Initially scheduled for January 23, the opening of the Pinault collection's new flagship museum in the former Paris Bourse de Commerce building had been delayed by the lockdown. We examined the architecture of this structure rooted in history. The Bourse de Commerce—the former commodities...

Around 30 works attributed to some of the 16th century’s most illustrious artists immerse us in the Renaissance, from Normandy to Sicily, France’s primary art centers and the Italian peninsula. Last year, the Sismann Gallery  met the challenge of exploring the history of sculpture...

Curated by Eleanor Nairne, “Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty” harmoniously compliments the site of the Barbican Gallery, in London. Brutalist architecture and Dubuffet’s Art Brut go hand in hand, creating a world of materiality and delight for the audience to enjoy. After three lockdowns in the UK,...

Connoisseurs will have their choice of several manuscripts illuminated in France, including a work by the Coëtivy Master. In the Middle Ages for laypeople a Book of Hours, which combines liturgical texts and illuminations, was essential for private prayer. This sale offers 18 that were...

The former "MasterChef" juror, seen in the kitchen of the Palais de Tokyo during their Creation Dinners, has for two years managed her own restaurant, Pouliche, in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. Are you more interested in paintings, objects or photos? Objects! Danish design  inspires...

Martine and Léon Cligman have donated their 900-work collection to the Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud (Anjou), creating a unique modern art museum. How the works are displayed will determine sensitive formal, chromatic and intuitive harmonies. The banks of the Loire are lined with white,...

Fairs are still off the agenda in Belgium, so Art Brussels Week 2021 had to reinvent itself and design a new format at the last minute. The event will take place in two parts: on the Artsy Online Viewing Room  from June 1 to 14 and a gallery tour from June 3 to 6. There will be over 110...

In 1970, when the contemporary art scene was obsessed with the “death of painting”, a dozen of young artists declared their love for the venerable medium and formed the group Supports/Surfaces. Stripped from the non-essential, painting was to be rejuvenated, not sentenced to death. The Origins of...

Russian goldsmith Pavel Ovchinnikov stood out alongside glassmaker René Lalique. After a battle between in-person and seven telephone bidders, a Russian collector acquired this rare tea box by Pavel Ovchinnikov for €25,760, well above its high estimate of €3,000. One of Tsarist Russia’s most...