Art & Art Market
Art Basel Dives into Anti-Money Laundering Regulations
On February 25, Art Basel staged a conference to shed light on how art professionals were coping with new anti-money laundering regulations on both sides of the Atlantic.
Published on April 29, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Dismantling the Museum: Dan Hicks on the Benin Bronzes and Cultural Restitution
In his recent book The Brutish Museums, Dan Hicks calls for the radical rethinking of Western museums. He uses the case of the Benin Bronzes to call for the return…
Published on April 28, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
The Salvation of Parisian Churches?
When she became mayor of Paris in 2015, Anne Hidalgo made the restoration of religious monuments the spearhead of her heritage policy. Her "church plan", which ended in 2020, is…
Published on April 21, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Spain Through American Eyes: A Pioneering Exhibition at the Chrysler Museum of Art
The exhibition “Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel, 1820-1920” examines the widespread and, until now, under-appreciated influence of Spanish art and culture on American painting.
Published on April 20, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
The Paris Biennale and the Fatal Fakes
The Biennale de Paris [soon to be replaced by EX.Paris – Ed.] has ceased to exist without reaching its 50th anniversary.
Published on April 19, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Meissen Figurines Are Back in Vogue
Now that kitsch is back in style, these small, refined objects are increasingly in demand.
Published on April 16, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
NFTs: What Are People Really Buying?
Prices for NFTs have skyrocketed in recent weeks, but huge misunderstandings remain about what people are actually buying. What is going on?
Published on April 15, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Léonard Gianadda, Creator of the Foundation in Martigny
In French-speaking Switzerland, Martigny, where Julius Caesar covered himself in glory, there lives another conqueror: Léonard Gianadda, who set up a foundation that hosts memorable exhibitions. The next one is…
Published on April 14, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Strike MoMA Begins Dismantling One of NYC’s Flagship Museums
A coalition of New York City community activists, museum workers and artists has called for a ten-week strike against the Museum of Modern Art as a transitional period in which…
Published on April 13, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Van Gogh: An Auction Rollercoaster
The auction of this view of Montmartre was beset by a series of human and technological errors.
Published on April 13, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
The Louvre: Intrigue at Court
The reappointment of Jean-Luc Martinez as head of the Louvre was dictated by a certain logic. With a determined spirit that gained him not a few enemies, he set about…
Published on April 1, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
The Spirit of Modern Art: The Société Anonyme Collection
Hailed as the first museum of modern art in the U.S., the Société Anonyme was founded by artists Katherine S. Dreier, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray. Its collection offers a…
Published on March 31, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Virtual Reality with Conor Harrington
Conor Harrington is fortunate to be able to express himself on walls around the world, but his work seldom goes under the hammer on this side of the Channel.
Published on March 29, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
The Art Market by UBS and Art Basel: 2020 Could Have Been Worse
A big drop, it's true, but not a collapse. The art market seems to have held up reasonably well in the face of Covid 19, according to The Art Market,…
Published on March 29, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
RIP Biennale, Welcome Ex.Paris
Don't forget the lavish decorations by Pizzi, Wilmotte, Graf and Grange, September’s warmth under the glass roof of the light-drenched Grand Palais and the head-spinning maze of huge aisles where…
Published on March 26, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Brett Gorvy, on Navigating New Realities as Gallerist
We talked to Brett Gorvy, the co-founder of Lévy Gorvy, former Christie’s Chairman, and Instagram sensation, about the changing horizons of today’s art market, the gallery’s forward-thinking approach with pop-ups,…
Published on March 25, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Art Dubai: Fairs Are Starting Up Again
The Emirates are hosting one of the first physical fairs of the year.
Published on March 25, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Between the Primary and Secondary Markets, Galleries Wear Two Hats
This spring, Emmanuel Perrotin will open his ninth space in the heart of Paris’s Golden Triangle focusing on the purchase and resale of works on the secondary market. Contemporary art…
Published on March 25, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Frick Madison: Xavier F. Salomon Discusses the Transformation from Mansion to Bauhaus
After three years’ planning, the Frick Collection has just reopened in Marcel Breuer’s Brutalist 945 Madison Avenue, on lease from the Met while the historic East 70th Street mansion undergoes…
Published on March 17, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Vincent Van Gogh in Paris: A Turning Point
In March 1886, the Dutch painter arrived in Paris, where he lived for two years. One hundred and thirty-five years later to the month, a key work from this seminal…
Published on March 16, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Death of Olivier Dassault, Heir to an Industrial Empire and Impassioned Photographer
Olivier Dassault, who died in a helicopter crash on March 7 at the age of 69, was a French politician, a composer and an accomplished photographer.
Published on March 16, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
The Rodin Museum and its Bronzes
Like all cultural institutions, the Rodin Museum in Paris is struggling with Covid-19’s repercussions. But the museum has a unique asset enabling it to weather the storm: its status as…
Published on March 16, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Kupka’s Legendary Brittany
Long hidden away in a Breton collection, this major painting by the Czech artist will soon change hands. A link between two periods, the enigmatic landscape recalls the intense spirituality…
Published on March 12, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
The Tubogas: The Amazing Tube That Revolutionized Watchmaking
The Tubogas is a flexible metal pipe patented in 1881. In the 1940s, it was discovered by jewelers, who gave it a glittering future.
Published on March 10, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Women Painters at the Turn of the 19th Century: A Decisive Step Towards Recognition
After struggling to exist as artists, women painters of the turn of the 19th century have begun to set records. This is not revenge, but well-deserved recognition.
