Gender Parity On The Art Market, Myth or Reality?: Top Stories Interview

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Gender parity on the art market,

Top stories myth or reality?
Page 5
It seems that gender equality in the world of employment has not yet been
Interview
achieved. How does it look like in the particular world of art? To find an answer, one
Sculpture & Patrice just has to visit art fairs or analyse auction sale results from the past few years to
Bellanger
conclude that male artists form the majority. Of course, there are important female
Page 7 artists, but there is no balance yet between the genders. Moreover, the situation is
the same in the whole art sector.
Museums It should be noted that the artist’s figure was exclusively masculine until the last thirty
Page 9 years of the 20th century. Looking at the past, this trend was much stronger for the
reason that there are hardly any female artists that left their trace in the art history.
Interview
Arnaud Dubois of the
lnstitut du Patrimoine
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Galleries
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Interview
Sonia Pastor
of the SEM-Art gallery
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Three questions for

the FrenchFries
collective
Page 20 LOUISE BOURGEOIS (1911-2010)
Spider, 1995.
Data signed 'LB'
Richard Artschwager 47 × 155 × 102 cm.
Estimation: € 1,000,000 - 1,500,000
Page 21 Auctioned : € 3,425,000
©Christie's Images, Ltd, 2012
Artists
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Reasons of the conflict
Auctions
According to a study led by sociologist Séverine Sofio, female artists were always
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had poor relations with art history, mostly due to the fact that their art was
extremely rarely discussed, and when discussed it was at their disadvantage.
Fairs & festivals According to Victor Hugo’s answer to a letter from his fiancée Adèle — Lettre à la
Page 27 fiancée, from Sunday 3 February 1822, who asked his opinion about her painter
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myth or reality?
friend: “This young person about or to the Académie, their careers are more qualified than men in the
whom you wrote to me did not consequently appeared more art sector and their number
succeed in becoming an artist and anonymous than the ones of their constantly increases. The Clore
that ruined her reputation. It is male colleagues. The main reason report on “women in power in
enough for a woman to make one for that was the absence of women creative and cultural sectors”
of her aspects public so that in the art world’s highest positions. confirmed that there are 2.5 male
people think she totally belongs to In addition, not all the “ateliers” directors for 1 female, and even
them. How can you expect a young were opened for women, mixed less when it comes to senior
girl to keep her imagination pure classes were out of the question. positions. Among female leaders,
and her lifestyle innocent after the Nevertheless, following the trend only 75% want to stay in their
s t u d i e s n e ce ss a r y t o p ra c t i ce of the last years of the Ancien positions, compared to 100% of
painting? [...] Do not think, Adèle, Régime, in the first half of the 19th their male colleagues. This may be
that I put women painters next to century, most of the best renowned explained by the common fact that
the women prostitutes. It is only artists (David, Regnault, Ingres, women are managers in the art
t h e fa c t t h a t s h e l o o s e s h e r Delaroche, Cogniet, Steuben, sector but men have the actual
reputation by attracting the world’s Watelet…) opened female sections power…
disrepute in spite of her perfect in their studios.
b e h av i o u r. ” I t l o o k s l i ke t h i s Women may now speak
approach still lays somewhere Feminine answer to machismo Opinions cross-check, which is a
deep down people’s minds and Friendships formed during their sign of the common impression
until now, though in a more subtle studies are often maintained and shared by all women working in the
manner, it stands behind the fact used by the artists throughout their art sector. In fact, issuing from the
that women are still trapped. careers. There was indeed a kind of survey led online by Artinfo and
Again, according to Séverine Sofio’s “female solidarity”. Female artists Spigel on a sample group of the art
study on the group of art fairs asked for support from upper class market’s stakeholders, four main
exhibitors between 1791 and women rather than men, maybe also conclusions can be drawn:
1848, female artists were by fear of placing themselves In general, change has been in
numerous in the first half of the incriminating situations. Empress process for the past twenty years.
19th century on all levels of artistic Joséphine, then the Duchesse of Previously, machismo had more
practice, but at the same time, Berry, namely proved to be impact on women’s careers but
according to the “glass roof” law, generous supporters and protectors there is still a lot to be done
there were a lot of them in less of numerous female artists. By the e s p e c i a l l y by wo m e n h o l d i n g
prestigious sectors and they end of the 18th century, sending a important positions, namely as
gradually disappeared while daughter to an art course was a gallery owners. For instance, Mary
climbing the hierarchy ladder to be common practice in the bourgeoisie Sabbatino, the vice-president of
completely excluded from and aristocratic circles. the Lelong Gallery, on the Art Show
decision-making positions. of the Art Dealers Association of
Finally, female artists took part in Evolution of mentalities? America, presented an exhibition
the most prestigious field of The world record price for an titled “Here First” featuring works
artistic practice. For instance, artwork produced by a woman is by Louise Bourgeois, Kate
during the French July Monarchy, $10.7m and it was set for Spider Shepherd and Catherine Yass. It
the number of female artists (2003) by Louise Bourgeois, sold at seems that female solidarity should
e x h i b i t i n g re l i g i o u s p a i n t i n g s Christie’s in November 2011. As for be considered once again…
increased regularly, from 3% in a living artist, the record is $6.6m, The second conclusion: over the
1833 to 11% in 1844, next to 15% established in November as well past few years, art has emphasised
of male artists in the same field, for Cady Noland’s Oozewald (1989) its speculative value insomuch that
during the same year. at Sotheby’s. During the same sale, gallery owners, collectors and
a painting by Clyfford Still was museums prefer male art because
As for access to artistic education… p u r c h a s e d fo r $ 6 1 . 7 m , w h i l e it is a better investment, while
What is very important is the another work by Gerhard Richter large exposure at museums and
influence of artistic institutions fetched $20.8m. galleries provides male artists with
thoughout the course of male a better reputation. Vicious circle…
artists’ careers: as women were not Ill-qualification or side-lining? In fact, in October 2010, the Art
admitted neither to the École des A study led by The Guardian in Dealers Association of America,
Beaux-Arts nor the to Prix de Rome March 2012 showed that women organised a meeting led by Linda

myth or reality?
Blumberg, titled “A Woman’s Worth: directed by a woman for the woman and two men: Carolyn
Female Artists in the Marketplace”. second time in the event’s history. Christov-Bakargiev, Larry Gagosian
She noticed that the association’s She chose the same number of and Ai Weiwei. The list was made
members were aware of the male and female artists which was from observations of influences
i m b a l a n ce b e t we e n m a l e a n d sensational, but we should notice and interests in the sector of the
female artists, in terms of market t h a t i t w a s a g a i n a wo m a n’ s contemporary market throughout
prices and that they were trying to initiative. There are more women the year, not from judgements or
equilibrate them but this price teaching at the Düsseldorf Art prejudices. Curator Carolyn
correction evolved very slowly. Academy than ever before, but still Christov-Bakargiev, ranked at first
Sarah Sze, an artist and professor at out of 27 professors there are only place, represents a big step
the Columbia University School of 5 women. forward because in 2011 she was
the Art, explained that this Last but not least, the media are ranked at the fourteenth position.
phenomenon is only due to the partially responsible for the This feminine presence on the first
return of political correctness. s i t u a t i o n . Fo r i n s t a n ce , a r t i s t position is exceptional, indeed it is
Indeed, the same subject was Katharina Fritsch based in even unprecedented according to
under strong debate in the 1990s Düsseldorf , who had exhibitions at the comments posted on the site
and then it was dropped. This the Tate in London and the MoMA after the release of this list… So,
silence is a big mistake which in New York, had very little media the next focus on the war of
results in apathy. coverage in Germany. She had to genders in one hundred years and
The third conclusion indicates that ask to gain visibility. In an who knows, maybe there will be
machismo in the art sector is not interview for the Spiegel, Georg men fighting for gender parity…■
specific to one country or the Baselitz stated that women are not
o t h e r. I n f a c t , a c c o r d i n g t o as good painters as men, which
Josephine Meckseper, a German sparked off a debate on American,
a r t i s t l i v i n g i n N e w Yo r k , European and English art blogs,
theoretically doors are opened to whereas in Germany it was left with
both sexes, but actually it is no no comment.
more than a wishful thinking. The
world is focused on male artists. Male collectors vs female
Sexism in art is equal in the United collectors
States and in Germany, though it Artnews published its list of Top
may be well hidden, which makes it 200 collectors of 2012. On the
even more difficult to fight. Anne- podium, there are couples Hélène
Marie Bonnet, an art history and Bernard Arnault, followed by
professor in Bonn, shares Debra and Léon Black and Edythe L.
Meckseper’s point of view, by and Ell Broad. The rest of the top
saying that the German artistic 10 features two more couples, the
scene has remained in the 1950s Cohens and the Lauders, four men:
when it comes to gender issues. Chen, Mavromatis, Niarchos and
Indeed, the New National Gallery in Pinault and only one woman,
Berlin over the last years has Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin
organised twelve solo shows, only Khalifa Al Thani, the fourteenth
one of which was devoted to a daugther of the current Emir of
woman, an American artist. At the Qatar. Finally, this debate ends
Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, with a sense of calm, because there
which opened in 2002, there were are five couples in the collectors’
66 male artists on display in top 10. It looks like the balance is
contrast to only 18 female artists. achieved on this level. At the end
2012 was even worse because the what better illustrates the
museum organised a show titled influences in the art world than the
“Woman,” showcasing works by people who actually buy art… But
three men who chose a female according to the list of the 100
body as their main subject. Not to most influential people in the art
be completely pessimistic, in 2012 world published by the ArtReview
the Documenta in Kassel was in 2012, the top 3 belong to one
Top stories…
ARTICLE OF THE WEEK…
Purchasing art online: where, who, what?
Hiscox and ArtTactic’s report centred on online art trading The mediums targeted by online sales are quite varied.
compiles a list of surveys on the perception and behaviour Unique pieces are priorities but the online selections are
of online buyers. similar to those found at physical exhibition spaces. About
Based on TEFAF’s report, Artactic explains that the weight of 40% of the professionals who took the survey reported that
online art sales has reached the level of 1.6% today. The they bought limited editions. Moreover, 45% purchased
totality of the art market is set at $56bn, and the paintings, about 40% bought photographs and 20% chose
transactions conducted online amounted to $870m in 2012. drawings. As for price ranges, acquisitions also varied
Artactic’s report predicts that in 2017, the online art sales whereas more than 30% of the persons surveyed purchased
market should progress by 19%, to reach an amount of $2.1bn. works ranging from £1,000 to £10,000. 14% said that they
Where do they make their purchases? acquired artworks for prices amounting to less than £50,000.
64% of the persons who took the survey have already A new market for new clients: the gallery owners who were
purchased art online. Among the group, the study focuses on questioned during this survey mentioned that online buyers
the influences of the types of buyers on their consumer are mostly new clients. While 28% of gallery owners sell
behaviour. In fact, while 56% of online purchases made by their online works to clients who have already visited their
men are done during online auction sales, this is not the physical galleries, 72% of online purchasers are new clients.
case for 26% of women purchasers. And for both men (48% As for the method of this study, the persons who took the
of purchases) and women (52%), the websites of galleries survey are 101 art buyers, 130 international art collectors
are more consulted than completely virtual galleries. (who spend more than £75,000/year) and 58 gallery owners
What do they purchase? and traders of contemporary art.
AWARDS… COPYRIGHTS…
Project applications open for the 7th
edition of the Prix De Photographie Marc International plagiarism draws attention to
Ladreit De Lacharrière – Académie des Beaux-Arts problems concerning the implementation of
Until 21 June 2013, candidates of the 7 th edition of the Prix De the artist rights protection laws in China
Photographie Marc Ladreit De Lacharrière – Académie des Beaux-Arts are Italian sculptor Claudio Capotondi, the
free to submit their projects. laureate of the prestigious Michelangelo
The Académie des Beaux-Arts created the Prix de Photographie in 2007 Award in 2000, felt that he was the victim of a
through the initiative of Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière, a member of the “theft” when his gallery sent him a picture of
Académie. The prize intends to allow experienced photographers to create a sculpture exhibited in Kunshan.
significant projects of their choice and make them known to the public. With Surprisingly, the sculpture in question is a
a grant of €15,000, it awards French photographers or photographers giant replica of his sculpture titled
working in France, without any age limit, as authors of original photographic Sferosnodo, created in bronze in 1978 and in
projects that should be created the year following the awarding of the prize, marble in 1983. This replica is based on a
in order to restore it as an exhibition at the Palais de l’Institut de France. The model of his sculpture exhibited in Shanghai
theme and means of creation are free of choice. at the Chinese gallery partnering with the
The prize will be attributed in October 2013 and awarded in November during
artist. After a few vain attempts to settle
a ceremony. The previous laureates were Malik Nejmi (2007), Jean-François matters abroad, Capotondi now plans to travel
Spricigo (2008), Thibaut Cuisset (2009), Marion Poussier (2010), Françoise
to China in order to initiate any appropriate
Huguier (2011) and Katharine Cooper (2012).
proceedings, since the problem concerns the
identity clarification of the owner of the
The Design Museum in London announces the laureates of the 2013 contest
The Design Museum in London has announced the names of the seven replica. His goal is to at least gain recognition
for the artwork.
laureates of the different categories of its annual Design contest. The identity
of the winner of all the categories will be announced on 16 April 2013. In parallel, he decided to list his sculptures
Here are the laureates of the seven categories: for the section dedicated on his website. According to his Chinese
to “Architecture”: Frédéric Druot, Anne Lacaton and Jean-Philippe Vassal lawyer, Lifang Dong, who is currently based in
with Tour Bois-Le-Prêtre. For the “Digital” section, GOV.UK (a website Rome and specialises in Chinese regulations
referencing all of the British government’s Internet platforms) created by concerning intellectual property, “copyright is
the Government Digital Service. For the “Fashion” category, Lisa certainly protected by the law in China, but
Immordino Vreeland with Diana Vreeland: The eye has to travel. As for talking about the law in general is quite
“Furniture,” Konstantin Grcic with the creation of Medici chair for different from applying it.” Diana Rulli, an
Mattiazzi. The “Graphic” category awarded John Morgan Studio for Venice Italian lawyer specialising in intellectual
architecture biennale identity. The section dedicated to “Products,” property, said herself on Italian television
ColaLife and PI Global with Kit Yamoyo. And for the last “Transportation” that it is “an obvious case of plagiarism… but
category, the award was presented to Vitamins from Maddak Inc. for bringing the case to the Chinese government
Morph folding. is no mean feat.”
The jury of the 2013 edition included Johanna Agerman Ross (editor of T h e a r t i s t h oweve r a d m i t t e d t o b e i n g
Disegno), Amanda Levete (architect), Olga Polizzi (design director for Rocco impressed by the replica: “they are excellent
Forte Hotels), Sarah Raven (garden designer), Griff Rhys Jones (actor and craftsmen over there. It is a complex structure
programme anchor), Nicolas Roope (designer) and Ilse Crawford (designer – and the copy is much bigger than my
director of the jury). original.”
Top stories…
JUSTICE…
Sentencing of Chinese art trader Gao Ping Parisian second-hand goods dealer accused of selling fakes on eBay
A Spanish court has decided to sentence the A parisian second-hand goods dealer was arrested under the charges of
Chinese art trader to a preventive detention, as selling fake artworks on eBay.
he is strongly suspected to have headed a The man was buying unsigned paintings worth a few hundreds euros,
network of massive money laundering in Spain. restoring them, adding a renown signature before putting them on sale on
The court thus sentenced the trader to return eBay with important capital gain. His storage was sealed while on 5 April
to prison. He was arrested in October 2012 he was accused of fraud, forgery and swindle by Parisian judge Dominique
along with a dozen Chinese suspects in the Bibal-Séry. The defendant was set free after paying a caution of €80,000.
framework of the investigation “Operation The “business” came to an end thanks to the alerted admirer of artist
Emperor” launched by the police. But the court Pierre-Edouard Frère (1819-1886) who found his favourite and informed
released him on bail the month following his OCBC (Central Office Against the Traffic of Cultural Goods).
arrest, for reasons regarding the procedural The seller is a 59 years old man who owns a shop located in the 9th district
irregularities relating to his detention. The in Paris. Detectives confirmed the charges and found out the man’s home
Spanish Supreme Court, the highest criminal address. A policeman quoted in Le Monde adds that “The signatures were
court, ordered his return to prison on Tuesday added on numerous canvases, therefore it was not a unique incident.”
16 April 2013 in order to prevent him from
trying to leave the country, but mostly because Fabergé egg worth €1m found at the Swiss French border
of the importance of the crime he is suspected A golden Easter egg by Fabergé, holding an estimate between €800,000
to have committed. He is in fact suspected of and €1m, was found near to the Swiss French border. It was transported by
having laundered €300,000 in one year, three Belarussian men, as stated by the Annemasse (Haute-Savoie) police.
committed tax frauds and bribed civil workers According to the official press release, the egg was stolen in 2009 during
in order to obtain official documents. During the burglary in the Kuweit of an import-export company based in Geneva.
this operation, the police also seized €10m in The artwork is a golden egg filled with precious stones, around 25cm ×
cash as well as 200 cars and some weapons, 19cm. It contains over 1kg of gold and several hundreds of precious stones.
jewellery and artworks. Fabergé eggs are precious objects created by jeweller Pierre-Karl Fabergé.
Gao comes from Zhejiang in the northeast of The most famous eggs of the Maison de Fabergé were created for
China and owns art galleries in Madrid and Alexander III and Nicholas II of Russia, who gave them to their wives,
Peking. The date of his final sentencing is respectively Maria Fedorovna and Alexandra Fedorovna on the occasion of
unknown for the meantime. Easter. Of the 50 eggs produced, 42 are still in good condition.
Interview…
MEETING WITH PATRICE BELLANGER
In his gallery located 136, rue du faubourg Saint

