Art du XXIème siècle/21th century art

Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945), Aus Herzen un Hirnen spriessen die Halme der Nacht (From Hearts and Brains the Stalks of Night Are Sprouting), Mixed media on canvas, 470 x 840 cm, at Gagosian, Le Bourget. ©Anselm Kiefer. Photo: George Poncet Ce qui m’intéresse, c’est la transformation, pas le monument. Je ne construis pas de ruines, mais j’ai le sentiment que les ruines sont des moments où les choses se montrent telles qu’elles sont. C’est le moment où les choses peuvent recommencer. Les images deviennent intéressantes quand le... [Lire la suite]

Installation view. © Courtesy Templon, Paris – Brussels PARIS – Représenté depuis plus de vingt ans par la galerie Templon, Claude Viallat, figure incontournable de l’art contemporain français, investit pour la première fois le vaste espace de la rue du Grenier Saint-Lazare pour une exposition radicale défiant les codes de la peinture, du volume et de l’espace. Membre-fondateur dans les années 1970 du groupe avant-gardiste Supports-Surfaces, Claude Viallat s’est imposé comme une figure de proue de la peinture française.... [Lire la suite]

  A partir d’une des plus importantes collections européennes d’art contemporain, la collection Cranford, 00s est la première exposition consacrée aux années 2000. Pourtant marquée par de profonds bouleversements, cette décennie semble ne pas avoir eu de fin, comme si elle se prolongeait jusqu'à nous. Comment dessiner l'identité de cette décennie fantôme ? A travers une centaine d’œuvres d’artistes de générations différentes, mais qui ont contribué à façonner le début du millénaire, de singuliers... [Lire la suite]

Michelangelo Pistoletto. Color and Light, 2016. Jute, mirrors, and gilded wood frames, Eight parts, each: 70 7/8 x 47 1/4 inches (180 x 120 cm). © Michelangelo Pistoletto. Courtesy the artist, Lévy Gorvy, and Galleria Continua. NEW YORK, NY.- Lévy Gorvy opened a major exhibition of works by the renowned Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto. The first US presentation in a decade to feature multiple installations by Pistoletto, it will take visitors on a journey through one of the most influential and enduring... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1118. David Hockney (B. 1937), 30 Sunflowers, signed, titled and dated 1996 on the reverse, oil on canvas, 182.9 by 182.9 cm, 72 by 72 in. Estimate Upon Request. Sold for HK$114.8 million / US$14.8 million. Second highest price for any Western art sold at auction in Asia. Courtesy Sotheby's. HONG KONG.- Tonight, Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Hong Kong achieved HK$595,186,500 / US$76,761,203, led by epic masterpieces by David Hockney and Liu Ye. Lot... [Lire la suite]

Pierre Soulages, Peinture 102 x 165 cm, 15 janvier 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 40 3/16 x 64 15/16 inches (102 x 165 cm). © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Photo: Arthus Boutin. HONG KONG.- Lévy Gorvy is presenting an exhibition of paintings by Pierre Soulages, France’s foremost living artist. On view from 7 July through 10 September, 2020, Pierre Soulages: Outrenoir continues the global celebration of his 100th birthday, following solo survey exhibitions in New York... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5152. Ren Zhe (B. 1983), Alicorn, executed in 2019, this work is number 2 from an edition of 12, incised with the artist's signature and numbered 2/12; titled and inscribed in Chinese, stamped with three artist's seals on the artist's sketch, stainless steel, 68 by 39 by 86 cm; 26 ¾ by 15 ⅜ by 33 ⅞ in. Estimate 180,000 — 350,000 HKD. Sold for 300,000 HKD (35,496 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. This work is accompanied by the artist's... [Lire la suite]

Lot 5019. Zhan Wang (B. 1962), Untitled (Scholar's Rock), stainless steel and wooden base; rock: 44 by 34 by 24 cm.   17⅜ by 13⅜ by 9⅜ in., stand: 19 by 33 by 15 cm.     7½ by 13 by 5⅞ in.,overall: 48.5 by 40.5 by 28 cm.   19 by 16 by 11 in. Executed in 2006, this work is number 3 from an edition of 4. Estimate 350,000 — 550,000 HKD. Sold for 437,500 HKD (51,765 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Seymour Gallery, LondonPrivate... [Lire la suite]

Anselm Kiefer, Die Argonauten, mixed media and photographic paper on cardboard laid down on board, 94.5 by 139.5 by 9 cm. 37¼ by 54⅞ by 3½ in. Executed in 2004. Price Available Upon Request. Courtesy Sotheby's. Provenance: Yvon Lambert, ParisPrivate CollectionSotheby’s, London, 27 June 2018, lot 169Acquired by the present sale from the above. Sotheby's. Private Sales

Gerhard Richter, 945-3 Abstract Painting, 2015. Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 26 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (100 x 67 x 3 cm). © Gerhard Richter. Courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery. Marian Goodman Gallery New York announce an exhibition of new work by Gerhard Richter, on view from Friday, 28 February, through Saturday, 25 April 2020. The exhibition will present new abstract paintings and new drawings from the past three years, as well as a series of ink jet prints from 2012, and overpainted photos from 2008. The show... [Lire la suite]