Must see - Exhibitions
Hammershøi, the “painter of tranquil rooms,” at the Musée Jacquemart-André
Forty of Vilhelm Hammershøi’s melancholy works—an empty room, an open door, a slant of cold Nordic light, a woman alone seen from behind in a long, dark dress–are on display […]
‘Entangled Realities’: an exhibition grappling with technology
Art has always responded to the world around it. At any given moment in history, artists have reacted to their environment, the good, the bad, and the ugly. This holds […]
‘Vessel’ and Snark Park kick off at Hudson Yards
New York’s shiny new Hudson Yards kicked off over the weekend welcoming New Yorkers to experience the six skyscrapers, seven-story mall, and arts centre. Six years in the making, the […]
Through the window
A work of art is invariably a chunk of the world, whether real or “imagined”, carved out according to a form. And what better form could there be to frame […]
Basquiat show sells out before it even opens
A survey of about 70 artworks by Jean-Michel Basquiat recently opened at the Brant Foundation’s newly-remodelled gallery space in New York’s East Village but if you didn’t snatch up a […]
A look at a Seicento Roman workshop
The exhibition being shown by Galerie Nationale d’art Ancien of Rome at Palais Barberini may be small in scope (not because of the size of the paintings!), but it’s significant […]
Repatriation, meet authentication: how a Hawaiian sculpture is raising curiosity
What happens when the authenticity of a repatriated artwork is called into question? That’s exactly what the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum (BPBM) in Honolulu may have to figure out after […]