Honoré, in Paris, Patrice Bellanger is one of the few
gallery owners offering exclusively 17 th , 18 th and
19 th -century sculptures. Loyal to statuary art for
many years, he invites the 17 th -century painting from
art dealer Éric Coatalem to trouble his univers made
of marble, plaster and terra cotta. Art Media Agency
met with this man of passion to listen to him talk
mostly about corrida and less about sculpture. If you
try, you may even meet him at the Plaza de Torros
tribunes cheering his favourite toreador, José Tomás.
If that does not sound appealing, you can always
visit the exhibition held in his gallery until 11 May
or take time to follow his tips and read La sculpture
de soi by Michel Onfray or his text concerning Statue
du Colleone by Verrocchio.
Patrice Bellanger ©Oleg Covian
How does one become an expert in the field of 17 th, 18th and
19th century sculpture?
I am a son and grandson of antique dealers that offered
exceptional objects. My parents always bought what they liked
and in the majority of cases sold the objects to other art dealers.
Their activity was in my opinion too subjective and it bothered me
a little. But just because of vanity I wanted to sell artworks. I was a
second-hand goods and antiques dealer and sculpture was a love
at first sight.
Doesn’t this precise period limit you?

Well, of course I bought and sold modern sculpture, Ruhlmann,
Jean Michel Frank, Dunand as well, but I stopped because I had
the impression of constantly chasing names and the unceasing
price increase did not suit me either. That made me unpolite and I
quit.
And what about contemporary art?

You would have to come to my place! Generally I stopped on Miró.
More recent art does not appeal to you?

No, it is a question of understanding. If we do not understand, we
cannot like. We are not able to form an opinion without knowing
the elements that make an artwork a good one. I believe more in
knowledge than emotions. Emotions are subjective and I do not
like them. Passion should be something anchored in human
nature. But it’s not true! Emotions are evoked by conscious or
unconscious culture. If we take for instance Van Gogh, he never
sold a painting in his life because people did not understand him,
and if the Japanese appreciate Van Gogh it is only because they
find in his works a kind of sensibility which is close to theirs.
E ve r y t h i n g go e s t h ro u g h o u r h e a d s a n d e m e rge s f ro m
comprehension, reasoning and knowledge. Saint Jerome (47 × 34 × 17)
Camillo Rusconi (1658 - 1728)
Interview…
MEETING WITH PATRICE BELLANGER
How do you explain the fact that

sculpture is in poor relations with
art history and the art market? A
lack of consciousness?
There are few objects and no
market, which leads to an enormous
l a c k of d o c u m e n t a t i o n a n d i n
consequence a lack of
consciousness. This is not a
revelation, Diderot already noticed
that in his times: people want to
paintings, no one wants to see
sculptures. Péguy said that as well.
It was repeated so many times, that
is has to be true!
Was sculpture part of your first

purchase?
Yes! The first object that I bought
was a small wooden sculpture that
is not interesting at all but I
re l i g i o u s l y g u a rd i t . T h i s f i rs t
purchase allowed me to progress
since.
What do you like in sculpture?

