On June 5, I was delighted to join Melissa Chiu, Director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and other guests on a visit to John Giorno’s studio in Lower Manhattan. Giorno is an American poet and performance artist. He was featured in Warhol’s film “Sleep” in 1963 and founded “Dial-A-Poem”, using a telephone service to communicate … Continue reading
Arriving in London a few days prior to the opening of the Frieze Art Fair and Frieze Masters offered me extra time to view the works at Christie’s, Phillips and Sotheby’s on Sunday afternoon and Monday morning. Christie’s added a group of smaller works called “Up Close” including a 15 inch Alberto Giacometti sculpture, entitled “Man (Apollo)” which tripled … Continue reading
Tom Sachs is the first artist to be exhibited at the Noguchi Museum in Queens, “Tom Sachs: Tea Ceremony” which was founded by the Japanese-American Isamu Noguchi to preserve and exhibit his art in 1985. The Noguchi Museum’s policy to include more artists will enhance its attendance in the future. While “Noguchi always aimed … Continue reading
It was an irresistible invitation to attend the private view of Anselm Kiefer’s 30 year retrospective at the Centre Pompidou on Tuesday December 15th followed by a dinner with the artist. Scheduling only a couple of days for the trip, we headed on Monday afternoon to the Palais de Tokyo to view various exhibitions including … Continue reading
This year’s Art Basel Miami Beach was even more over the top than previous years. Despite the numerous events taking place simultaneously all over town, the art menu was extraordinary! Our schedule began late Tuesday afternoon as we attended the openings at the temporary spaces in the Melin Building in the Design District. White Cube … Continue reading
After the inaugural exhibition, “America is Hard to See”, “Frank Stella: A Retrospective” at the Whitney Museum is a superb choice by Director Adam Weinberg and long overdue. At the opening, Frank, a young 79 years old was holding court and greeting the guests, always humble, still vigorous and captivating. The 70 works spanning six … Continue reading
The art packed Frieze week began on Sunday when I arrived in London with a visit to the Royal Academy to view two distinct exhibitions, Ai Weiwei and Edmund de Waal. Weiwei, one of China’s most important artists today and famous for his outspoken criticism of the government has created 8 individual trees, made from … Continue reading
