8 Female Surrealists Who Are Not Frida Kahlo—from Meret Oppenheim to Dorothea Tanning

Mexican artist and cultural icon Frida Kahlo is arguably the world’s most famous female Surrealist, but women across the globe have long employed art to plumb the depths of dreams and the unconscious. As art historian Whitney Chadwick notes in LACMA’s catalogue In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United[…]

5 Things to Know about Investing in Art Right Now

  Deloitte released the fourth edition of its report on the state of art and finance earlier this month. The 2016 Art & Finance Report comes at a time when investors and art market players alike are experiencing a softening in the markets. Yet several indicators show that we can remain bullish about the future of[…]

Reykjavík’s Small But Lively Art Scene Welcomes Its Fourth Gallery

In the heart of Reykjavík, particularly on the main shopping thoroughfare of Laugavegur, there’s an overwhelming emphasis on tourism. The city center has maxed out on its quota of street-level restaurants; souvenirs stores dedicated to plush puffins and Nordic sweaters are ubiquitous; and new hotels vie for prime real estate. And while the impetus behind[…]

Beatriz Milhazes y Roberto Burle Marx en el Jewish Museum Nueva York

Nueva York, NY Desde el 6 de mayo y hasta el 18 de septiembre de 2016, el Jewish Museum presenta una instalación de Beatriz Milhazes y una muestra dedicada a Roberto Burle Marx. La obra presentada por Beatriz Milhazes (1960) es parte de una serie de comisiones solicitadas por el Jewish Museum. Este proyecto, que se[…]

Carlos Uribe Uribe

Santiago de los Caballeros, República Dominicana El Consejo de Directores de la Fundación Eduardo León Jimenes informó la designación del señor Carlos Uribe Uribe como director general del Centro León.Carlos Uribe es historiador, artista visual activo, administrador, gestor cultural y de procesos educativos incluyentes, así como curador especializado en artes, exdirector del reconocido Museo Casa[…]

Subastas latinamericanas de mayo

Las subastas de arte latinoamericano del mes de mayo, se realizaron después de los resultados de arte contemporáneo y moderno / impresionista, establecidos al comienzo de la temporada por  un mercado conservador y sin mayor sobresalto en el que se pagan precios altos por obras de alta calidad y que es tan selectivo como debe[…]

11 of the World’s Most Unusual Artist Residencies

There’s nothing “usual” about an artist residency. Each year, droves of artists undergo these rite-of-passage programs, taking weeks or months (sometimes even years) to transplant their artmaking practices to remote studios or isolated cabins, to a neighborhood art space or a major museum, to a desert bungalow or a lakeside campus reminiscent of a summer[…]

Art Impressionniste et Moderne

Beginning with the Fauves, a striking view of a Corsican town by Auguste Herbin and a hypnotic Egyptian beauty by Kees van Dongen the Paris sale offers an exciting selection of works by major Modern artists. We move from the Champs Elysées with an important cityscape by Pierre Bonnard to the animated skies of Marc Chagall[…]

Subasta de Arte Latinoamericano en Christie´s

Obras de cuatro colombianos se vendieron en 446.500 dólares, durante la subasta de Arte Latinoamericano de Phillips en Nueva York. Mañana, 25 de mayo, y el jueves, Christie’s realizará en el Rockefeller Center de Nueva York su subasta de Arte Latinoamericano. En la venta participarán 21 obras de los colombianos Fernando Botero, Olga de Amaral, Pedro[…]