Raqib Shaw

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Venus and Cupid © Compton Verney Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) was one of the leading German painters and printmakers of the early sixteenth century. Born in the Bavarian town of Kronach, from which he took his name, he became court painter to the Electors of Saxony. A close friend of Martin Luther, Cranach was a key artist of the Protestant Reformation, producing woodcut illustrations for Luther’s texts, and founding a successful publishing business. Cranach’s... [Lire la suite]

The Adoration (after Jan Gossaert), 2015-16 by Raqib Shaw. © the artist. Courtesy Raqib Shaw and White Cube EDINBURGH.- The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (SNGMA) is set to showcase the art of one of the most extraordinary and sought-after artists working anywhere in the world today, the Kashmiri artist Raqib Shaw (b. 1974). Raqib Shaw: Reinventing the Old Masters will be the very first time the work of Shaw – known for his intricate, opulent and incredibly detailed enamel paintings – has ever been... [Lire la suite]

Raqib Shaw, Trio III, 2014. Bronze with Renaissance Patina, 22.7 kg. 48 x 40 x 29,5 cm. Courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris/Salzburg, © Raqib Shaw A première vue, les nouvelles sculptures de Raqib Shaw, scrupuleusement exécutées selon la méthode traditionnelle de la fonte à la cire perdue à la prestigieuse fonderie d'art londonienne AB Foundry, ressemblent aux bronzes du maniérisme tardif. Un examen plus attentif révèle que ces hommes aux formes impeccablement polies, qui dansent, se débattent et se contorsionnent en... [Lire la suite]

LONDON.- Phillips presents highlights from the June Contemporary Art Auctions including highlights by Ai Weiwei, Bruce Nauman, Andy Warhol, Sigmar Polke, Raqib Shaw, Andreas Gursky, Yue Minjun, Damien Hirst and Mark Bradford. The Contemporary Art Sales will offer over 200 lots with a combined pre-sale estimate of £22.7-34.3 million ($34.7-52.3 million / €31.2-47.1 million).  The Contemporary Art Evening Sale presents 53 lots and carries a pre-sale estimate of £17,925,000 - £27,275,000 ($27.3-$41.6 million / €24.6-... [Lire la suite]

Raqib Shaw, de la série Suite of the Emerald Green Boudoir, 2012. Graphite, Acrylique, paillettes, émail, et diamants fantaisie sur papier, 190 x 296 cm. Courtesy Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac (Paris/Salzburg), © Prudence Cuming Associates L'accrochage des dessins de Raqib Shaw évoque les objets de curiosité et de vanité exhibés sur les dressoirs des princes de la Renaissance. Les références de Raqib Shaw empruntent à un imaginaire mêlant des personnages mythologiques à mi-chemin entre l'homme et l'animal, évoluant dans des... [Lire la suite]