It is more objective that other
mediums. It is a cubic art that is to
be seen from every angle, which is
very demanding. The sculpture
follows the criteria of proportion,
aesthetics and light that are much Virgin and Child with Saint Jean-Baptiste (50 ×43 × 20)
stricter than in any other art form. A Rombouts Pauwels know as Pauli (1625 - 1690)
painter can decide on the light that
he includes in his compositions.
Sculpture is present in architecture, I would say that there are some museums I am not a fan of art fairs which are like
urban planning and politics. These to visit, such as the Louvre, Orsay and big supermarkets of art and antiques,
are the reasons why I love it. eventually the Piscine in Roubaix! Some while galleries are selling out.
time ago, I had a problem with collectors
Why do you mix painting and who had a beautiful collection of drawings Is there a contemporary sculptor that
sculpture in your exhibition? and wanted to turn to sculpture. They you find interesting?
It is a mix that works! Usually, I do asked me what would I suggest. I did not Not really. We see a lot of monumental
not show painting or drawing in my know what to say. You have to work before artworks but very few sculptors.
gallery to allow visitors to fully throwing yourself in collecting something
concentrate on sculpture, which has and know precisely your interest, your What do you think about the
a tendency to vanish next to other passion. appointment of Jean-Luc Martinez as
forms of art. This temporary event the Louvre’s director?
w h i c h j o i n s t o g e t h e r t h e t wo Who are your clients? I think that this is a wonderful choice.
mediums permits to present They are people with passion who know He is a man of high culture and a man
something coherent, interesting and the subject. If we do not understand the of vision. We will see the results later,
different from what I normally subject, we cannot be interested in but in my opinion he has a great mind
display. sculpture and art in general. One has to be and was the best candidate of the
curious to become a collector. three finalists. ■
Why not present bronze?
I like to know what I am selling! But How would you explain the fact that
that does not stop me from there is no fair devoted to sculpture?
appreciating it. I do not feel that I It is a very small market, we are very little.
am enough of an expert to be able In my field, there are only four of us! We
to buy and sell it. would have to mix everything and that
would not be coherent at all.
What is your advice for a beginner
attracted by sculpture?
Museums…
Imminent migration of Child with a Dove
Picasso’s Child with a Dove will soon leave Great Britain to probably join Qatar and the new setting of the Museum of
Islamic Art, designed by Pei and Wilmotte or the Mathaf, dedicated to modern and contemporary art.
Though it has been referenced by the Treasury since 1974, the painting marking the beginning of the blue period of
the artist belongs to the private collection of aristocrats in Wales, the Aberconway family, who announced their
intention to separate themselves from the artwork. As it was exhibited at the Courtauld Gallery for a long time,
Bloomberg’s website announced on 15 April 2013 that the painting was sold for £50m, which is about €59m, during a
private sale organised by Christie’s International (CHRS) and will leave its adoptive homeland for a new cultural el
dorado. About a year ago, the State launched a subscription campaign so that the patronage could save the artwork
from exportation. But the delay was too short and, due to the economic context, the crowdfunding did not succeed in
gathering the substantial amount needed. If Qatar is indeed the acquirer of the artwork, Picasso’s canvas should
complete the masterpieces already bought by the emirate, including Les joueurs de Cartes by Cézanne, purchased for
$250m in February 2012, and Rockfeller by Rothko, purchased in 2007 for $72.8m.
Until 26 May, Child with a Dove will continue to be exhibited at the Courtauld Gallery. The prohibition of the exhibition
decided by the Arts Council, a public establishment for cultural financing, will end in June.
ACQUISITIONS… FREQUENTATION…
The Norton Museum of Art in Florida adds nine masterpieces to its The Louvre ahead of the Met and the British Museum
collection According to The Art Newspaper’s annual ranking, the
The museum, known nationally for its large collection of American and three most visited museums in the world in 2012 were
European modern art, recently added nine masterpieces to its the Louvre, the Met and the British Museum.
collection. These works add importance and depth to the museum’s The ranking of the monthly British newspaper noted
European art collection and contribute to the expansion of the that the Parisian museum welcomed 9,720,260
contemporary art collection of the museum. visitors, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York,
The European art collection, that illustrates several major movements 6,115,881, and the three London museums, the
from the Renaissance to European impressionism and modernism, British Museum 5,575,946, the Tate Modern 5,304,710
received a major addition with the donation of a Florida collector, and the National Gallery 5,163,902. The ranking then
Damon Mezzacappa. The Palm Beach resident gave the museum three mentions at sixth place the Vatican Museums with
paintings from ancient Italian masters dated between the 16th and 18th 5,064,546 visitors, followed by the National Palace
centuries. Among these paintings, the work titled Adam and Eve with Museum in Taipei with 4,360,815 and the National
the Infant Cain and Abel (1705), by Marc Antonio Franceschini, a rare Gallery of Art in Washington with 4,200,000. This top
example of the works of this artist presented in a public collection in 10 ends with the Centre Pompidou that welcomed
the United States, Saint Onuphrius of Egypt (1545-1550), by Lorenzo 3,800,000 visitors and the Musée d’Orsay 3,600,000.
Lotto, a Venetian painter whose works illustrate a period of important As for the most popular exhibitions listed by The Art
transaction for the first Florentine and Romanian mannerists of the Newspaper, the exhibition “Masterpieces from the
16th century, and Jacob Stealing Isaacs’s Blessings (1780s), by Gaetano Maurits Huis” organised at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art
Gandolfi, a Bolognese painter. Museum attracted 10,573 visitors per day (758,266
The new acquisitions also include three major works created by masters of in total), “The Amazon: Cycles of Modernity” that was
the 20th century, Richard Diebenkorn and Wayne Thiebaud. These works held at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil in Rio de
were donated by the administrator and longtime supporter of the museum, Janeiro recorded 7,928 visits per day (374,876 in
Anne Berkley Smith. Thus worth noting are the works by Diebenkorn total), and finally “Nineteenth-century Italian
Mission Landscape (1962) and Landscape with Figure (1963), and the work Painting” organised at the State Hermitage Museum
by Thiebaud titled Neapolitan Pie (1963). Beth Rudin DeWoody also made a in Saint Petersburg welcomed 7,747 spectators per
donation of the work…Prosperity (2011) by Mary Sibande. day (425,000 in total).
Lastly, the museum’s contemporary and modern art council, a group
composed of the museum’s donators, launched a campaign fund in order EXTENSION…
to acquire two works by artists Jenny Saville and Lynda Benglis. The first
one titled Mnemosyne I (2012) by Jenny Saville is a monumental drawing MoMA plans to break down the American Folk Art
reinterpreting the traditional theme of Madonna and Baby Jesus. The Museum to expand its collections
second one titled Cocoon (1971) by Lynda Benglis is a work illustrating The MoMA is planning on breaking down the building
the way the artist blurs the border between painting and sculpture. that houses the collection of the American Folk Art
These new acquisitions are the first examples of paintings and sculptures Museum, built twelve years ago and bought by the
by each of these artists for the collection of the museum. They are Modern Museum of Art in 2011.
currently visible in the museum’s permanent collection. The MoMA’s staff explained to The New York Times that
the design of the building adjacent to the museum
New acquisitions for LACMA does not correspond with their plans, as the opaque
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has acquired nine art façade is not in harmony with the glass aesthetic of
objects, thanks to the annual funding campaign organised by the the museum. “It’s not a comment on the quality of the
Collector’s Committee. The museum obtained more than €2.5m in a building or Tod and Billie’s architecture” said the
record night. The items added to the permanent collection of the director of the MoMA, Glenn D. Lowry.
museum include one of the most ancient and famous African wooden The future project could be in the form of a tower
sculptures, dating from the 15 th century, Korean and Japanese designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. This new
sculptures, as well as modern and contemporary pieces by artists building should house flats in addition to the new
Thomas Demand, Susan Hefuna, Julio Le Par and James Turrell. Works by exhibition space. An architect will be designated at
Robert Frank and Ed Ruscha were also offered by the sponsor of the the end of this year 2013 and the construction work
Collector’s Committee, JP Morgan Chase. should end by 2017.
Museums…
TOP STORIES… INTERNET…
Louvre Abu Dhabi reveals over 130 works included in its Parisian museum institutions now referenced on one
permanent collection unique website on the Internet
The first permanent collection will feature works by Picasso and Until now, Parisian museums were referenced via a
Mondrian, among others, as well as Islamic minatures. simple homepage on the Internet, but now the
Ancient parts of the sacred Muslim book, the Koran, will be exhibited complete list of these establishments can be found on
next to the 16th century statue titled The Christ Showing his Wounds a special website on the Internet.
and a copy of the Torah in the event that will open to the public on The platform gathers all fourteen Parisian museums
and offers an access to the digital versions of the
22 April 2013. Among the masterpieces, we might mention Portrait of
artworks, as well as the complete programme of their
a Lady by Picasso, The Gipsy by Edouard Manet or works produced by
exhibitions and cultural activities.
Paul Gauguin, René Magritte, Cy Twombly and Paul Klee. The fourteen museums owned by the City of Paris are:
The city of Abu Dhabi paid around $1.3bn (€965m) to be authorised the Musée d’Art moderne, the Maison de Balzac, the
to use the name of the Louvre for a period of 30 years and to obtain Musée Bourdelle, the Musée Carnavalet (history of
loans and expertise from the famous Parisian museum. This contract Paris), the Musée Cernuschi (Asian arts), the Musée
sparked off a debate on the French artistic scene. The opponents say Cognacq-Jay (18th century), the Musée du général
that the Louvre sold its soul to the United Arab Emirates. The Leclerc de Hauteclocque et de la Libération de Paris,
discussion continued regarding the salary of dissidents and the Petit Palais (Fine Arts), the Musée de la Vie
immigrant workers employed for the construction of the future romantique, the Maison de Victor Hugo, the Musée
museum, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. Zadkine, the Musée Galliera (fashion), the Catacombes
The city of Abu Dhabi launched an ambitious development plan and the Crypte archéologique du Parvis de Notre-Dame.
titled Abu Dhabi 2030, aiming to modernise the United Arab Until June 2012, these museums were managed directly
Emirates and diversify its economical resources. In spite of the by the City of Paris. Today, they are united within the
global financial crisis and its severe impact on Dubai, the Établissement public Paris musées (Public Establishment
construction continues, though much slower than predicted. The of Parisian Museums) that has granted them a status
opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi will be three years late. similar to that of large national museums (as Louvre and
Orsay), with a greater legal and financial autonomy.
T h e 2 0 1 3 - 2 0 1 5 a r t i s t i c p ro g ra m m e o f t h e Fo n d a z i o n e
HangarBicocca soon to be announced DISCOVERY…
The programming of this exhibition venue dedicated to A drawing by Parmigianino, sought for thirty years, was
contemporary art will be announced on 3 June 2013. It will be found in a Bible.
organised by new art advisor Vincente Todoli. The Art Newspaper gives an account of the history of this
Vincente Todoli was nominated to hold this position for the next drawing, that disappeared thirty years ago from the
three years. Previously, he worked as the director of the Tate Huntington Library and Art Collections of San Marino,
Modern in London, which was one of the most visited California. The drawing, a red sketch, Madonna with the
contemporary art museums from 2003 to 2010. The upcoming Long Neck (1535-40) done by the Italian painter in the
programming is scheduled to organise large solo shows during the 16th century, was considered as lost.
The mystery got solved when researcher Donato Esposito,
next two years, on emerging as well as renowned artists from all
in charge of courses at the Metropolitan Museum of New
over the world, namely from Europe, the United States, South
York, consulted the first edition of the 1953 Popham
America and Asia. These exhibitions will also feature installations catalogue during his research. The catalogue mentioned
interacting with the large industrial sites of the HangarBicocca, that the drawing was in a 1792 Bible from Augustin Daly.
covering a surface of more than 3,900sqm. The artwork was found in Henry Huntington’s collection,
A c c o r d i n g t o To d o l i , “ T h e u n i q u e i n d u s t r i a l n a t u r e o f who had bought it for $5,500 in 1918.
HangarBicocca’s vast spaces allows a symbiosis between art and Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, known as il
architecture that I rarely experienced elsewhere. I am excited to be Parmigianino (1503-1540), was an Italian painter from
designing its artistic programme, and keen to be involved in the the Renaissance and the beginning of the Mannerism
long-term, passionate commitment of Pirelli towards this m ove m e n t . H i s wo r k i s c h a ra c t e r i s e d by t h e
outstanding international art project.” lengthening of forms.
WHAT’S ON…
Focus on the Mexican art of the 17th and 18th First major exhibition of Lebanese artist Saloua Raouda
centuries at the Louvre Choucair at the Tate Modern
From 7 March to 3 June 2013, the Louvre The exhibition is scheduled from 17 April to 20
Museum is offering an exhibition on “The October 2013.
Louvre in Mexico, the Masterpieces of New Spain in The artist was born in 1916. She is presenting more than 120
the 17th and 18th centuries.” original works, namely paintings, sculptures and other art objects
The event is centred on the beginnings of Mexican created during the past six decades. Her works reflect her interest
paintings, free from Spanish influences, on the brink in science, mathematics as well as art and Islamic poetry. This
of a certain cultural autonomy. A selection of about retrospective is thus a celebration of the artist’s 97 years and of
ten works portrays the best of the “cousin” school in the extraordinary corpus of her work, as well as her contribution to
the midst of Spanish paintings. From the monumental international modernism. The artist is in fact a pioneer of abstract
Zurbaranism of José Juárez to the baroque ardour of art from in the Middle East. Her work is characterised by an
Cristóbal Villalpando, along with the suave kindness experimental approach of materials combined with an elegant use
of Rodríguez Juárez, visitors are discovering the of forms, lines and drawn curves, based on the traditions of Islamic
changing face of the two centuries of creation of the design.
New World and can admire its close yet independent The event is centred on Choucair’s sculptures from 1950 to 1980,
relation to Spanish art. made out of wood, metal, stone and glass fibre, also based on key
This exhibition is curated by Guillaume Kientz, from the examples of her first paintings such as Self-Portrait 1943 and Paris-
Louvre Museum, and Jonathan Brown, from the New York Beirut 1948. The exhibition also features her sculpture series titled
Institute of Fine Arts, and is organised in collaboration Interforms, namely a sculpture titled One Thousand Pieces
with the Fomento Cultural Banamex (Mexico). 1966-1968.
Saloua Raouda Choucair started learning painting under the
Graffiti artist Alexandre Keto tutorship of Lebanese artists, masters of landscape painting Mustafa
exhibition at La Friche Farroukh and Omar Onsi. She studied at the American University of
Parisian gallery La Friche is offering a display Beirut then at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, subsequently
on the work of Brazilian artist Alexandre Keto entering the workshop of Fernand Léger at the end of the 1940s.
from 2 to 14 April 2013. After spending some time in the United States, she went back to live
Alexandre Keto, a painter and graffiti artist, was born and work in her homeland in 1955.
in Sao Paulo, one of the most cosmopolitan cities in
Brazil. It is within this framework that he made his first Exhibition “Concrete Incention” at the Museo Reina Sofia
steps towards the movement of graffiti. The context in The event is scheduled from 23 January to 16 September
which the artist evolved explains the social role that 2013. It is organised in collaboration with the Cisneros
has always wanted to portray in his work, by Foundation and under the curatorship of Gabriel Pérez-
simultaneously conducting social projects that are Barreiro, the director of the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
dear to his heart. Collection, and Manuel J. Borja-Villel.
As a symbol of Brazilian multiculturalism, Alexandre Keto The exhibition is centred on the development of abstract geometry
has Italian, Spanish and African origins. Through his work, in Latin America, namely from the 1930s to the 1970s. Despite the
he mingles research on his origins with his artistic style, fact that this type of abstract art started in Europe, certain South
creating in this way his own “ethnicity”. The influence of American artists adopted it, especially in the towns of Montevideo,
his origins are found in the artist’s themes. Besides, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Caracas. These artists