Published on March 10, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
The Louvre and Cy Twombly: The Ceiling of Discord
The squabble between the Louvre and the Cy Twombly Foundation over the renovation of the Salle des Bronzes, whose ceiling the artist frescoed in 2010, might be a run-in whose…
Published on March 6, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
The Highly Exclusive St. Moritz
Lying in the Upper Engadine at an altitude of 1,856 m, the village of St. Moritz becomes a holiday home for many collectors each winter.
Published on March 5, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
French State Seizes Historic Saint Denis Windows Right Before Auction
The forced withdrawal from a January 27 Pierre Bergé sale at Drouot of two stained glass windows from the abbey church of Saint-Denis illustrates the Ministry of Culture’s high-handedness and…
Published on March 3, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
“Œuvres Choisies”: An Imaginary Menagerie and More
You never know what awaits you in an "Œuvres Choisies" exhibition, the collectively organized shows of objects that most excite dealers in their upcoming sales. What immediately stands out in…
Published on March 2, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Wols Between Myth and Reality
A fascinating figure of the post-war Parisian art scene, Wols was a genuine myth in the 1950s-1960s. Nicknamed the “French Pollock”, he was mostly praised for his abstract oil paintings.
Published on March 2, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
A Collection of Furniture by Gabriel Viardot, Master of Japanism
A major figure in Japanism during the late 19th century, Gabriel Viardot designed to showcase and drawing-room furniture inhabited by dragons and bedecked with mother-of-pearl.
Published on March 2, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
A Painting by Lee Ufan Makes its Debut at Auction
Over forty years after it was produced, a work typifying the Korean artist's formal explorations is appearing on the market for the first time.
Published on March 1, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Russian Treasures
Icons, silverware and Imperial memorabilia... Russia enjoys a long tradition of excellence fostered by Imperial academies and manufactories.
Published on February 28, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Audemars-Piguet, Between Modernity and Tradition
The Audemars Piguet museum-workshop unveils its heritage collection in a new avant-garde building, boasting an image halfway between tradition and innovation, and a certain boldness.
Published on February 27, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
The Guelph Treasure: Back to Square One
The Supreme Court of the United States has left the fate of the Guelph Treasure unresolved. On February 3, the justices dismissed the case brought by descendants of victims of…
Published on February 26, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
The FIAC Online Viewing Rooms
The FIAC is the last fair to launch its digital version, with a very convincing preview. Stay tuned...
Published on February 26, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
The Sublime Dystopian Visions of Superstudio
Their sublime, dystopian visions of the future were extreme and unbuildable, but they influenced a whole generation of architects. Fifty-five years after the founding of the radical Italian architecture collective…
Published on February 26, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
L for lace
Lace is an intricate, openwork fabric without weft or warp featuring a wide range of techniques and motifs. Linen, cotton, silk, gold and silver thread are used to make this…
Published on February 16, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Crystal Bridges: The Museum that Walmart Built
Initially criticized for its links to the retail giant, ten years on the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has surprised many in the world of culture for its innovative…
Published on February 15, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
FIAC Goes Online
The Paris contemporary art fair has released the list of participants in its first Online Viewing Rooms from March 2 to 7 (the first two days are reserved for the…
Published on February 15, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Anne-Marie Springer, Collector of Love Letters
On the occasion of Valentine's Day, the Swiss author of books dedicated to her collection of intimate letters, testifies to a passion born twenty-seven years ago.
Published on February 15, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Brexit: It’s a Done Deal!
The United Kingdom and the European Union managed to find common ground just in time—more than four years after a referendum whose consequences were exceedingly ill-prepared. What are the implications…
Published on February 8, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Louis-Philippe Returns to his Châteaux
With numerous preemptions of objets d'art connected with his family, a new chapter of history is being written for "Le Roi des Français." Welcome to the gallery of the Orléans.
Published on February 5, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Georgina Adam: What’s Next After Brexit?
After four years of hesitation and negotiations, Brexit is now a reality. Georgina Adam, an international art specialist, analyses the initial effects.
Published on February 4, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Cultural Goods Exports: Value Thresholds in France Reassessed
Art market professionals have won the day: on December 28, after a long consultation process, the French government adopted a decree raising the value thresholds above which a certificate is…
Published on February 4, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Plundered Books: the “Shocking Dispersion”
Furniture and artworks were not the only items plundered during the Second World War. Books were also targeted and on a much larger scale.
Published on January 29, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Jean Dunand and the Normandie: A Temple of Art Deco
Eighteen monumental lacquer wall panels made by an extraordinary artist for the smoking room of the Normandie will soon go under the hammer in Le Havre.
Published on January 28, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Art Market Overview: Gerald Chukwuma On the Rise
Born in Nigeria in 1973, Gerald Chukwuma (a graduate of the University of Nigeria, where he met El Anatsui) is now considered one of the most dynamic artists in his…
Published on January 28, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
Deep-Sea Diving in Luxury
Rolex watches are omnipresent in auction rooms and increasingly sought-after, including as a safe investment. The Sea-Dweller is an example.
Published on January 25, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
Art & Art Market
2021 Opens with “Drouot Déco”
The year’s first installment of "Drouot Déco", a regular exhibition co-organized by auction house experts, is on view in Room 2 through January 25th. It assembles an eclectic lot of…
Published on January 21, 2021
By Nicky Griggs
