The FIAC Online Viewing Rooms
The FIAC is the last fair to launch its digital version, with a very convincing preview. Stay tuned…
Art
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 Superstudio, a new Brussels exhibition pays homage to the power of their provocative images.
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 luxurious product, which is all the more amazing considering how complex the process is.
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 and progressive practice.
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 VIP opening).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 country.
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 accessibly priced furniture and art offered in upcoming sales.
The King’s Gambit: The Price of Gaming at the French Court
At the court of Versailles, people needed to know how to play the game in every sense to avoid being burned by the Sun. Today, the game is played at auction…
Art Market Overview: the Highest Prices in 2020
Every year, Artprice ranks the most expensive artworks sold at auction. The website posted very positive results for 2020, but scales of values decreased.
C for Cristallo
The sieges of Constantinople in 1204 and 1453 spurred the growth of a thriving luxury glassware trade in Europe. The invention of cristallo—thin, translucent glass—made Venice famous.
BRAFA in the Galleries: An International Fair
The Belgian government’s anti-Covid restrictions have not prompted the cancellation of BRAFA. However, the Brussels eclectic fair will take place not in an online viewing room but at participating galleries.
Living with Modern Art: The Henry and Rose Pearlman Collection
On long-term loan to the Princeton University Art Museum, the Henry and Rose Pearlman Collection encapsulates the enduring legacy of a collector fascinated with the experience of art.
Vera Molnar: Between Rigueur and Transgression
For this digital art pioneer “Art is an obsession; that’s all I think about,” even at age 96
The Oscar Kokoschka Collection: an all-encompassing curiosity
This cosmopolitan artist traveled the world in search of art, as the 300 objects in his collection attest. The foundation illustrates all the painter’s artistic phases—and detours.
George E. Ohr: Ceramics Worth Their Weight in Gold
Unappreciated at the time of their creation, George E. Ohr’s “art wares” are now among the most sought-after ceramics on the global market, with their sale prices consistently exceeding estimations and often surpassing Ohr’s own valuation of his pots—the equivalent of their weight in gold.