Keto’s works often represent African women. considered this art as the language of a cosmopolitan and
progressive future. Geometrical abstraction thus became the
Exhibition “A real Van Gogh? An unsolved vehicle of expression of an emerging continent that was occupied
art world mystery” at the Nevada Museum with the exploration of new political and cultural ideas in the
of Art middle of the 20th century.
The event is scheduled to take place from Many of the artists whose works are exhibited took the time to write
13 to 25 April 2013 at the Nevada Museum down their theories on issues developed in newspaper articles or
of Art in Reno. controversial statements in which they described the characteristics
In 1948, William Goetz, the famous Hollywood producer of this new artistic language that, in spite of its universal
and legendary art collector, acquired a painting inspirations, has various meanings according to the context in
attributed to Vincent Van Gogh for the price of question. The works are presented according to their year of creation
$500,000. Although the transaction was done by a and follow the affinity criteria of the artists. All of the works
renowned art trader and was considered to be authentic presented come from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection, one
by the Van Gogh art expert at the time, the debates of the most important contemporary art collections of Latin America.
surrounding the authenticity of the painting led to a
real controversy that spread past the United States. Tom Wesselmann’s traveling exhibition
Goetz’s beneficiaries hope to learn more on the origin Initially presented at the Montreal Museum of Fine
of the painting, thanks to the recent scientific Arts, the exhibition titled “Pop Art and Beyond: Tom
developments on the study of the materials used by the Wesselmann” is currently set at the Virginia Museum
artist and his working methods. of Fine Arts in Richmond, from 6 April 2013 to 28
Restorer John Twilley was hired by the Goetz family to January 2014.
perform some scientific analyses, namely x-rays, with Famous for his “Great American Nude” series, American painter Tom
the use of infrared technology and the analysis of the Wesselmann (1931-2004) is commonly considered as one of the key
pigments used in the painting. The study is still ongoing figures of the avant-garde movement of American Pop Art. Along
but will be added to the exhibition as soon as the with his contemporaries Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and James
conclusions will be rendered throughout the summer. Rosenquist, he contributed to the launching of this new movement
By organising this exhibition, the museum does not by using materials and images from popular daily culture. However,
expect the authenticity of the painting to be clarified. no retrospective has been devoted to any of them in North America.
It rather wishes to revisit this extravagant history Wesselmann explores the recurrent themes of the world of art in
through archived documents, correspondences, his days: the interpretation of art history, the status of images, the
photographs and press documents that have never relation between art, industry and technology, and the ideals of
been gathered until now. American beauty.
COMING SOON…
“Late Surrealism” at the Menil Collection Christopher Farr presents contemporary carpets at
Museum Somerset House
The exhibition held from 24 May to 25 August Last year, Christopher Farr presented his first exhibition
2013 will focus on one of the main moments of carpets at Somerset House. After its big success, the
in 20th-century art. art centre will present contemporary carpets’ edition for
Between 1930 and 1940, New York became an important collectors at the Great Arch Hall, from 2 May to 30 June 2013.
place for the development of Modernism. In fact, The artist based in London and Los Angeles is a pioneer in the field
European artists who found shelter in the United States of carpets’ design. With his business partner Matthew Bourne, he
and the radical forms of figurative art that they brought gave a new life to textile art. Upcoming editions will be produced
along injected life into abstract American creations. New in collaboration with designers and artists in order to create
York replaced Paris as a main art spot in terms of Modern limited-edition carpets consisting of 50 up to 200 pieces. The
art and became a birthplace for Abstract Expressionism. carpets are handmade, 100% wool and hold prices between £650
However, artists who lived in those times thought that and £1,000. This initiative wishes to make textile art accessible to a
nothing was accomplished or finished yet. Focusing on greater number of collectors.
that crucial and courageous period, the Menil Collection The artists involved in this enterprise are Kate Blee, Anni Albers,
Museum will revisit the years marked by late Surrealism. Joseph Albers for the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, William
The exhibition will present works selected from the rich Scott for Stoneman Gallery, Penzance and the Terry Frost Estate,
museum’s collection. 26 paintings, sculptures, collages Sandra Blow RA for the Stoneman Gallery and the Sandra Blow
and works on paper dated between 1930 and 1940. In Estate and Lara Bohinc.
total, 14 artists will be displayed, among which: Louise
Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Joseph Cornell, Max Ernst, Posters for activism at the Victoria & Albert Museum
Arshile Gorky, Lee Krasner, Roberto Matta, Joan Miró, The exhibition scheduled from 1 May 2014 to 2
Meret Oppenheim, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Kurt November 2014 is titled “A World to Win: Posters of
Seligmann, Yves Tanguy and Dorothea Tanning. Protest and Revolution.”
From the campaign in favour of women’s voting rights at
The Queens Museum announces its exhibition the beginning of the 20th century to the recent occupation
programme for the inaugural year of its new movements, political activists from all over the world often used
space poster as a means of mobilisation, organisation and education.
This exhibition programme follows the Creating or displaying a poster in itself is a means of political protest.
opening in October 2013 of an additional For many political and social movements, posters represent an
4,645-sqm space that allowed the creation of six new important means of cultural communication. Protest issues and
galleries designed by Grimshaw. political ideas gained a strong contemporary resonance, namely with
The event will spotlight the role of the museum as a the appearance of the Arab Spring and of the world financial crisis.
support and window for the cultural diversity of Queens This exhibition will thus explore a century of posters created for the
and will also describe the history of the building. cause of political change. These posters are partly issued from the
Among the exhibitions scheduled: Victoria & Albert Museum’s collection as well as from new acquisitions
• “Pedro Reyes: The People’s UN (pUN)” from October from recent events.
to December 2013;
• “Peter Schumann: Black and White” from October Francois Morellet exhibition at the Fonds M-ARCO
2013 to March 2014: the first solo show organised From 23 May to 20 September 2013, within the
by a museum on the works of Peter Schuman, the framework of Marseille Provence 2013, the Fonds M-
founder and director of the Bread and Puppet Theatre; ARCO, will be hosting at the BOX space a solo show of
• “Queens International 2013” from October 2013 to François Morellet.
March 2014: the sixth edition of the biennial The point of departure for Morellet’s work is always a statement of
exhibition of the museum, with artists from all over elements and techniques used in order to produce it. Thanks to the
the world living and working in Queens; statements it is possible to gather his works in different groups:
• “New York City Building Time Lapse, 2009-2013: parallel lines, short lines, threads. The artist develops his work by
Photographs by Chien-Hsing Liao” from October to modification of one of the terms included in the statement, for
December 2013; instance: changing the angle of superimposition of two threads or
• “Andy Warhol’s 13 Most Wanted Men and the 1964 lines’ length. In that way he creates different propositions generated
World’s Fair” from April to August 2014; by the system. Spectator can compare between the homogeneous
• “Do You Want the Cosmetic Version or the Real options created by the artist and understand the system. The
Deal?: Los Angeles Poverty Department, exhibition’s title “5 x 3″ is related to the number of works on display.
1986-2013” from February to May 2014: the first The artist exhibits five series each comprised of three works.
retrospective organised on the group LAPD ( Los François Morellet is a founder and a member of the Groupe de
Angeles Poverty Department), founded in 1985 by recherche d’art visuel (GRAV) created in 1960. His work is based on
artist and activist John Malpede; geometrical forms, including risk as a way of creating an abstract work.
• “Worlding” from June to October 2014, an
exhibition inspired by the panorama of the city of Ta-Da! Navid Nuur invites kids at the Centre Pompidou
New York, exhibiting an architectural model of New From 27 April to 23 September 2013, Dutch artist of
York created by Robert Moses for the fair of 1964; Iranian origins Navid Nuur will be presenting an
• “The Rising Phoenix: A dialogue Between Modern interactive project for the younger public of the Centre
and Contemporary Indian Art” which will start at Pompidou, at the Galerie des Enfants (Children’s Gallery).
the beginning of January 2015 and will present a According to the Centre Pompidou’s press release, the title “Ta-Da”
comparative study on the art created at the expresses both surprise and amazement when one has achieved
beginning of two crucial periods in Indian history: something incredible. This magic formula invites to follow the path of
that of the progressive artists which emerged after Navid Nuur in his universe of poetic handymanship.
India’s independence in 1947, as well as the art of The Centre Pompidou has been developing numerous activities
the 1990s which coincides with the economic intended for kids. The very concept of the Galerie des Enfants relies
liberalism, political instability and emergence of a on this intervention of renowned artists imagining scenario to help
global art market in which the artists found children from 6 to 12 discover their artistic universes, the various
themselves. steps of their creative process, the rag-bag of an artist’s studio…
Interview…
INTERVIEW WITH ARNAUD DUBOIS, THE HEAD OF THE MODERN &
CONTEMPORARY ART INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE INSTITUT DU PATRIMOINE
In March 2013, the Institut du Patrimoine began to focus on art by creating a Modern & Contemporary Art
service. Art Media Agency met with Arnaud Dubois, the head of the new department.
Can you please present the Institut du In any case, the acquisition of artworks
Patrimoine and talk about what led can hold a key place in all the stages of
your organisation to open an art asset management, whether they are
department? private or professional.
The Institut du Patrimoine is an Contrary to preconceived ideas, the
independent asset management firm acquisition of artworks does not only
that was created in 2006 through the concern well-to-do clients. A few
initiative of two longtime friends, both thousand euros are enough for a
with audit and consulting backgrounds. serious investments; the only pressing
Our asset management activity consists condition is to get good advice.
in the creation, optimisation and
transfer of the assets of our private and So does this art service allow you to
professional clients. On this note, the attract new clients?
creation of a service specialising in Of course! As a matter of fact, meeting
artistic investments seemed quite new clients strongly influenced our
obvious. However, the establishment of decision to create this service.
this new service was mainly based on a Artworks have allowed us to speed up
double demand. This demand came our meetings with new clients.
from clients who wanted to diversify Artworks create a different relationship
their assets with atypical and than that of traditional assets. These
prestigious investments, but also from could be serious investments and they
the creators of the firm who wanted to offer artistic services to their owners,
continue offering new services on a aesthetic (pleasure) and social
regular basis. (prestige, social elevation) that play a
key role in the desire to buy artworks.
What services do you offer at the art With this service, we have gained a lot Arnaud Dubois ©Anthony Peskine
department? of prestige by developing lasting
Our activity consists in the investments relationships with high class clients. Probably the fact that they don’t have
of artworks at the centre of our clients’ the same development strategy as we
assets. What are your ambitions for the mid- do.
Through this new service, we would term? At the time of its establishment, the
like to satisfy all the needs of our The criteria of our success go way Institut du Patrimoine started focusing
clients, who wish to undertake asset beyond the volume of sold artworks, on estate exemptions. Thanks to its
investments in the field of art. but are also part of our global turnover. success in this field, the firm’s strategy
This help could be in the form of an In fact, a client who wants to purchase became more centred on horizontal
audit of artistic assets (estimates, an artwork can always call upon us to developments by consistently offering
authentications…) or even in that of the manage their estates and financial new services to its clients. Today, the
acquisition or resale of artworks, assets. Institut du Patrimoine is offering seven
including fiscal and successional additional services in line with its
optimisation. Who are your competitors at this global asset strategy.
moment?
Please present your clients. To m y k n o w l e d g e , t h e r e a r e n o Besides the fiscal advantages of the
We have the honour of working with an independent asset management firms art field, what other arguments do
extremely large and varied category of that have artwork specialists in their you bring up to draw the attention of
clients. staff. Some big private banks offer art your public?
We give advice to clients who are in services that are considered to be a For historical reasons, artworks in
the process of building or optimising prestigious activity rather than a real France benefit from an incredible fiscal
their assets, or to those who wish to means of development. The Institut du advantage.
transfer their assets. Patrimoine is planning on offering But surprisingly enough, despite the
Most requests come from clients who artwork investments as a complete fact that this fiscal advantage is an
are curious or passionate and who are asset management option. interesting bait, it is almost never a key
n o t i n t e re s t e d i n re s a l e fo r t h e factor in our clients’ decision to
meantime. Only a few clients buy with What is preventing other independent acquire artworks. The key element is by
the purpose of reselling in the short asset management firms from starting far the passion of our clients for
term. an art service? owning artworks.
Interview…
INTERVIEW WITH ARNAUD DUBOIS, THE HEAD OF THE MODERN &
CONTEMPORARY ART INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE INSTITUT DU PATRIMOINE
Which mediums and movements do leading towards gain, nothing prevents these artists is still far from the level of
you direct your clients towards? us from advising our clients in that their artistic value. ■
Our clients’ tastes are strongly directed direction.
towards a modern and contemporary
aesthetic. The works of famous artists By way of conclusion, what was your
from the 20 th and 21 st centuries foster last exhibition?
greater liquidities than less recent I recently visited the Steven Parrino
works. For me, it is obvious that a exhibition at the Larry Gagosian gallery
watercolour by Signac or a painting by in Paris.
Georg Baselitz would more easily find Parrino’s works are at the same level as
a buyer than a miniature by Master works by BMPT, Armleder, Barré and
Jouvenel dating from the middle of the Hantaï. The approximation of the works
15th century. of these artists makes a lot of sense, as
they have all questioned artistic
Do you tend to go for emerging creation and theorised a new political
artists? and social function of art and artists. I
For obvious reasons concerning risk am very pleased to learn that major
and liquidity management, we direct traders such as Larry Gagosian are
our clients more towards works from starting to lean towards French artists
artists who are institutionalised or in who are less known internationally
the process of becoming so. However, such as Daniel Buren and Martin Barré.
when the risk/gain relation is strongly The financial value of the works of
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Galleries…
Daniel Reich commits suicide
The Reich family has just announced the death of New York gallery owner Daniel Reich. He committed suicide on 25
December 2012 at the age of 39.
This tragedy occurred a little more than a year after the closing down of his New York gallery, which he wished to reopen.
The young dealer had established himself with this gallery, which was named after him. Throughout the course of the years,
it had grown and gained importance, by representing artists such as Christian Holstad, Paul P., the Scott brothers and Tyson
Reeder among others.
The gallery owner said last year to The New York Observer that “It resets you, it returns you to that initial energy, the fire that
you had, way back then, when you knew that you wanted to do this.”
NOMINATIONS… REPRESENTATIONS…
Betsy Bickar appointed as the Director Fitzroy Gallery to represent Timothy Hull
of Operations on the secondary market The Fitzroy Gallery, located in New York, announced it would represent artist
of the Sean Kelly Gallery Timothy Hull.
Betsy Bickar will now be in charge of Among the works which the gallery has chosen to display let us mention Teti
developing the business of the gallery on Sheri Queen of the Long Neck, 2007, ink on paper work, Vase and Text Red,
the secondary market, mostly to increase 2013, oil on canvas, as well as How Egypt Ruined My Life, an installation
its shares in the sector. Bickar has produced in 2008.
developed a specialisation in the fields of Born in 1979 in New York, the artist has been widely exhibited on the occasion
