Nilay Patel, the editor-in-chief of the digital technology publication The Verge, has lately taken to describing theverge.com as “the last Web site on earth.” It’s kind of a joke—there are, of course, tons of Web sites still in existence, including the likes of Facebook.com—but also kind of not a joke.
If what we see shapes who we are, what better reason is there to make an effort to see art? For me, art is a prelude to discovery; it is a symbol of a point in time and history that can help navigate the present and future.
Passing several book shops this past few days I realized there were some covers on display that were familiar to me: Picasso’s Kitchen, Picasso Picabia, Picasso-Matisse, Les années Vallauris to name a few.
If there ever were to be a contest for the most creative and inspiring displays, Parisian displays would be the top winners every single time. The savoir-faire of these designers is exceptional and unique au monde and this fall it’s a great time to celebrate an amazing woman who excelled in this industry.
Fondation Vuitton will showcase more than 200 artworks, co-ordinated by both institutions, tracing the history of the museum through the decades. Displayed throughout the entire 126,000-square-foot Frank Gehry-designed building, the Fondation will present a selection of visual work drawn from MoMA’s six curatorial departments, from paintings like Paul Cézanne’s “The Bather” to films like Walt Disney’s animated short, “Steamboat Willie.”
This fall at the Grand Palais, for the first time in France and on the occasion of his centenary, there is a retrospective that retraces the 70-year career of the great American photographer, Irving Penn.
“Francis Picabia: Our Heads Are Round so Our Thoughts Can Change Direction” at the Museum of Modern Art brings together more than 200 works done between 1905 and 1952—mainly paintings and drawings but also a film and related set designs—that may cause whiplash as you follow the artist’s snaking turns.
Take a break from the sanitised world of Instagram to immerse yourself in the never-before-seen early work of pioneering photographer Diane Arbus. The curated work at the MET covers the period from 1956-1962 in and around the boroughs of NYC as she develops her style of photographing the fringes of society.
Upcoming Exhibition : INVENTING IMPRESSIONISM The Man Who Sold a Thousand Monets The UK’s first major exhibition devoted to Paul...
. . . stunningly beautiful works by scottish painter alison watt, described as “one of the leading lights of the...
