What the first half of 2023 tells us about the state of the current art market
The first half of 2023 has gone by, and we now have a clearer understanding of the factors at play behind the havoc that was witnessed...
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The deep sincerity of Tracey Emin’s work
In the world of contemporary art, few artists have achieved the level of vulnerability and emotional intensity displayed by Tracey Emin....
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Daniel Richter: a master of contemporary art in the making
Daniel Richter started his life as a painter fairly late, as he took up studying painting at the age of thirty at the Hamburg Academy of...
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Aks Misyuta: an atypical artist evolving at a fast pace
Born in 1984 in Bryansk, Aks Misyuta is a contemporary Russian painter and sculptor known for her biomorphic shapes and her stark, almost...
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George Rouy: a young visionary in his own right?
At only 28 years old, George Rouy has attained an impressive level of artistic maturity. The young British painter already has a rich and...
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November sales: the slowdown of the art market is here
The last big auction season of the year has come to an end: the 2022 November sales are over, and the art market can finally reflect upon...
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« Long live Paris! »: the comeback of the city of light on the Contemporary Art scene
After several decades where Paris was somewhat overshadowed by its immediate British neighbour on the contemporary art market–with France...
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Lynne Drexler, the textbook case of an artist pushed by the art market
In a stellar display of what only the art market can produce, the prices for artworks by Lynne Drexler skyrocketed in the last few months...
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Past recessions and the art market: how to move forward for collectors
The most recent auctions in late June and early July display an important dip both in sales and prices, after the sales of May had...
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Three brilliant female painters who play with the ambiguity between characters and objects
Ulala Imai, Dominique Fung and Emily Ludwig Shaffer : in each of these three young figurative painter’s works, strange characters burst...
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The art market reached a new unexpected high during New York May sales
Despite a troubled international context—both economically and geopolitically—this year’s New York Spring sales were a huge success for...
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Our guide to the 59th Venice Biennale
This first edition of the Venice Biennale since the pandemic is a true success. Curated by American critic Cecilia Alemani, it is an ode...
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Derek Fordjour: the slow rise of a magician-painter
Derek Fordjour has become a key figure of the new figurative scene in the United States these past few years. A rare artist both in terms...
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Three young women sculptors who explore metamorphosis and transformation in their works
This week, we wanted to make you discover the work of Hanna Levy, Ivana Basic and Marguerite Humeau, three women sculptors in their...
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London March Auctions: the market remains stable despite a troubled international context
No one could have predicted that the auction sales in London this Spring would be held in such a troubled context. Given the return of...
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Frieze Los Angeles 2022: the city of Angels now ranks among the world’s leading art capitals
Frieze Los Angeles returned in the aftermath of the pandemic for a busy 2022 edition this February. Leading international galleries came...
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Three contemplative painters to watch closely
To inaugurate this new section of our newsletter, we wanted to share our love for three artists we follow: Daichi Takagi, Brice Guilbert...
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Christina Quarles: the next contemporary art classic?
At just 37, Christina Quarles has created a profoundly unique visual vocabulary that renews contemporary figurative painting. Obsessed by...
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Our complete guide through New York’s thriving Fall auctions
This November, the art market officially turned the page of the covid era in New York. The three main auction houses cumulated an...
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The mysterious characters of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
There is little doubt that Lynette Yiadom-Boakye is among the greatest portraitists of her generation. Her dreamlike paintings of black...
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