by Judith Benhamou | Jun 26, 2023 | Contemporary art, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/_p31N7P2xJk Burden of classical painting Over the course of the 20th century artists have sought to cast off the burden of classical painting. Forget the figurative, forget western painting, forget “flat” painting that only depicts the...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 15, 2023 | Art Market, Contemporary art, Modern Art, Video interviews
Slow down The art market always has a few surprises up its sleeve. While at the New York auctions in May prices showed a certain degree of slow-down – naturally enough, given the global context – at the opening of the Art Basel fair on 12 June the...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 5, 2023 | Antiquities, Art History, Impressionnism, Modern Art, Video interviews
2 kind of dealers You could say there are two kinds of art dealers. There are the ones who are obsessed with business, and with generating income to support their activities. Generally, they aren’t able to keep their best objects. And then there are the ones who, on...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 5, 2023 | Architect, Architecture, Biennale, Modern Art, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/3rlfatblqWQ 1968 The story begins in 1968. The year that was defined by a generation who, across the world, proclaimed their desire for freedom. 1968 was also the year that marked the death of the French turned American artist, Marcel Duchamp. The...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 1, 2023 | Art History, Modern Art, Video interviews
https://youtu.be/3KxxqAGvRkA Celebrations The museums of the world are vibrating in unison to the tune of Pablo Picasso. Sprawling celebrations are being staged to mark fifty years since the Spanish master’s death. In New York alone the art star is, between now and...