contemporary, modern and Latin of solo shows, especially in New York, Los Angeles, Milan, Rome, Vienna,
American art, with more than fifteen London and Metz. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn and Warwick.
years of experience in America and
abroad. More recently, she worked at Pace James Gortner joins the Lyons Wier Gallery
and previously at the Andrea Rosen The Lyons Wier Gallery announced it would henceforth represent New York-
Gallery. based artist James Gortner. As of 2 May 2013, the gallery will be exhibiting an
The Sean Kelly Gallery said that he was ensemble of works by the artist under the title “The Lovers”.
delighted about the new nomination of In the last two years, Gortner has produced a series of paintings based on his
Betsy as head of the operations relationship with photographer Caroline Palmgreen, the symbolism of Tarot and
development on the secondary market. his theories about artistic production.
She will be a great asset for the team. The James Gortner was born in Orange County (California) in 1977. He received his
new director said herself that she was M.F.A. from the University of Columbia in 2010 and his B.A. from the Hawaii
honoured to work in a gallery with such a
Pacific University in 2001. “The Lovers” is the first solo show of the artist ever
speed of expansion, with a lot of
organised in New York.
opportunities and a distinguished
international reputation.
The Sean Kelly Gallery recently left its OPENING…
site on West 29th Street for a bigger Gallery Le Manifeste to open its doors in Paris
space located on West 36th and 10th Gallery Le Manifeste recently opened its doors in the heart of the Marais
Avenue, and took on a group of new district in Paris. Its name is a tribute to the Rio Negro Manifest published in
artists among whom are Terence Koh and 1978 by Pierre Restany.
Kehinde Wiley. In this book, the writer questions the relationship between nature and culture.
He develops a reflection on the function of contemporary art, in which he
Carla Camacho now associated with the s h e d s d o u b t o n t h e m a t e r i a l j u s t i f i c a t i o n of d e m a t e r i a l i s e d a n d
Lehmann Maupin Gallery conceptualised art. The gallery portrays this reflection as its basis and thus
Ca r l a Ca m a c h o w a s p rev i o u s l y t h e offers the works of artists who have in common the energy to renew their
director of sales at Lehmann Maupin’s ways of expression and explore new mediums. It presents the works of
and is now an associate of the gallery. emerging artists as well as of renowned artists, but mostly incredible talents,
On Galleristny’s website, Carla Camacho the majority of which have never been exhibited in Paris. The gallery has an
explained that she was pleased to occupy interest in American creation but also sporadically offers specific projects by
this position during a period of artists who are internationally renowned.
considerable growth for the gallery. When For its first event, the gallery will exhibit the works of Gary Komarin, an
she joined the gallery, it was only present American artist who won the Joan Mitchell award. The exhibition titled “Rue
in Chelsea and afterwards developed in Madame” is being held from 4 April to 18 May 2013. Gary Komarin was born
Manhattan then Hong Kong at the in 1951. He is influenced both by abstract impressionism as he saw it through
beginning of 2013. his master Philip Guston, and by the narrative figuration issued from the
Camacho added that she plans to develop influence of Giorgio Morandi. His work is filled with the enigmatic forms and
both the staff of the establishment and hybrid stylistics of the confluence of his figurative and abstract inspirations.
the number of artists working at the His works portray a poetic force that is conveyed by the imprecision of forms
gallery. In the list of artists that Carla and the suggestion of images.
Camacho wishes to join the Lehmann The gallery will afterwards present the exhibition “Fatland” by Thomas Vu from
Maupin Gallery, the new associate 16 May to 15 June, then “The Gardens Next Door” by Ghada Amer and Reza
already succeeded in building a Farkhondeh from 20 June to 27 July, and finally the works of Robert Janitz in
collaboration with painter Angel Otero. September/October 2013.
WHAT’S ON…
Unique collection of illustrated books from the Edo Thom Thom’s commercial breaks at the
period in Japan MathGoth Gallery
T h e Ed o p e r i o d i n J a p a n ( 1 6 1 5 - 1 8 6 8 ) w a s From 6 to 18 April 2013, the MathGoth
synonymous to great social and political changes, Gallery is presenting “Archaeology,” an
but was also a prolific period for book production. An emphasis exhibition of the work of French artist Thom Thom.
on knowledge and creativity fostered the production of The artist does not need any walls. Poster advertising is
sophisticated works by artists and authors. Hence the reason for Thom Thom’s speciality. Thom Thom’s creations become
the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery to present its innovative thanks to his box cutter and stool. The artist
exhibition titled “Hand-Held: Gerhard Pulverer’s Japanese works meticulously while cutting his various poster
Illustrated Books” from 6 April to 11 August 2013.
findings. He cuts off, cuts up, tears, unsticks and sticks
This event is the first major exhibition of the Pulverer
back together large advertising messages.
collection since its acquisition by the museum in 2007. The
He tears off what he calls “the cake” — the totality of
Ehons consist of illustrated books dating back to the Edo
period in Japan. They rapidly evolved towards a more popular the posters on a billboard — rolls it as best he as can
style of production, both artistic and commercial. New printing and brings it back to his workshop. There, in his den, is
techniques with wood engravings allowed the books to be where the magic happens. Just as an archaeologist
accessible to a wider public. In fact, these Ehons were reserved delicately and meticulously scratches the ground, Thom
for an educated elite class, namely due to the costs of the Thom cuts up layers of posters to compose a theme. His
handmade copies. theme. That which he thinks about for weeks as
Organised as a modern library, the exhibition is structured campaigns come and go.
a r o u n d v a r i o u s t h e m e s : c l a ss i c J a p a n e s e l i t e r a t u r e , For “Archaeology,” the artist has chosen women, models
contemporary poetry, fiction, voyages, studies, design books, with glittering faces that he has rearranged and
explanatory books on the popular themes of the period. remodelled in order to portray them as his images.
Among the flagship works issued from the Pulverer collection,
there is a Shiohi No Tsuto poem collection by Utamaro, but also Rachel Whiteread sculptures at the Gagosian
other special works by authors such as Hokusai. Gallery in London
This collection includes 936 titles and about 2,200 volumes, From 11 April to 25 May 2013, the Gagosian
dating from the beginning of the 17 th century to the 1970s. It Gallery in London is presenting “Detached,”
thus reunites more than 30 years of Pulverer’s collection, who an exhibition of the sculptures of artist Rachel
was a famous medicine scientist of German nationality. Whiteread.
Whiteread is internationally known for her sculptures that
Patricia Claro Solo Show at the Frederico Seve are often based on architectural structures. The title of
Gallery
this work is a reference to the abstraction process of
From 11 April to 1 June 2013, the Frederico Seve
reality that forms part of the Whiteread’s artistic
Gallery is presenting “Motion and Distortion,” a
selection of six paintings and one video by artist p ra c t i ce s . H e r s c u l p t u re s a re b a s e d o n m e l t i n g
Patricia Claro. procedures. She uses simple materials such as rubber,
In these canvases, Patricia Claro explores the theme of water. dental plaster and resin.
The artist explains that “water is an infinite source of images.” Rachel Whiteread was born in London in 1963. She
Her works can be defined as “liquid landscapes” and are studied painting at Brighton Polytechnic and sculpture at
inspired by Rio Bueno, south of Chile. the Slade School of Fine Art. She received the Turner Prize
Through these works the artist asks the question: How to give in 1993. Her work has been presented at numerous
colour and form to a substance which by essence does not international events, among which is the British Pavilion
have any? at the 47th Venice Biennale (1997).
It is the first New York solo show of the artist who was born and
now lives in Santiago, Chile. Patricia Clara gratuated in Visual Exhibition of 400 prints signed by André
Arts and Design from Design de Pontificia, the Catholic Kertész at the Atlas Gallery
University of Chile. This event is scheduled from 11 April to 25
May 2013, and features 400 prints issued
All the forms of the human body at gallery Le from the same private collection.
Cabinet d’Amateur These prints are signed by Hungarian photographer André
From 11 April to 5 May 2013, Le Cabinet d’Amateur Kertész and were acquired by their owner more than
will present the exhibition “Cadavres twenty years ago. The event is divided into two parts and
Exquis” (Exquisite Cadavers), an exhibition devoted to
occupies the two floors of the gallery. Renowned works
the body, with the participation of Eric Arbez, Pole Ka, Tristan
illustrating several themes, namely Mondrian’s Pipe and
des Limbes, Rubbish and Magali Touvron.
Naked bodies, cut, dissected, fragmented. Eric Arbez will show Glasses (1926) as well as lifestyles, photography from New
humans exploded, scattered, invaded by multiple heteroclite York and Paris, and biographical images of the artist’s home
objects with a surrealistic view, evoking the transparency of and wife, Elizabeth, are also exhibited at the top floor.
the body and its internal mechanism. By creating hybrid The lower gallery is reserved for the works of the
characters, half-vegetable, half-human, Pole Ka slices flesh Distortions series. This large corpus of works starts from
with scalpels to discover what is hiding in the depths of the the beginning of the 1930s and mainly includes nude
beings. In the drawings of Tristan des Limbes, bodies are torn photographs with convex mirrors. The series shows a
to release energy that materialises itself as the ectoplasm of certain formality obvious in the work of the artist’s
guts. Rubbish, in his devotion work, touches the sacred. He j o u r n a l i s t i c w o r k , b u t a l s o t h e i n n ov a t i o n a n d
offers both a baroque and contemporary view and his paper- distinctiveness highlighting the surrealist influence of the
cuts demand numerous hours of meticulous cutting. Magali time. These images represent in several different ways
Touvron will display anatomic relics from her travels, precious the identity of the creative work of the artist, who is
organ fragments carefully preserved in glass, with a mix of known for breaching the borders between modernism and
realism and fantastic. documentary.
COMING SOON…
Youssef Nabil solo show at The Third Line Cecily Brown at Gagosian in New York
The event titled “Time of Transformation” will be From 7 May to 22 June 203, the Gagosian
running from 24 April to 12 June 2013. Gallery in New York will exhibit the works of
The world renowned artist is thus presenting his British artist Cecily Brown. The event will
fourth solo show to date in Dubai. He will be displaying three feature the artist’s recent paintings and will be the first
new series dealing with the notions of transition and exchange as personal exhibition of the artist in New York since 2008.
they exist in Egypt. This ever-evolving country has acquired new Brown’s most recent paintings are centred on the theme
ideals which the artist is not yet familiar with. He therefore of nudity. Untitled 2012, a large-sized work of 2.76m x
e x h i b i t s e p h e m e r a l p i c t u re s t h a t a re o n t h e e d g e o f 4.34m, will be the most notable piece to be presented
disappearance, in his opinion. at the event. The work represents a crowd of bodies
The series Veiled Women presents women active in the fields of grinning and portraying a purgatory image
art, music, cinema, wearing veils. In these portraits, Nabil explores Cecily Brown is based in London and was born in the
the contemporary meaning of the veil, and the way it used to be British capital in 1969. Her work is presented in public
perceived in the Mediterranean culture. By reincarnating this veil co l l e c t i o n s s u c h a s t h o s e o f t h e S o l o m o n R .
which he liked, the artist offers a powerful allegory, in contrast Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Whitney
with the current connotation of the veil. The portraits thus echo Museum of American Art in New York and the Tate
the loss of innocence, and the assimilation of the new ideals Gallery in London. Among the personal exhibitions
traced between religion and sex. In the series titled The Last recently devoted to the artist are “Based on a True
Dance, change is explored through dance. Multiple pictures of Story” at Deichtorhallen in Hamburg (2009), as well as
belly dancers in movement form a frenetical kaleidoscope. While at the Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg in Austria (2012).
pictures are sensual by nature, the association of sex with any
artistic form is threatened to disappear in Egypt. The progressive The David Bloch Gallery presents “Unfolding”
extinction of these belly dancers evidences the new cultural From 10 May to 8 June 2013, the David Bloch
identity arising in Egyptian mentalities, as an echo to political Gallery will present “Unfolding”, a collective
changes. The panels of the Transformation series explore the exhibition by six members of the Agents of
subtle changes that can be observed on one single subject as Change international art collective.
time goes by. This work thus shows how the artist struggles and These artists are known for creating a work environment
responds to transformations occurring beyond his control. on a monumental scale. They share the common
Youssef Nabil was born in 1972 in Egypt. He currently lives and language of the artistic explosion of graffiti from the
works in New York. In 2010, the artist renowned for his works ending of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s. During
blending photography and painting released his first film titled the following decades, their work evolved and became
You Never Left, a short film (8 minutes) starring actors Fanny diversified with the creation of their own distinct and
Ardant and Tahar Rahim. uncluttered mark. A profound understanding of forms,
materials and space allowed the work of the artists to
The work of 2Fik presented at the Invisible Dog Art boom and expand to new contexts.
Center The six artists whose works will be presented are Carlos
The Invisible Dog Art Center has announced the Mare aka Mare 139 (United States), Derm (United
exhibition of the works of artist and performer 2FIK, Kingdom), Jaybo Monk (France/Germany), LX One
scheduled from 20 April to 18 May 2013. (France), Remi Rough (United Kingdom) and Steve More
On the occasion of the event titled “FIK’s Museum,” the artist will (United Kingdom).
be back at the Invisible Dog in order to present a new series of Agents of Change is a collective of twelve artists attacking
works. His previous exhibition “2Fik or Not 2Fik” presented space. Formed in 2009, the international collective
photographs concerning identity, religion and sexuality. In his new creates works that respond to the specificity of each site,
project, the artist recreated environments issued from classic by including both aesthetic and historical resonance of
paintings, which he photographed. the environment in which they work. Each project brings a
Born in Paris to a Moroccan family, the artist grew up in Morocco greater innovation capacity, both on the practical level of
and France and benefited from this cultural mixture. He has been the technique as on the emotional level of the portrayal
settled in Montreal since 2003. of ever increasing ideas on history and politics.
The Invisible Dog Art Center opened its doors in October 2009 in a
brut space located in a former factory. Throughout the past four Presentation of Tobias Kaspar’s Bling Ring
years, more than 50,000 people participated in the events at the Peter Kilchmann Gallery
organised by the centre, including exhibitions on visual arts, dance, From 26 April to 25 May 2013, the Peter
theatre and musical shows, film screenings, literary arts, poetry Kilchmann Gallery will present an exhibition
readings as well as conferences. on the work of artist Tobias Kaspar.
Tobias Kaspar will offer a series of snapshots on the
Aleana Egan’s works exhibited at the Kerlin Gallery in theme of the “Bling Ring.” This term refers to a group of
Ireland Californian teenagers who burglarised several celebrity
The event titled “The Sensitive Plant” will be held from properties between 2008 and 2009. The artist took
19 April to 1 June 2013, with an opening ceremony on these photographs during his recent stay in Los Angeles.
18 April 2013. It will be the first exhibition of the artist Besides the photographs, Tobias Kaspar will present an
at the Irish gallery. artwork in the form of a book, a work created in
Edgan’s art defines unique spaces subject to fictive worlds and collaboration with Egija Inzule, with the contributions of
physical realities. His linear sculptures and his studied Mikael D. Brikic, Matthew Sova, Alex Gartenfeld, Bruce
arrangements of small-sized objects are made out of materials of Hainley, Hannes Loichinger and Wigger Birmanie.
practical and ordinary uses that are easily recognisable. But their Tobias Kaspar was born in 1984 in Basel and studied at
specific and enigmatic forms have immaterial sources in every case. Bildende Hochschule für Künste in Hamburg and at
Born in 1979 in Dublin, the artist currently lives and works between Städelschule in Frankfurt. His work has been presented
Dublin and Berlin. His works have been exhibited at solo shows, at Kunsthaus Bregenz, at Bahnhof in Hamburg, at
namely at the Douglas Hyde Gallery in Dublin (2012), at the Kunsthalle in Basel, at the Artists Space in New York as
Drawing Room in London (2011), at the Mole Vanvitelliana in well as at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. The Midway
Ancona (2010), at the Temple Bar Gallery in Dublin, at Art Basel Contemporary of Minneapolis will present a solo
Statements (2009) and at Kunsthalle Basel in Switzerland (2008). exhibition on the artist in autumn 2013.
Interview…
INTERVIEW WITH SONIA PASTOR
FROM SEM-ART
The SEM-Art gallery, created in 2010, is the youngest modern

