https://youtu.be/-f26c9NbR2M Confined Generally, when speaking to artists during these extraordinary times – where the impact is felt on a global scale and involves a large part of the population being confined to their homes – they don’t...
Rirkrit Tiravanija: the new exhibition “featuring” Marcel Duchamp, John Giorno, Jasper Johns and the shadow of Donald Trump
Heir to Marcel Duchamp https://youtu.be/X-HI9Kl7qAA He’s one of the most natural heirs to Marcel Duchamp. Rirkrit Tiravanija (born in 1961) is an extraordinary free and playful artist. Dematerialization of art In a world overwhelmed by...
Up to more than 5 million dollars for an etching. And Picasso was a prolific creator of prints
https://youtu.be/T43ZyK5DrCM The visionary Ambroise Vollard Art history is fuelled by certain myths that ignite collectors’ imaginations. One of these is the “Vollard Suite”. The visionary Ambroise Vollard, one of the great dealers in the...
Bernar Venet: the artist whose work has been blessed by the pope
From a little village In a little village in the Alpes de Haute Provence called Château-Arnoux, the ten-year-old son of a school teacher once had the wild dream of becoming the pope. Tens of tonnes of steel Fast-forward 69 years and...
Christie’s: around the world in a single 250-million-dollar sale. The new ONE concept
When the sun never set In a past now relegated to the history books, the English used to say that the sun never set on the British Empire. On 10 July 2020, Christie’s will be able to use the same slogan for their auction. On that day...
The Old Masters market: why would artworks that have stood the test of time be affected by the coronavirus?
Established for many centuries When talking about the art market there’s a tendency to immediately think of 20th-century art, which attracts the most fans and the highest figures. However, at a time when values are being called into question,...
Arthur Jafa about the black experience in America : ” Love is the message. The message is death”
https://youtu.be/iRPVvzwfR68 Injustice to a black man While the United States reverberates with violence over the injustice done to a black man, George Floyd, who died as a result of the racism of a police officer in Minneapolis who believed...
Neil Beloufa: we’ve got to find strategies to fight against a monopoly in art
https://youtu.be/IM2QdRGikHI Ebullient artist It has to be said: Neil Beloufa (born in 1985) is one of today’s most promising artists. The ever-ebullient French artist, represented by Kamel Mennour in Paris, François Ghebaly in Los Angeles...
Giacometti: the first exhibition to reopen in the flesh in Paris is fascinating
https://youtu.be/B-BqBh5cN5g Works that no longer exist It’s a paradox: the first major exhibition to reopen in Paris addresses, fittingly, the subject of works that no longer exist. But what a pleasure to rediscover art without it...
Frieze New York viewing room: towards greater market transparency
Only from your computer Until 15 May the Frieze New York virtual fair can be accessed by anyone from their computer, which is the only medium available as a result of the global coronavirus crisis. Frieze London’s younger sister, which...
How museums are responding to the crisis (2): The reactions of directors from Beijing to Paris
The highest idea of man “The museum, after all, is one of the places that give us the highest idea of man (…) The role of museums in our relationship with works of art is so great that we can hardly conceive of the fact that they have existed...
Hong Kong, Dubai: the online fairs attempt to make a few international sales while the world is at a standstill
Controversies With a large part of the planet confined to their homes, the art trade has been dormant for a while, experiencing a lull that would seem at risk of flatlining were it not for a few controversies, like the fact that Maastricht’s...