Daniel’s Value and Ideas #99: Gazing into the Abyss
In his latest exhibition, Gazing Ball Paintings, at Gagosian New York, Koons oversteps the mark of decency and demonstrates that the most horrifying thing about his art is its sincerity.
Tag: Edouard Manet
Manet: Portraying Life – review
Manet’s wonderful portraits made everyone a someone. But the Royal Academy’s new exhibition shows that even great artists have their off-days
Manet’s portraits: the artist on the knife-edge of photography
With his snatched street scenes and glimpses of private moments, Manet’s portraits are snapshots seen through the gaze of the artist, as a new exhibition at London’s Royal Academy reveals
2013 visual art preview: Manet’s portraits and Lowry reappraised
Plus Steve McQueen gets a major retrospective – but you’ll have to go to Switzerland to see it
Oiled on canvas: the art of intoxication
From Rembrandt to Degas, learn from the masters about the pleasures and perils of the demon drink this New Year’s Eve
Frieze fair’s ‘little sister’ narrows gap between young rebels and old masters
Frieze Masters will highlight the links between contemporary works and earlier ideas
From Shakespeare to Sunflowers: masters take over the week in art
From the birth of modern culture to Van Gogh’s classic work. Plus a Picasso fiasco in Edinburgh airport and a child saves a Manet – all in today’s weekly art dispatch
Abu Dhabi’s secret art collection
Millions of dollars worth of acquisitions have been unveiled at a temporary exhibition in one of the city’s luxury hotels…. Read More