and contemporary art gallery in Monaco. It has undertaken a
work of production, encouragement and enhancement of
contemporary creation by accompanying plastic art
collectives and going after young talent. Among other things,
the gallery also defends the work of the FrenchFries collective
that is presenting its project “Shipping Paradise” at the Cité
Internationale des Arts, starting from 18 April 2013. Art Media
Agency wished to learn more on the gallery’s form of support
of young artists and on the gallery’s strategy.
Can you please present the FrenchFries collective?

These young artists do not only have a good sense of humour, but
they also have a profound and clear idea about society and its
evolution. We met them at the Villa Arson de Nice, a great place
for developing talents, with which we are happy to collaborate.
The founder of the gallery, Safia El-Malqui, offers to help them
personally with their production matters since she is herself a
collector and that it is her passion to go out and look for young
promising plastic artists.
Well, how did you meet them?

In 2010, we started working with Korean artist Eun Young Lee, who
is involved in the collective. Despite his young age, his works are Untitled, 2010
already present in very valuable private collections! We completely laser-cut stainless steel, 1100 × 129 × 130 cm
support the practices of this collective as they point out the Wim Delvoye, 01.03.2013 – 01.09.2013,
aberrations of our society by using the resorts of absurdity. These San Cristoforo , Lucca © studio Wim Delvoye
practices are necessary for us to stimulate our own reflections on
the world… upon Griet Dupont. Some nice works by Magritte, James
Ensor and Wim Delvoye were displayed. We also
You are very interested in helping them with their production issues. organised “The Other Half of Iran,” a moving exhibition
But doesn’t this practice seem too atypical for a private gallery? dedicated to Iranian art created by women, which was
We are convinced that a gallery, even though it is private, does commissioned by Nina Moaddel.
not only have one commercial potential. We must also have a
social dimension. Of course, we are neither an auction house nor You were present at the Art Paris Art Fair. What was your
an art centre, but we are part of the creation and distribution selection?
circuit. We create additional links between collectors, artists and For the Art Paris Art Fair, I presented a selection that
museums. As a matter of fact, we have the chance to be in contact included, among other items, works by Russian artists in
with great passionate collectors. In the country, a well-known order to stick to the theme of the fair, where Russia was
private collector, Michel Fedoroff, created a very dynamic art the guest of honour. Our gallery represents a great
centre. He often makes acquisitions and organises installations. number of Russian artists by the way. I chose the AES+F
Our role is to participate in this creation momentum since we collective as well as the Electroboutique collective that is
believe that artists are the ones who allow society to question reinterpreting the famous Tour Tatline, a 1910 utopian
itself and evolve. That is the reason why we must pay close architectural project that never came into existence.
attention to the youth. In my opinion, contemporary art is like a
football match. It is better to watch it live than to watch a replay… What did think you about the fair?
It was our first time at the Art Paris Art Fair. We wanted to
Can you please tell us more about your other collaborators? participate in the fair for three main reasons. First of all,
We are currently working with a great Belgian artist that we admire there is this tremendous work done by Guillaume Piens.
very much. His name is Wim Delvoye. His work is very eclectic and Then there’s Catherine Issert who was part of the selection
we have partnered with him for an incredible installation project in committee, which shows an incredible guarantee of
the church of San Cristoforo de Lucca which was inaugurated in quality and demand. And finally, the Russian theme was
March. We are in charge of the creation of their catalogue. The work perfectly in line with the work of our gallery, which
that is hanging in the building was once exhibited under the functions on the practice of representing artists and
pyramid of the Louvre. But the sacred context of the church gives it exhibitions by geographical areas. The organisers are
an even greater amount of grandeur and sense. willing to make a nice gem out of this fair. I’m sure they
will succeed. It is a process that is in the making and its
How do you prepare your exhibition programmes? level has in fact increased. We just need to give them
We mainly work by geographical sections and we invite curators some time to finally reach their objectives. ■
to some of our exhibitions. For instance, for our Belgian Art
exhibition, which was the inaugural exhibition of 2011, we called
Interview…
THREE QUESTIONS… FOR THE FRENCHFRIES COLLECTIVE
From 18 April to 11 May, the Cité Internationale des Arts de Paris will host the project titled “Shipping
Paradise” organised by the artistic collective, FrenchFries. The event is thought as an interactive exhibition
where a machine asks visitors about the issues of exoticism, otherness in times of globalisation and ever-
present media coverage. The collective is structured as a multinational corporation, with its codes,
organisation chart, strategy, offering products and turnkey solutions. Interview with board members —
Marion Charlet, Eun Young Lee and Adeline Parrot
Can you please present

your company?
The FrenchFries collective
is a corporation producing
d i f fe re n t s o b j e c t s . We
favour group and
corporate points of view
rather than individual
o n e s . We a r e b e y o n d
geographical frontiers but
multifaceted as well. We
would like to raise our
own universal pavilion.
How did the FrenchFries

collective form?
We are six artists, who met
at the Villa Arson in Nice.
We wo r k i n d i f fe re n t
mediums and that led us
to the idea of corporation
because we are
complementary to each
other. Each brings his or
her talent expressed in the
favoured medium and we
decided to put our ego and
FrenchFries collective
individuality aside to
develop our concept of
group identity. Being a multinational corporation, our utopia. To finance this project we asked for crowdfunding at
members come from all around the world and live in the Kiss Kiss Bank Bank that allowed us to gather €3,500,
different countries. We have offices in Brussels (Marion which is 10% of our budget. The galerie SEM-Art in Monaco
Charlet), Beijing (Adeline Parrot), Chicago (Clarence Guéna), helped us also with the production.
Paris (Sandra Lorenzi), Pusan in South Korea (Eun Young Lee)
and Lyon (Menghzi Zheng). We created our own mythology Supplementary question: where are the fries?
based on the touristic cliché. There is nothing more international than fries! Fries are the
symbol of our entire work!■
What is the strategy behind the “Shipping Paradise”?
We are participating in the residence programme at the Cité
International des Arts in order to create a setting for our
company. As for a travel agency, there are a front desk, travel
space and holiday archives, objects space with a selection of
hybrid souvenirs and space of pure sensations, a kind of
fitting room of disorientation where we use various
mediums. There are also directions on the third floor. We did
not forget the basement where we placed the Exotic Flush
devoted to the beginnings of mass tourism. We want to
confront the visitor with his or her own vision of exoticism.
We are now able to ask ourselves what is foreign and what is
not. We wish to create in the exhibition space a new cultural
Richard Artschwager… Art Analytics

