https://youtu.be/ZfsdRadJwx8 Abraham Accords Now that Dubai has become an exceptional place in the global context of a planet where travel is prohibited and in a diplomatic context which promotes exchanges – the “Abraham Accords”, the peace...
NFTs: understanding the very promising marriage of blockchain and the conventional art market
Technological progress and art history https://youtu.be/TejoBQ71Sv4 Contrary to all commonly held assumptions, art history is closely linked to the history of technological progress. It is said, for example, that Vermeer made use of the...
Pol Taburet: out of the paintbrushes of young artists comes forth truth
https://youtu.be/nGIUbso_6x4 Crystal balls Visionaries. In times of crisis, humanity is always looking for people who seem able to reveal truths before everyone else. These modern-day magi, bereft of their crystal balls, may take the...
Fiac Online: what is the art market’s “French Touch”?
https://youtu.be/NF-kLy44Hls Daft Punk In electronic music, people often refer to a unique genre known as “French touch” which enjoyed great international success by liberating itself from its traditional musical heritage, and whose...
Anselm Kiefer’s spectacular renaissance and his installation at the Panthéon in Paris
https://youtu.be/7Ytoz98rzSk Gagosian Le Bourget It’s probably the biggest aesthetic show of emotion in France right now. At Gagosian’s space located in Le Bourget, at the heart of the air terminal complex for private jets, which is...
Massimo de Carlo descends on Paris with a new gallery model
Nex https://youtu.be/Wofl6m4Iazo A result of Brexist We are living through times of scarcity in the contemporary art trade, and yet they all keep coming. As a result of Brexit, the likes of Zwirner, White Cube, Continua and Levy-Gorvy are all...
Christo lives on in Paris: auctions, an exhibition and the soon-to-be-wrapped Arc de Triomphe
https://youtu.be/vmxWq4ukJrI Immortality Great artists never die. This illusion of immortality certainly applies to the Bulgarian-born, New York-based creator Christo, who passed away on 31 May 2020 at the age of 84. (See here the...
Thomas Ruff: “China is fulfilling all of George Orwell’s predictions”
https://youtu.be/ylCsjeUQVo8 Conceptual artist The first thing you might say about the legendary German artist Thomas Ruff (born in 1958) is that he is a photographer. And instantly, with that initial phrase, you would be wrong. With...
Revolution at Opera Gallery: the creation of a 100-million-euro fund for garanties at auction and the promotion of recognized artists
https://youtu.be/Kk24fEsCY9g Reactive art market The art market is exceptionally reactive. It is adapting at great speed to the conditions of the world health crisis. Focused demand This is because demand in the first place is very focused. In...
Paris, Berlin, Shanghai: the fascination with the young painter Xinyi Cheng
https://youtu.be/axefSbjy6mw Art history and 21st century How does one invent a new way of painting in the 21st century? There are few artists who belong to this small group who have managed to come up with new alternatives, to...
Art market: speculation on figurative art, digital fatigue, and the growing power of Paris. No crash on the horizon for now…
Safe haven and resilience All the art market specialists agree on at least one thing concerning the forecasts for 2021: there won’t be a crash. This is primarily because, as the dealer and Picasso collector David Nahmad explains: “art remains...
Daniel Buren and Philippe Parreno: a luminous dialogue in Paris
https://youtu.be/iWyIlMBh0lQ Les colonnes de Buren Reducing Daniel Buren to coloured lines on a white background would be like closing your eyes when looking at his art. In France, the artist (born in 1938) and now a veritable institution is...