Profession of silent things The genius of artists lies in their ability to give form to the unspeakable. In this regard, the famous 17th-century French artist Nicolas Poussin found the right expression when he said, "I, who make a profession of...
Caillebotte, “the man who loved men” in Paris before Chicago and Los Angeles
https://youtu.be/nrAm83D8B-E Hot topics Museums and art historians, despite their classical appearance, nowadays tend to focus on “hot topics”, in other words, art that expresses current concerns in an effort to address past injustices . Often...
Wesselmann, the Pop artist who painted in 3D
https://youtu.be/rZJlJ75b7tc Backwards and forwards This is how the avant-garde works: in order to move forwards, it looks backwards. To allow their creation to grow and bear fruit, artists use the work of their elders as a catalyst. It was in...
Paris: the colossal impact of Art Basel at the Grand Palais
Grand-Palais effect There is an “Art Basel effect” within the art market, or in other words, how an entire city can be transformed over a few days by a massive influx of art professionals but also art fans, who come expecting the best in...
Tarsila do Amaral: the Brazilian modernist genius is back in Paris
https://youtu.be/6OJ13CLW4i4?si=dJ1psKl41Ee9yw79 A Brazilian woman Regardless of the strength of her talent, this painter exhibited at least two handicaps for her time: she was a woman - the weaker sex in art - and Brazilian, therefore far...
Frieze week in London from Manet to Emin: ambitions and surprises
Art Basel Paris The entire art world has been waiting for this crucial moment for a long time: the Art Basel Paris fair - with its international clout - which is taking place for the first time under the glass roof of the Grand Palais, one of...
Kengo Kuma and Leonor Antunes reinvent the space of a museum, the CAM Gulbenkian in Lisbon
Fabulous collections The Gulbenkian name is globally synonymous with fabulous collections. It first belonged to an Armenian businessman, Calouste being his first name (1869-1955), who managed at one time to obtain a 5% share of all oil...
Hong Kong: the ups and downs of the art market
https://youtube.com/shorts/YYT5sVEZMwQ?si=nijLyFSzf-8HR_yd Spirit of conquest always As the general context fuels many concerns across the world, the spirit of conquest still seems to be the watchword in the art market. In Hong Kong, for...
The entire studio of a surrealist at auction: Clovis Trouille
Noticed by Aragon and Dali Imagine an artist who was noticed from 1930 by the poet Louis Aragon and the painter Salvador Dali. He would later join the surrealist group of André Breton. Imagine a painter whose body of work would be entirely made...
In the Parisian galleries ahead of Art Basel Paris
Paris is on full view At a time when Paris is on full view to the world following the Olympic Games and ahead of Art Basel Paris, which is taking place for the first time at the Grand Palais, French gallerists are redoubling their ambitions...
A single Caravaggio makes it worth the trip: the Borghese collection is in Paris
https://youtu.be/5XOitu1I8ag?si=x5wNqG6lvNwM3Yov It’s an image of a young man. He’s depicted in three quarter view, having taken off his shirt to reveal his robust shoulders. As though offering up another gift to the viewer, in his arms he...
A different idea of the territory. In the land of Edouard Glissant
Speaking of nations Land, territory, country. In living memory, from the United States to the Middle East, the Mediterranean to the Channel, politicians have always had on the tips of their tongues these words that speak of nations, of...