-cubic-foot) blood-red belly—the original matrix—and you could enter it. Those who were in Paris in spring 2011 haven’t forgotten the crimson resin membrane that occupied the entire nave of the Grand Palais for during Monumenta. The...

Château La Coste: Contemplative Art Experience in Provence

Château La Coste: Contemplative Art Experience in Provence

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...

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