Mediums…
Richard Artschwager was born in 1923 in Washington to a German- …by lots …by turnover
speaking immigrant couple. Ernst Artschwager, Richard's father, was a
Prussian protestant suffering from tuberculosis. Eugenie Brodsky, his
mother, was a Ukrainian Jew and student at the Corcoran School of 17% 3 %
Art in Washington and at the American Academy of Design in New 21%
York. She was the one who passed her love for the arts unto Richard. 35%
Though he studied chemistry and mathematics at the Cornell 15%
University (1941-1948), in 1950 he enrolled at the New York
workshop of Amédée Ozenfant and became a furniture designer. 75%
Starting from the 1960s, Richard Artschwager, as a minimalist and
33%
pop art artist, began displaying trompe-l'oeil sculptures. His first solo
show took place in 1965 at Castelli’s. In 1966, he created a series
using Formica brown marble, which was later the subject of his Paintings Sculptures
second solo show at Castelli’s, at the end of 1967. In 1968, he Multiples Others
participated in the annual sculpture exhibition at the Whitney
Museum. In 1970, he started a cycle titled Blps, for which he
produced objects in the form of punctuation marks, including Countries…
parentheses and giant question marks. …by lots …by turnover
As of 1999, he started exploring the subject of contrast and
perspective in the work titled Photosculptures. In this series, he used
prints depicting chairs seen from different angles and placed them in 10 % 7%
volumes in the form of a chair. In 2003, he produced a monumental 7 %
granite sculpture which was exhibited at the Parc de Sculptures 8%
Kerguéhennec in Brittany. Richard Artschwager received the Haftman
prize in 2007. This award, with the biggest dotation in Europe
(€120,000), was bestowed by the Fondation Roswitha Haftmann, a 76%
91 %
Swiss foundation awarding “living artists who produce works of major
importance.” Artschwager died on 9 February 2013, at the age of 89.
Among the works by Richard Artschwager present on the market,
there are 35% of paintings, 33% of sculptures and 15% of
multiples. This data is completed by a turnover dispersion, which USA UK
shows that painting is the medium representing 75% of the total France Others
income ($15m within the total of $20m). According to that
difference, from an assembly of 380 works sold on auction, the
average price of lots is $38,500, much below $88,500 which is the Auctions…
average price of Artschwager's paintings. …by lots …by turnover
As for geographical distribution, the United States hold 91% of the
turnover and 76% of sold lots. While the distribution of
Artschwager's works is quite regular, the most important pieces 5 %
were sold by Christie's (43% of the turnover) and Sotheby's (49% 23%
of the turnover). It was in 2007 that Christie's New York sold a lot 38%
by Artschwager titled Interior With Sideboard I, for a record price of 49 %
$1.1m (the previous estimate was between $400,000 and
8 % 43%
$600,000).
On 500 lots, 380 were purchased. His unsold rate adds up to 24%, 30%
which is quite low concerning the weak results of sales held
between the beginning of the 1990s and 2000 during which he
offered numerous works. Regarding his most successful periods, the Sotheby's Christie's
works produced at the beginning of the 1960s and in the 1970s are Phillips Others
the most appreciated on the market.
Unsold ratio Turnover and number of lots in relation to year of creation
$3 m 50
24%
76% $1,5 m 25
0
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Sold
Unsold Turnover lots
Auctions results from Artprice.com
Richard Artschwager… Art Analytics
Turnover evolution
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1986 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013
Turnover Number of lots Sold Unsold
Institutions Sort of exhibition Exhibition by countries Articles by language
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18% 26 %
49% 51% 50%
45% 5 % 40%
82% 18%
Galleries Museums Group USA Germany English German

Others Bienniales Solo France Others French Spanish
Italian Others
From the end of the 1990s to 2005, the turnover of the

artist remained quite low, followed by a prosperous
period between 2005 and 2009, then with another layoff.
Among the exhibitions that included Artschwager's works, Exhibition annual progression
the majority were group events (82%), and repartition 40
between galleries and museums is equal. Almost half of
the exhibitions were held in the United States, the 27
country which hosted the artist's work most often and
gave information about the artist most regularly. The
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number of exhibitions and articles about Artschwager
correlate. In fact, since the 2000s, when a period of
increase began, various institutions and galleries devoted
many more events to him, which resulted in more intense 1964 1970 1977 1983 1989 1995 2001 2007 2013
press coverage. After The New York Times, two German
newspapers regularly published texts about the artist.
This can be explained by Artschwager’s family
connections with Germany. ■
Annual publicity progression
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The New York Times
Süddeutsche Zeitung
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Artists…
Susan Hefuna is the laureate of the Prix de Dessin 2013 of the
Fondation d’Art Contemporain Daniel & Florence Guerlain
The prize was awarded on Thursday 11 April 2013 to exhibitions, studies, etc.) and for whom drawing is a
German-Egyptian artist Susan Hefuna. The jury of this significant part of their work, what ever their main means of
edition included Manuela Alexejew (Germany), Paolo expression. The prize awards artists who create unique
Barillari (Italy), Laurent Dassault (France), Didier Grumbach works on paper and cardboard by using graphical tools:
(France), Dominique Guyot (France), Susan Harris (USA), pencils, charcoal, sanguine, ink, tint, gouache, watercolour,
Brigitte Peers (Belgium), and Daniel & Florence Guerlain. pastel, markers… including collages and mural drawings, but
Born in 1962, Hefuna grew up in Germany where she excluding digital and mechanical processes.
studied art. She now lives alternatively in Düsseldorf, Cairo This year, the award ceremony was held in Paris on the
and New York. In 2013, her works will be exhibited at the occasion of the Salon du Dessin at the Palais de la Bourse.
Katara Arts Center in Doha, at the MOA, an anthropologic The laureate received a grant of €15,000 and two other
museum in Vancouver, and at the Drawing Center in New artists were selected, Ulla von Brandenburg and Hans Op de
York. She will be represented by galleries Rhona Hoffman in Beeck, and received €2,500 each. A work by Hefuna was
Chicago, Rose Issa Projects in London, Third Line in Dubai also offered by the foundation to the graphical art service
and Thownhouse in Cairo. of the Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre Pompidou.
The Prix de Dessin Contemporain is reserved for French and A selection of works by Susan Hefuna, Hans Op de Beeck
foreign artists, residing or not in France but having a and Ulla von Brandenburg, the two other artists nominated,
privileged cultural link with France (through institutional was visible at the Salon du Dessin until 15 April.
AWARDS…
Nima Zaare Nahandi laureate of the DDessin Prize Support for Shary Boyle before the Venice Biennale
The contest “Un prix, un artiste qui Dessine 2013” (One Partners in Art (PIA), the non-profit organisation that supports
Prize, One Artist To Draw 2013) was open on the occasion of contemporary art in Toronto, received a prize of $ 25,000 at a
the Salon DDessin organised in Paris from 12 to 14 April gala held at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA).
2013. Each gallery could suggest a work among those The management of the association decided to donate the
presented at its stand. Iranian artist Nima Zaare-Nahandi was money to Shary Boyle, the artist who represented Canada at the
the one who won the favour of the jury. 55th Venice Biennale, to help her with the realisation of its flag.
During DDessin, the artist based in Paris exhibited his Shary Boyle is a Canadian artist who works with various mediums
works at the stand of the Dastan’s Basement gallery, including sculpture, painting, drawing and performance. She is
located in Teheran. His work Sans titre (Série Perma), 2012, best known for her porcelain figurines. Her project is titled
a pencil on paper, helped him to convince the jury. Nima “Music for Silence” and will be presented at the Venice Biennale
Zaare Nahandi works in a methodical way and does a lot of in 2013, which will be held from 1 June to 24 November 2013.
research, both iconographic and theoretical, on subjects
that explore notions relating to neurobiology, collective
intelligence, social insects, memory and digital data. Time is
an important element in the process of the creation of his
drawings. The detailed rendering of a large drawing can
take up to several months. His recent drawings, in which
colour appears, are influenced by one of the theories of
positive psychology, the theory of well-being.
Nima Zaare-Nahandi was born in 1983 in Iran. After spending
a year at the Atelier de Sèvres, he enrolled at the Ecole
Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The artist
explained that his works were inspired by artists such as
Murnau and Werner Herzog for cinema, György Ligeti, Arvo
Pärt and Glenn Branca for music, as well as by great figures
of Persian literature and poetry. “I make an effort to translate
these influences visually. Music is also a way of bringing
myself to a pictorial and theatrical universe. My work is the
synthesis of Persian mythology and culture, and of Iranian
and Occidental classical and contemporary music.”
The jury consisted of Angélina Medori, Arte’s delegate for
cultural actions, Sylvain Marcoux, an art amateur, Christine
Vandoorne, the administrator of the national heritage of the
Palais-Royal and of the Saint-Denis basilica, and Antoine
Cadeo de Iturbide, the director of operations at Art &
Finance Markets and chief editor of Art Media Agency.
The jury also wanted to highlight the quality of the work
of Fre n c h a r t i s t E l i za b e t h S a i n t J a l m e s . S h e i s a
p o l y v a l e n t a r t i s t , p a i n t e r a n d d ra we r , b u t a l s o a
performer and plastic artist. She developed her artistic
practice by confronting it to reality. Her drawings become
interior ornaments, new decors for a comfortable life that
question a place worth considering. They question
interiority, place adaptation, ownership and, by
extension, the quest for identity. Her work is represented
by the Gabriel & Gabriel gallery in Paris.
Auctions…
Results of Artcurial’s charity sale for the Ecoles du Monde
The sale was held on 15 April 2013 and gained the great amount of €271,650.
The event featured bricks created by 122 contemporary artists. It was the second edition of the event created by Charles
Gassot, the president of the Ecoles du monde association founded fifteen years ago. The purpose of this charity sale was to
collect funds in order to develop Madagascan forest areas, namely with the creation of preschools, theatres and a home for
children.
Over 20 bricks were acquired for more than 4,000€, namely Julian Opie’s, that gained €14,000, Ando’s for €9,000,
Invader’s for €8,500, Enki Bilal’s for €8,000, Yan Pei-Ming’s for €7,500, Jean-Michel Othoniel’s for €6,000 €, as well as
Speedy Graphito’s for €5,200.
RESULTS…
Results of the sale “Under The Influence” at Phillips in London New record for Charles Le Brun
The result of the sale “Under The Influence” organised by the auction house The selection of Old Masters and
Phillips is set at €1,391,642, with a sale value rate of 74%. Nineteenth-Century paintings presented
Among the major lots acquired: at auction on 15 April 2013 achieved a
• Andy Warhol, True Love, 1984 for €191,003; total of €5,117,200 with a solid 84% in
• Jacob Kassay, Untitled, 2010 for €141,863; value.
• Banksy, Do Not Punish Yourself, 2005 for €94,127; The Sacrifice of Polyxena (1647) by
• Gavin Turk, Pink Che, 2005 for €43,583; Charles Le Brun was sold for the price of
• Oleg Tistol, Colouring, 2012 for €40,775; €1,441,500. This painting had been
• Gavin Turk, Box, 2002 for €37,967. sleeping for many years in Coco Chanel’s
Henry Higley, the director of the sale, said that “we are very pleased with our Ritz suite and was rediscovered in June
The Influence Sale in April. Our top two, the works of Andy Warhol and Jacob thanks to artistic advisors John Friedman
Kassay, were both ceded for prices way above their estimates, which confirms and Wanda Tymowska.
the good health of the market for renowned artists, but also for young Among other lots, the seventeenth-
contemporary artists.” century was well represented by:
• Noah’s Ark by Jan Brueghel the
Results of the controversial Hopi masks sale by Neret-Minet Tessier & Sarrou Younger, from the collection of
in Drouot Madame Denise Levy, sold for
The sale was held on 12 April 2013 and was the subject of controversy. In fact, €481,500;
the museum collection of Katsinam masks from the Hopi Indians of Arizona was • Portrait of the Davene de Fontaine
the object of a claim for restitution on behalf of the Amerindian tribe of Family, by François de Troy, sold for
Arizona. After a court decision allowing the sale, it amounted to a gain of €577,500.
€931,435 including sale fees. Two other records were set:
Among the items that obtained good results, sale fees included: The Music Lesson by Martin Drolling went
• The mask Mother Crow (Angwusnasomtaga in Hopi), 1880, initially for € 169,500 and an oil on canvas by
estimated between €40,000 and €50,000, and sold for €198,272; Jean-Louis François Lagrenée: Wisdom of
• The mask Chakwaina (The One Who Shouts), dated 1870-80, doubled its Scipio for the Hergètes Women, and
estimate reaching €44,000; Continence of Scipio reached a record
• The mask Heaume Zuni, Käna-Kwe Mosona, circa 1890, initially estimated price of €313,500.
between €15,000 and €20,000, for €34,697; The nineteenth-century was also
• The facial mask Tsuku Clown, circa 1900, initially estimated between honoured with the work of Gustave
€4,000 and €6,000, for €16,110; Moreau called Leda, the Swan and Love
• The Sacred Clown Kooyemsi “mud head” was bought for €4,141 by the Joe sold for €229,500. Finally, Portrait
Dassin Foundation and restored to the tribe of the Hopi Indians; Officer, made by an artist of the Flemish
• The facial semi-circular mask Hemis Kachin-Mana, circa 1900-10, initially school, was a surprise by reaching the
estimated between €6,000 and €8,000, and sold for €21,686, which is sum of €157,500, far exceeding its initial
three times its initial estimate. estimate of €10,000 to €15,000.
RESULTS… COMING SOON…

