New York's Wild 80s

The work of Jean-Michel Basquiat is firmly rooted in U.S. art history of the 1980s, and his name is associated with artistic greats such as Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, and Jackson Pollock. But why was this decade so influential for the artist and what makes his art still so current?

by Marén Cohen Monroy, September 21, 2022
Kunstmarkt

Art collectors, just like artists, are challenged to propose an adequate price for an object. In order to estimate the price correctly, one basically only has to follow the logic behind the calculation. When one is about to buy, some factors make this often tricky assessment easier.

by Bettina Röhl, September 20, 2022
Washington, D.C.: The National Gallery of Art expands collection

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. welcomed 20 new Black artists to its collection about two years ago. The new acquisitions expanded the contemporary art department. Now they are on view in Called to Create: Black Artists of the American South from 18 September.

September 18, 2022
Louise Bourgeois' middle work – performance, sculptures and installations

Three works from the middle of her life tell of Louise Bourgeois' process of reappraisal: Janus Fleuri (1968), The Destruction of the Father (1974), and A Banquet/A Fashion Show of Body Parts (1978) deconstruct gender, the body, and one's own father. They bespeak the story of how Bourgeois therapized herself in mid-life and the pleasure she gained from destroying everything.

by Bettina Röhl, September 17, 2022
Ninth POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair opens

Around 7,000 guests strolled, marveled, bargained and networked yesterday at the opening of the ninth POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair. The following party on the tarmac of Tempelhof Airport then ushered in the weekend. Besides many successful sales, the jury had a hard time with the debut of the Zilkens Best Booth Award.  

September 16, 2022
POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair 2022

On 15 September, the art world will once again be looking to the German capital: the POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair will kick off at Tempelhof Airport. The fair is an official partner of Berlin Art Week and offers an exciting supporting programme again this year.

September 15, 2022
MoMa shows Wolfgang Tillmans' installations

Wolfgang Tillmans' partly experimental photographic art also left a lasting impression in the USA. With Wolfgang Tillmans. To look without fear, starting September 12, the Museum of Modern Art in New York dares to look through Tillmans' lens - his installations reveal what he sees in the present.

September 12, 2022
LACMA shows Korean art from 1897 to 1965

Over the past hundred years, Korea has been repeatedly influenced by external states - not only politically. The art of the respective countries also touched the techniques of the East Asian territory. With The Space Between. The Modern in Korean Art, LACMA will highlight this branch of modern Korean art history beginning Sept. 11.

September 11, 2022
Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art

On 10 September, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles opens three special exhibitions: Garrett Bradley: American Rhapsody, the artist's first museum presentation; Tala Madani: Biscuits, Madani's North American premiere; and Judith F. Baca: World Wall, featuring Baca's monumental 1987 work in a new context.

September 10, 2022
National Gallery - Winslow Homer's first exhibition in the UK

The U.S. and European art scenes are closely intertwined. Nevertheless, it happens from time to time that history has produced great artists whose names have not been heard so often on the other continent. With Winslow Homer, London's National Gallery will be presenting one of them from September 10.

September 09, 2022

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