Author: Judith Benhamou Huet
Luc Tuymans: in the studio of the painting superstar
The reigning king of Antwerp since the 17th century was an absolute genius when it came to painting, but also ambitious, dishonest and filthy rich. We’re talking, of course, about Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). In his hometown, the studio where he worked is miraculously still standing. A visit there reveals how this exceptional character loved […]
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Rem Koolhaas: In the mind of a celebrated architect… and his son
Approaching his 72nd birthday, Rem Koolhaas is a global star of architecture. He’s the winner of the Pritzker Prize, the “Nobel” of architecture, the Praemium Imperiale, awarded to him by the Japanese emperor in 2003, the Golden Lion at the 2010 Venice Architecture Biennale, as well as Chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur in France. He was also […]
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Elmgreen and Dragset : Paris for one day at Grand Palais and soon Istanbul Biennale. In the full glare of the spotlight
There is one school of contemporary art, going back to Marcel Duchamp, that involves playing pranks and ridiculing everything encountered in this absurd world of ours. You could be led to believe, on first appearances, that Scandinavian artists Elmgreen and Dragset, whose work includes installing a Prada boutique shop window in the middle of the […]
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