Results of the Ancient and 19th-century
drawings sale at Christie’s Major pieces by Cézanne and
On 10 April 2013, Christie’s organised in Paris a sale of Ancient and Modigliani at Sotheby’s
19th-century drawings. 108 lots out of 158 on offer have been sold, for On 7 May 2013, Sotheby’s will offer
a total of €1,966,913. These results mean the sale of 68% of lots and within the framework of the
86% of the estimated value of lots. Impressionist & Modern Art sale works by
Among the highlights of the event, let us mention the sale of a pair of Cezanne and Modigliani.
watercolours by Jean-Thomas Thibault which set a world record — These are key pieces from the collection of Alex &
€187,500 — and a pastel by Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun which managed to Elizabeth Lewyt to be dispersed in New York and
double its estimate with a sale price of €115,500. Let us recall as well a Paris. Profits from these sales will go towards a
charcoal by Jean-François Millet, issued from the former Pierre Bérès foundation working for the welfare of animals.
Collection, sold for €87,900. Simon Shaw, Head of Sotheby’s Impressionist &
Two lots have been preempted: one by the Musée d’Orsay — four Modern Art in New York, says that “Lewyt’s
drawing albums by Luc-Olivier Merson, sold for €83,100 — and the expertise is reflected in the quality of the works
other by the Musée de Bordeaux — a drawing by William-Adolphe and by the presence of major Impressionist and
Bouguereau, amounting to €10,625. Modern artists such as Renoir, Degas, Pissarro,
Among the other sales, let us mention the purchase of a drawing by Picasso, Braque and Matisse. ”
Gabriel-Jacques de Saint-Aubin, Le Quai de Mégisserie et le Pont-Neuf, The sale of 7 May will offer a selection of twenty
1776, by an American collector for €133,500; Le Chacm, 1884, a masterpieces among which will be the Apple
watercolour by Aloys Zotl purchased for €115,500 (exceeding by far the (1889-1890), a still life by Paul Cezanne, estimated
previous estimate of €25,000-35,000) and Portrait de jeune fille by between $25m and $35m, and Modigliani’s
Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun (Paris 1755-1842) for the same price.
Amazon estimated between $20m and $30m,
painted in 1909, this painting represents the
Great results for Artcurial on the 10 April 2013 sale of ancient
Baroness Marguerite de Villers Hasse.
paintings and drawings
The sale conducted by Matthieu Fournier, estimated at about $3.3m Among the other works that will be offered:
excluding fees, amounted to a total of $4.1m with the fees included. • Sylvette, a painted metal sculpture by Pablo
Ancient and 19th-century paintings as well as sculptures made a total Picasso, estimated between $12m and $18m;
profit of $3.2m, which is 63% of the lots and 78% of the value. • Landscape at La Ciotat, an oil by Georges
The item that gained the most success was a work titled Bouquet de Braque, estimated about $10m to $15m;
fleurs by Rachel Ruysch, one of the few women painters of the 19th • The Thinker, Rodin, a medium bronze model,
century, estimated at about €400,000 to €600,000, sold for €497,000. estimated about $8m to $12m;
The Dutch school distinguished itself with Chute d’eau dans un paysage • Pear flowers, Claude Monet, an oil estimated
avec deux pêcheurs, a canvas dated 1670 by Jacob Ruisdael, initially between $5m and $7m;
estimated at about €200,000 to €300,000, and bought for €398,000. • Three women at the red table, an oil by
The French school did not do too bad either, since Scène de la Commedia Fernand Leger, estimated between $5m and
dell’Arte, dated 1580, estimated at about €100,000 to €120,000, was $7m;
sold for €175,300. • Epilogue en Provence – A couple of lovers by
Italian history paintings were represented by the work Énée quittant Vincent Van Gogh, also between $5m and $7m.
Didon, an oil on canvas by Francesco de Mura, estimated at about The sale will also feature works by Signac, Pierre
€100,000 to €150,000, which was purchased for €119,500. Bonnard, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Renoir, Van
The incredible ensemble of Cent une esquisses, in terra cotta and small Dongen, Picabia, Munch, Chagall and Bugatti.
dimensions, illustrating the French sculpture of the ending of the 18th
century and created by Jacques-Edme Dumont, largely surpassed its Sale of books signed by George
estimate of about €30,000 to €40,000, as it was sold for the very high Washington at Sotheby’s New York
price of €212,500. This event, scheduled for 4 June
Finally, the last sale of considerable success was the final version of 2013, will feature the sale of a
Gustave Doré’s plaster model, created in 1880 and representing distinguished American collector’s library
Artagnan, estimated at about €10,000 to €15,000 and sold for a total collection.
of €175,300. This collection is the fruit of three decades of
As for ancient and 19 th-century stencils, their turnover amounted to research. It is estimated at a total amount of
€950,000, which is 75% of the lots and 80% of the value. more than $5m and reflects the great intellectual
The auction with the highest bid in this section was made on the sale of curiosity as well as the eclectic interest and
a collection of views on America, titled Scenographia Americana and great passion of the collector concerning
dated 1768, initially estimated at about €3,000 to €4,000 €, sold for American history.
€107,100. Issued from the same collection, Recueil de 78 vues de Suisse
Among the 250 lots on offer, this sale will feature
was estimated at about €10,000 to €15,000 and bought for a total of
seven books from the Washington’s Mount Vernon
€88,500.
Caprice architectural avec le portail de Saint Pierre de Rome, a red chalk Library, all signed on their cover pages by George
creation by Hubert Robert, dated 1763 and representing the French Washington. These books are estimated at a total
School of the 18th century, was estimated at about €30,000 to €40,000 amount ranging from $1m to $1.5m. It is the most
and was sold for €82,300, while Frontispisce de l’Encyclopédie de voluminous group of books issued from the
Diderot by Charles-Nicolas Cochin was estimated at about €10,000 to Washington library to be put on sale since the
€15,000 and was ceded for €42,700. Bishop John Fletcher Hurst sale in 1904. The sale
Jeune femme se tressant les cheveux devant un miroir, a drawing also offers novels, namely The Beauties of Swift by
representing the French 19th century, doubled its estimate since it was Jonathan Swift as well as The Adventures of Gil
initially in the range of €40,000 to €60,000 but sold for €100,900. Blas of Santillane, Vol. 3, by Alain René Le Sage.
Finally, feuille d’étude by Jean-Baptiste Huet merily exceeded seven The masterpieces of the collection will be visible
times its estimate of about €6,000 to €8,000 with the honourable at the offices located in Boston, Chicago and
amount of €47,600, while a watercolour by Pierre-Joseph Redouté London in May, and the complete collection will
reached five times its initial estimate of about €6,000 to €8,000 at the be exhibited during a presale held on 31 May
final total of €41,400. 2013 at the New York gallery.
Fairs & festivals…

Unlimited at Art Basel Among the works on display we might mention Two into One
On the occasion of the Art Basel held this year from 13 to becomes Three (2011) by Matt Mullican, 22m×7m, presented
16 June, the section “Unlimited” will present 79 large- by the Klosterfelde (Berlin) and the Mai 36 Galerie (Zurich).
scale works. Alison Jacques Gallery (Londres) will present a large-scale
This is the first time this section will host so many aluminum sheet by Lygia Clark titled Fantastic Architecture
exhibitors. The event will be an occasion for galleries to (2013). The Galerie Daniel Templon (Paris) will propose a
focus on large-scale works and their authors. “Unlimited” work titled In Silence (2002-12), an installation by Chiharu
will encompass sculpture, video, installation, mural Shiota. The Konrad Fischer Galerie (Berlin) will exhibit an
painting, photography and performance that cannot be installation by Peter Buggenhout, The Blind Leading the Blind
exhibited in the standard art fair’s space. (2009), while the Gagosian Gallery (New York) and Massimo
Supervised for the second time by Gianni Jetzer, De Carlo (Milan) will put on display a monumental textile
Director of the Swiss Institute in New York, “Unlimited” installation depicting the human anatomy, titled Open Wide
features pieces by Carl Andre, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, (2012), produced by Piotr Uklański. Mitchell-Innes & Nash
Lygia Clark, Michel Majerus and Gina Pane. Next to (New York) and the Galerie Nathalie Obadia (Paris) will
renowned, famous creators, such as Ai Weiwei, Martin exhibit a multimedia installation by Jessica Stockholder
Creed, Thomas Demand, Theaster Gates, Antony titled Wide Eyes Smeared Here Dear (2009). The Eva
Gormley, Susan Hiller, Walid Raad and Thomas Schütte, Presenhuber (Zurich), Kamel Mennour (Paris) and Kaufmann
emerging artists, such as Esther Kläs, Emil Michael Klein, Repetto (Milan) galleries will put on display a work by Latifa
Oscar Murillo and Amalia Pica will be presented. Echakhch, Horses and Figures (2012).
TOP STORIES…
Successful opening of the Salon DDessin
In the framework of the week of drawing in Paris, the Salon
DDessin was inaugurated with an awaited opening reception
held on 11 April 2013. Art Media Agency was there and shares
the first impressions.
The Atelier Richelieu, an ancient printing house of a 700-sqm
surface was crowded. From 6pm to 10pm, the space was full and
there was always a queue in front of the entrance. Over twenty
French and international galleries specialised in drawing and
works on paper were visited by a great amount of people, which
confims current interest in this medium.
In spite of different events devoted to drawing held this week in
Paris, organisers and visitors agreed on the importance of the
DDessin. The works presented by the galleries, holding prices
between €100 and €8,000, met with great interest by the public.
Iranian artist Nima Zaare-Nahandi won the DDessin Prize.
Announcement of the members of the jury for the Hong Kong

Art Prize
From 23 to 26 May 2013, the Asia Contemporary Art Show will be
organised in Hong Kong. On the occasion of this event, the Art
Prize Jury Panel will be awarded.
The 2013 edition of this event will gather some 2,000 artworks
issued from the creations of 300 artists from 17 countries.
The members of the jury of this edition will be: Professor Frank
Vigneron from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Alan Chan, a
designer and collector, Mimi Brown, the curator of the Spring
Workshop, Professor Peter Benz from the Hong Kong Baptist
University, Tobias Berger, the curator of the M+ Museum, Kai Yin
Lo, an art expert, Douglas Woo, the director of Wheelock
Properties, Hing Chao, a journalist, and last but not least, Professor
Richard Krepel from the SCAD of Hong Kong. The laureate will
receive a prize of HK$80,000 (€79,000).
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COMING SOON…
Night of the Rive Droite 2013 5th e d i t i o n o f C h . A C O : T h e
On Wednesday 5 June 2013 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., the Contemporary Art Fair of Chile
Nocturne Rive Droite will bring together 71 participants, T h e 5 t h e d i t i o n o f C h . ACO , T h e
international galleries as well as young merchants recently Contemporary Art Fair of Chile, will be
established in the 8th district of Paris. held from 26 to 30 September 2013 in Santiago.
As furniture and works of art from the 17th to the 21st centuries will be The contemporary art fair is a major event devoted
represented by some twenty galleries, modern and contemporary art will to visual arts and contemporary creation in Chile.
also be present with over thirty galleries, some of which will present During the 2012 edition, 30 galleries from Europe,
photography. Sculpture and Old Masters paintings will be represented by the United States and South America were present
fifteen traders. Cynegetic art will be entered for the first time. Primitive arts at the Mapocho Station Cultural Centre. During the
will be represented by a gallery specialising in pre-Columbian archaeology. five days, over 400 artworks were sold and 43,000
Twelve new participants are to be noted: Rue de Miromesnil: the Galerie people visited the event.
DIL (specialising in the work of Bernard Buffet) and the Galerie Visio The selection committee of Ch.ACO 2013 is
dell’Arte (contemporary art, new artists). Rue La Boëtie: the gallery La composed of José Martínez Calvo and Luis Valver
Scala aux Nues (specialising in the theme of Nudity). Avenue de Messine: from Espejo de l’Espacio Minimo in Madrid,
the Galerie Louis Carré (modern and contemporary art). Avenue Matignon: Alejandra Von Hartz from the Alejandra Von Hartz
the Galerie de l’Exil (specialised in the rediscovery of artists forced to exil Gallery in Miami and Christián Viveros-Fauné from
in Paris), the Galerie W. Landau Blast (contemporary art) and the Galerie The Village Voice in New York.
Tobogan Antiques (antiques). Boulevard Malesherbes: the Galerie Brame Among the events scheduled during the fair, the
& Lorenceau (19th-20th centuries). Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré: the “Conversation Program” will be this year headed
Galerie Reinold (furniture and art objects from the 18th century), JF Heim by Gonzalo Pedraza, the curator of the Matucana
(paintings, drawings, sculptures from the 17th-19th centuries), the Galerie 100 art centre in Santiago. Debates will be
Artumès&Co (cynegetic art) and the Galerie Alhambra (Orientalist devoted mainly to collectors.
paintings and sculptures). Three prizes will be bestowed by an international
For its 17th edition, the Metal will be featured at the Galerie Makassar, jury. It will award Chilean artists under 40. The
specialising in the decorative arts of the twentieth century. It will also be laureate will be commisioned an artwork and will
the centre of the “Metal and Art object” exhibition offered by the Léage be invited to the international residence
gallery that has entrusted its scenography to Belgian decorator Christophe programme with the possibility to publish a
Decarpentrie. Moreover, a tribute will be paid to painter Olivier Debré by monographic catalogue. In addition, “Project
two traders who will participate for the first time at the Nocturne Rive Room” will explore relations between the
Droite, the Galerie Brame & Lorenceau and the Galerie Louis Carré. countries and cultures of the Pacific coast.

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