by Judith Benhamou | Feb 26, 2026 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Video interviews
Share this article Christian aesthetic What strikes you almost immediately when visiting the retrospective devoted to Tracey Emin (born in 1963)—the major London event of the season, on view at the Tate Modern through August 31—is that her artistic vision seems, in...
by Judith Benhamou | Feb 20, 2026 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Video interviews
Share this article Invention of a genre On December 6, 2025, the English photographer Martin Parr died at the age of 73. It is fair to say — and this is rare in contemporary photography — that he invented a genre of his own, with his garish, satirical images of...
by Judith Benhamou | Feb 17, 2026 | Contemporary art, Exhibition, Video interviews
Share this article All black Every color has its virtues. Black, when applied uniformly, unlike other hues, curiously gives relief to things. The great French figure of abstract painting, Pierre Soulages, understood this well when, at the end of his life, he created...
by Judith Benhamou | Feb 16, 2026 | Art History, Art Market, Modern Art, Video interviews
Share this articleAbsurd and poetic The world is uncertain. The art market is unsettled. And yet, amid a pervasive sense of insecurity, one artist’s market performance stands out for its strength. Quietly but steadily, his prices continue to rise, reaching colossal...
by Judith Benhamou | Feb 10, 2026 | Art History, Exhibition, Old masters, Video interviews
Share this article https://youtu.be/zpbrtj6R_Lw?si=0NWKIFRn3LnPRcv0  By tradition By tradition, the English people have long harbored a visceral love for their countryside. For years, the archetype of this attachment was embodied by a sovereign—headscarf tied, Loden...