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In the well-known imagination, an art seller has only two tasks: organize exhibitions and sell art. This conception is not necessarily incorrect, even on a full cosmos of the nuances needed to do well, including artists and collecting two components of collectors to manage the scene voltage.This challenge was one of the issues covered in the panel held in Manhattan on January 29, as part of downtown vendors-In the New York Gallerists series established by Bill Cournoyer. Discussion, since the first he received the Independent Art Fair, the founder of Tribeca’s Buzzy Lomex GalleryThe foam; Meredith Rosenwhose name gallery opens…
Miguel Barros is an artist whose work bridges technical precision and emotional depth, compelling viewers to reflect on humanity’s impact on the environment. Born in Lisbon in 1962, Barros carries a multicultural perspective shaped by his experiences living in Portugal, Canada, and Angola. His background in architecture and design, earned at IADE Lisbon in 1984, influences his artistic approach, blending structure with fluid imagination. In 2014, his move to Calgary, Alberta, marked a new chapter in his creative journey, leading him to explore themes of ecological concern, particularly ocean pollution. His painting Plastic Oceans exemplifies his commitment to raising awareness about environmental…
In 1944, the first British British sculptor Henry Moore published Lund Humphries. Created in the conditions of war, Henry Moore: Sculpture and drawings It was a remarkable achievement, and was successful in British contemporary books, including Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Paul Nash. The engine of these high ambition publications was Peter Gregory (1887-1959), director of Lund Humphries and then the President who preferred anonymity. However, as Valerie Holman described the “company” as a huge nature, he had a great influence on the world of British artists: artists, architects and writers, a prosperous and comprehensive publisher, and the development of…
International galleries, auctions and museums forced to scale their operations forced to scale their operations in a disturbing scale, seems to be a slower point of view. So we work in an era of longer and deeper exhibitions, more concerned with the actual visual connection? Ben Luke speaks with Anny Shaw, a contribution to editor Art diary. Visitors admire Johannes Vermeer Esmain (1657-58) in the Rijksmuseum of AmsterdamPhoto: Bumble DeeIn the Netherlands, as in the US, the right politicians can have a significant impact on international development in art projects. As Tefaf, the main international art fair will open in…
“The main objective of the public policy should be increasing happiness,” Darren Henley, the General Manager of the Council of England (ACE), in its last iteration Art dividend: How to create a more happy life in culture. Why are England arts so miserable, and are the same, and are equally miserable by the corresponding jurisdictions in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?Henley ACE has been in charge, the main funding for public art in England in the last ten years. This is the third edition, noticeably revised and up-to-date, the first publication published in 2016 and then in 2020. Its model…
Before the end of World War II, the institutions, including the Polish-Soviet Commission to investigate German crimes, began researching crimes in TreheBlinka Death Camp.Between 1941 and 1942, Schutzstaffel (SS) established in the Northeast Poland. The location chose one of the operations in Reinhard killing centers due to effective rail connections made with Warsow, Lublin, Radom and Biatsistok.Calculated 925,000 people, especially Jewish people deported Ghettos in Warsaw, but poles, Roma and Sinti also settled in Trebrinka. Iwona was Wasilewska, the Deputy Director of Administration and Economic Affairs of the Museum of Museum, “one of the most significant martyrsites in the world”.…
Van Gogh: Portraits of the Roulin family It is the first exhibition dedicated to the “postman” and his family paintings. Soon opening in the Boston Fine Arts Museum (March 30 to 7), then submitted at the Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam (October 3, 2026). Van Gogh often led a lonely life, found a real friend at Joseph Roulin, 47-year-old postcard at the Arles train station. When Roulin were loyal when they were tough times, then he was looking at the artist when he was hospitalized after the ear mutile. According to Marie Ginoux, when two men had directed the café frequently,…
Aliza Thomas is an artist and papermaker based in the Netherlands, originally from Israel. Her work is deeply tied to the traditions of Asian papermaking and shamanic art, blending craft with a meditative approach to creation. More than just an artist, Aliza is also a dedicated teacher of Qigong and Taiji Quan, ancient disciplines that center on balance, energy flow, and mindfulness. These philosophies inform her artistic process, making each piece an extension of movement, breath, and intention. Her handmade paper works are both physical and spiritual explorations, embodying themes of duality, harmony, and transformation. Whether working with natural fibers…
Art marketArun SeasonTefaf Maastricht’s interior view of the “flower wall”, 2025. Photo by Jitske Nap. Tefaf’s kindness.Decorative flowers, white wines and newly shouted oysters, made for typical scenes at the European Fine Arts Foundation (TEFAF), Yesterday, March 13, the first of the VIP preview day. Now, in his 38th edition, Tefaf Maastricht is home to the elderly of 2025 Art Fair World and has a great reputation in the industry. The claim to represent the fair “7,000 years of art” is not a serious declaration of intentions that achieves significant consistency. From the old masters, jewelry, rare books, sculptures, antiques…
The global head of the current operations of Christie, Julien Pradels, the role of the American Region will promote this spring, announced the auction house on Friday (March 14). His appointment will fill the paper left by Bonnie Brennan, now the company’s General Manager.Pradels Christie has been working for 14 years and has had leadership positions in European, Asian and America’s offices. He also carried a global effort to modernize the business and was an important player in 2013 to market Christie’s first Shanghai auction.”I hope the colleague collaborate together, cooperating and brings it. I know that is to be…