Vigée Le Brun: A Delayed Tribute to a French Trailblazer
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun at the Grand Palais (through January 11) is first time Vigée Le Brun is being given a monographic exhibition in her native France. The show will also travel to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in February and … More…
Ai Weiwei finds ‘listening devices’ hidden in Beijing studio
After returning home from his first trip overseas in four years, Chinese Pop artist, Ai Weiwei discovered listening devices hidden behind electrical sockets in his studio. According to The Guardian, Ai has posted several pictures and videos on instagram as … More…
Painting of the Day (AVAILABLE): Gen Paul’s “Le Grenouillère”
Source: Le Grenouillère – we just added this amazing work by the 20th century School of Paris artist Gen Paul (1895-1975) to our available online inventory. The scene depicted – La Grenouillère – was a popular middle-class resort consisting of a spa, … More…
PETA Sues on Behalf of a Monkey!
I am sorry, but some things are just really stupid and suing a photographer for using selfie images of a monkey ranks among the more stupid. Don’t people have better things to do with their time and money? To read … More…
Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat, at the Courtauld
Short review of the current show at the Courtauld Gallery – “Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat” that runs through January 17. I did find it interesting that her ‘copy’ of Seurat’s The Bridge at Courbevoie was done from a photo in … More…
‘Mark Rothko: A Retrospective’ at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
For those fans of Mark Rothko’s works, here is Lance Esplund’s take on the current exhibition (which runs through January 24) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. As the subtitle states: the exhibition offers a look inside Rothko’s artistic process … More…
Comments on the Art Market: Volume 178
Source: Newsletter Archives – Volume 178 of our Comments on the Art Market was just posted to our web site. We cover the upcoming Reflecting the Real exhibition, New about our artists, Stocks, Tales from the Dark Side, Really and Art … More…