by Judith Benhamou | Jul 1, 2016 | Art History, Art Market, Auction, Old masters
Rubens (detail) Rubens (Lot and his Daughters @ Christie’s Rubens @ Drouot Studio of Rubens Antiochus and Stratonice@ Christie’s Rubens Venus Supplicating Jupiter @ Christie’s Studio of Rubens, Diana and her nyymphs hunting @ Sotheby’s Rubens...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 28, 2016 | Art Market, Auction, Book, Video interviews
Simon de Pury Have you heard the one about the former chairman of Sotheby’s Europe who loved electronic music so much that he took part to a video music? Or the one-time chairman of Phillips who agreed to star in a reality TV show for US channel Bravo? What about the...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 26, 2016 | Art Market, Contemporary art, Exhibition, Video interviews
Wade Guyton Wade Guyton Wade Guyton Wade Guyton Wade Guyton Wade Guyton Wade Guyton Wade Guyton Wade Guyton Wade Guyton In the big market for new names that the small contemporary art world spends much of its time oohing and aahing about before quickly forgetting...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 20, 2016 | Collection, Contemporary art, Film, Museum
Shi Xinning Uli Sigg Yue Minjun Liu Wei Hai Bo Chinese whispers chinese whispers chinese whispers chinese whispers Chinese whispers There once was a Swiss businessman who became the world’s biggest collector of Chinese art before giving almost all of it away to a Hong...
by Judith Benhamou | Jun 17, 2016 | Architecture, Collection, Contemporary art, Museum
New Tate modern Switch House. Tate Modern In the Switch House. Tate Modern Ai Weiwei tree @ Tate Modern Room “Objects and architecture” New Tate Modern Marisa Merz On paper it was the best news from the European art world this season. Tate Modern, the...