First Edition: New Year, New Exhibitions
January Newsletter
Now that 2020 is in full swing, I am excited about another art-filled year — the best place to spend a cold, dark winter day, is in a museum after all! I’ve been looking ahead and making a list of not-to-miss art exhibitions, scroll for my highlights. (Also, if you are traveling and looking for even more art inspiration, be sure to reach out!)
Above: image © artefactory lab; tadao ando architect & associates; NeM / niney & marca architectes; agence pierre-antoine gatier. courtesy collection pinault — paris.
Tate Modern: Kara Walker, Hyundai Commission
London, Today — April 2020
Kara Walker’s visceral work can be counted on to leave viewers speechless and introspective. One of the most important and discussed artworks from the last decade was her 2014 sculpture “A Subtlety” in the former Domino Sugar building in Brooklyn. Do not miss this one in London, as I am confident that it too will be unforgettable. (Extra Credit: visit the Ed Ruscha Artist Room, while you’re there.)
The Met Breuer: Gerhard Richter: Painting After All
New York, March 4 — July 5, 2020
A master of photorealism and abstraction, a walk through this show, displaying works from Richter’s 60+ year career show is bound to change your mind about the relationship of “my kid could do that” with abstraction.
New York Botanical Garden: Kusama: Cosmic Nature
New York, May 9–November 1, 2020
Flowers and infinity rooms — how can you resist?
Hammer Museum: Made in L.A. 2020: a version
Los Angeles, June 7 — August 30, 2020
A lot of my favorite artists right now are working in sunny Los Angeles, and as a result, the Biennial exhibition which shines a light on emerging California talent is high on my “must-see” list.
Kunsthalle Basel: Matthew Angelo Harrison
Basel, Switzerland, June 12 — Aug 30, 2020
Coinciding with Art Basel’s fair week, this show will be the inaugural exhibition of this Detriot based artist’s work in Europe. His works fuse the formal language of minimalism with African artifacts prompting consideration of truth-telling in history and present-day understanding. Kunsthalle Basel is always at the forefront of exhibiting exciting new artists and Matthew Angelo Harrison is definitely an artist to watch!
Pinault Collection: Bourse de Commerce
Paris, Mid-June, 2020
If you have followed me for a little while, you’ll know I am obsessed with private collections. This summer, Paris will welcome a new private museum of mega-collector Francis Pinault’s personal collection. The space is being designed by starchitect Tado Ando — go for the building, stay for the art — and be sure to add this stop to any and all upcoming Paris trips!
The Whitney Museum: Around Day’s End: Downtown New York, 1970–1986
New York, July–Oct 2020
In celebration of the completion of David Hammons’s Day’s End, a major public piece located in Hudson River Park, the Whitney has organized a show that celebrates New York City and its history of artistic intervention — as my favorite city for art — it will be enlightening to see how artistic relationships have changed from 19070s to today.
Bonus Points!
For the Old Master’s fans out there, if you are in London 6 April – 26 July, 2020 head over to the National Gallery to catch an exhibition of Artemisia Gentileschi, a pioneering female artist from the 1600s. A highlight of the exhibition will be “Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria,” which is a new acquisition.
In contrast to the relatively soft Old Master auction market, Gentileschi is gaining momentum, with the recent sale of her work, “Lucretia,” achieving a new world record of $6.1M in November.
Stay tuned for next month’s newsletter where I will do a deep dive into the contemporary artists I’ve been keeping my eye on… Happy travels!