Art from home — 10 of the best virtual museum experiences across the Rest of the World

David Walsh, the owner of Mona who built a fortune on gambling, is applying game theory to his museum’s Covid-19 strategy. Good chess players ‘prepare for the best move their opponent can make’, he said after shutting the museum’s doors. People need entertainment, however, as Walsh himself acknowledged. So Tim Steiner, the former tattoo-parlour manager from Zürich who offered […]

Hammer Projects: Njideka Akunyili Crosby

Njideka Akunyili Crosby‘s (b. 1983) large scale works on paper combine collage, drawing, painting, and printmaking, fusing African and American influences and creative traditions. Reflecting on contemporary, postcolonial African cosmopolitanism and her experiences as an expatriate living in America, her intimate paintings provide an important counter-narrative to the often troubled representation of Africa’s complex political […]

Where to Find Art Buyers and Meet Collectors

Where and how to find art buyers requires a combination of knowledge, strategy and persistence. However, there is no need to be frustrated, confused or mystified about finding art buyers. This article provides 16 ways to find them. I learned early in my art career that, like the old adage, you can’t judge a book […]

Artists you should collect – Kenny Wong

Artists Kenny Wong

Kenny Wong was born in 1987 in Hong Kong. Wong’s works explore the delicate relationship between daily experiences and perceptual stimulations by hybridising analogue and digital representations. Wong is interested in exploring visual patterns, motions, and sound textures, as well as presenting works in the form of computational kinetic sculptures. Wong actively works as a […]

New York, Monday, April 1–Saturday, April 27

Artists New York

1.  “The Painted Environment: Landscapes and Still Lifes by Harold Weston” at Gerald Peters Gallery Gerald Peters Gallery, NY presents an exhibition of landscape and still-life paintings by the American artist Harold Weston. Weston eschewed the urban aesthetic and imbued his landscapes with elements from the natural world. This show focuses on the works he created between […]

The Armory Show

The Armory Show

The Armory Show at the Piers in New York celebrated its 25th Anniversary by producing one of the best Art Fairs ever.  Traditionally the Fair covered Piers 94 and 92.  This year, due to the city’s advice that Pier 92 was too weak to hold the throng, the Fair added Pier 90, which displayed art in a […]

SOTHEBY’S FRANCE SETS A RECORD FOR HOUSE CONTENTS  

sotheby's auction

Mario Tavella, Chairman of Sotheby’s France and Chairman of Sotheby’s  Europe, exclaimed, “What a privilege it has been to orchestrate the final great sale of the legendary Pierre Berge – Yves Saint Laurent collection.  It has  been an adventure from start to finish.” Berge amassed a stunning collection of objects, his eclectic taste spanning  civilizations, […]