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Wonderful Display at Daniel Katz
Here is a great array of different works with Danny Katz at Tefaf. Two landscapes by the Norwegian Peder Balke (Danny donated a small jewel landscape to the National Gallery, London in November 2010,...
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Great American Collectors at the Turn of the 20th Century
Henry Huntington and Norton Simon As we are patiently waiting for spring to arrive in Europe (still snowing&ice cold!), it is nice to think of warmer places like California. On a beautiful warm...
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Japan’s first open-air art museum
Today we visited the impressive sculpture collection situated in beautiful landscape of Hakone, less than 100 km from Tokyo. Founded in 1969, Hakone Open-Air Museum is Japan’s first of its kind and has...
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A Dream Museum Designed by I.M. Pei
Today we visited the Miho Museum, a dream project for its controversial patron Mihoko Koyama, built in the Shiga mountains near Kyoto. Its world famous architect I.M. Pei (who also designed Louvre...
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Modigliani & Seated Goddess
While walking through the galleries at Miho Museum, we couldn’t help but notice the similar features of this late 3rd-early 2nd millennium BC chlorite/limestone sculpture of a seated goddess and the...
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London-based Artists on Display at Restaurant in Istanbul
Hoxton Art Projects of London just completed their first art project in Turkey, choosing artworks for display at the soon to open Duke Restaurant in Istanbul. HAP’s selection includes a large scale...
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Experience Istanbul in the Heart of London
If you are in London this week, you can experience everything Istanbul without having to get on a plane and actually getting there. At least that is what INN London is promising to its visitors at...
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After 10 Years of Renovations, Rijksmuseum Reopens this Week
View along the glass-enclosed atrium After 10 years of renovations, Rijksmuseum is finally ready to open its doors to public this Saturday. In this triumphant return, the museum’s original 1885...
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Istanbul through the eyes of Devrim Erbil
New York’s Ana Tzarev Gallery opened last night an exhibition of selected works by the Turkish artist Devrim Erbil (a very well attended preview with over 500 guests!) Erbil has made Istanbul’s...
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Billion Dollar Gift to the Met
Leonard Lauder in 2012 One of the greatest collection of Cubist paintings, drawings and paintings, put together over 40 years by the philanthropist Leonard Lauder is been gifted to the Metropolitan...
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Masterworks by Richter, Cezanne and Modigliani Among Sotheby’s Highlights
Gerhard Richter, “Abstraktes Bild” 1994oil on canvas, 225 x 200 cmSold for £21.3million at Sotheby’s London, 12th October 2012, Lot 15 We took advantage of the preview in London of highlights from the...
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Picasso’s Portraits Come to Life
On the right, Pablo Picasso “The Yellow Shirt (Dora Maar)” 1939 We found these fun re-interpretations of Picasso’s paintings by the Spanish fashion photographer Eugenio Recuenco. The Madrid based...
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Discovering Manet Through Old Masters
“Manet: Portraying Life” exhibition which closed recently at the Royal Academy in London was a great delight and rare opportunity to see some of Manet’s finest paintings. Yes it is true that the...
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All About Lowry this Summer at Tate Britain
Tate Britain is getting ready for its big summer exhibition of Laurence Stephen Lowry; “Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life” that opens on June 26th, which is the first Lowry exhibition held by a...
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Former Milk Depot Opens as Art Space in London
Dairy Art Centre is finally here! Opening on last Wednesday, newest addition to London’s long list of art spaces is the joint effort of the British collector Frank Cohen and Danish collector/advisor...
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Contemporary Collection in a Venetian Baroque Palazzo
Attilio Codognato is a famous Venetian jeweler and art collector, and thanks to Christie’s magazine, we take a look at his collection housed in his Baroque palazzo in Venice and learn about it from Mr....
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England’s First Prime Minister’s Art Collection Returns Home
England is ready to welcome back the amazing art collection of the First Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole, which was sold to Catherine the Great when Sir Robert’s heir was in need of cash. Now most of...
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From Dutch Masters to Contemporary
As this week marked Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicating the throne to her son Willem-Alexander, we are looking at two Dutch artists both of whom bring a sense of playfulness and fun to their...
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Pace Puts Another Memorable Calder Show: Calder After the War
We are getting used to commercial galleries putting on museum quality shows – think of Gagosian’s Picasso show a few years ago, and Fontana in New York last year, or White Cube’s Chuck Close that just...
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032c Cover with Nicolas Ghesquière and Charlotte Gainsbourg
Ghesquiere’s Greatist Hits at Balenciaga Although he left Balenciaga last November, designer Nicolas Ghesquière continues to captivate the press and secure editorials. But let’s not forget, he was...
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